Find your part with the largest inventory. Millions of parts from 500+ suppliers. Shop easy with competitive pricing. Most orders ship the same day. RJ45 is a transparent plastic connector with an 8P8C structure. This article is an ultimate guide to its usage, color code, crimping process, type, and more. RJ45 stands for Registered Jack 45 and is the most commonly used connector in wired networks. The jacks are mainly used to connect to the Local Area Network (LAN). The RJ45 connectors fall under the category of modular connectors . It uses modular connectors and 50-pin miniature connectors . These connectors were invented by Bell Labs labs in 1973 and were first used in the United States for the Universal Service Ordering Code (USOC). RJ45 connector pinout An RJ45 connector is connected to an RJ45 cable (Ethernet cable ). Based on the standard of RJ45 cable , it can either be T568A or T568B. RJ45 T-568A pinout
