Connect Phone Wire into RJ45 Female

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	Question by Lan Nguyen posted 26 Dec 2005
	Connect Phone Wire into RJ45 Female
I have a pair of telephone wire coming out from the wall. Is it possible to connect the telephone wire from the wall into a RJ-45 (female) Keystone Jack and used a RJ11 male connector to connect to the telephone? If so, where do I connect the telephone wire from the wall into the RJ-45 (female) Keystone Jack. The RJ-45 (female) Keystone Jack have eight connection.
	Answer by Joseph Golan posted 27 Dec 2005
Dear Lan, Yes it can work perfectly. Most 8 pin modular jacks made for category 5e include color coding for both T568A and T568B wiring schemes. For a home it is recommended that you use the T568A as this follows the color code for both an RJ-11 (one line) and an RJ-14 (2 line) telephone. Line 1 is on the White-Blue pair and line 2 is one the White-Orange pair. The male plug on the telephone line cord will center in the 8 pin modular jack. See this link for the pin outs: http://www.cabling-design.com/references/pinouts/t568ab.shtml#A Sincerely, Joseph Golan, RCDD
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