RJ-45 Telephone Wiring

[Snake91839]

I'm running four lines into a house through a CAT-5 Cable. If a telephone were to handle four lines, what would the pin-out specs be so that the phone would be able to use all four lines?

I already have the line in working, but I just need to know what order the conductors need to be pinned.

Thanks

~Snake~

 

[peterhuang913]

Just look at a regular phone cable and recognize the pattern. Then use four of the eight wires and match the colors to the ones of the phone line.

 

[Snake91839]

Each phone line uses two wires. So a CAT-5 cable can carry four lines. I need to know what order those wires go in so that a four line phone will recognize and be able to use all four lines. We don't have one of those phones yet, and looking at a regular RJ-11 phone will do no good.

haha, yeah, I'm stumped

confusing I know, If that didn't make sense to you, let me know and I'll explain more in depth.

Thanks

~Snake~

 

[KSoD]

What you want will not work. Can not use a Ethernet cable as a phone line. There is a way to get a system for multiple lines but what you are trying to accomplish will not work.

 

[Alvin.C]

Hello,

CAT 5 cable can be used for residential telephone wiring. Because a CAT 5 cable has 4 twisted pairs of cables inside (8 strands) it can support 4 phone lines.

These guides should be of some help:

Doing your own telephone wiring
Guide to rewiring internal UK phone wiring
http://www.modemsite.com/56K/cat5.asp

The first is a short but detailed guide, and the second is a comprehensive guide.

 

[Snake91839]

Thank you

 

[KSoD]

Glad to see i was wrong. Interesting. Will have to read it if i ever get a land line again.

 

[Snake91839]

yeah, I had never heard of it being done before. But it's good to know that I can!

 

[peterhuang913]

Glad to see i was wrong. Interesting. Will have to read it if i ever get a land line again.

Why did you say it won't work? I don't know anything in this field but I do know that both are twisted pairs and the gauges are about the same...

 

[Snake91839]

He was saying that the way I wanted to run multiple lines wouldn't work. It had nothing to do with just running one line at a time. I'm trying to run four to every jack.