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Appendix E: Sealed RJ45 Assembly

Important

Installing the WAPV male sealed RJ45 connector requires proper tools and expertise in building shield-

ed CAT5e / CAT6 network cables.

Warning

While the sealed RJ45 is being built there should be NO POWER attached to the cable.

The male sealed RJ45 connector is a Genesis Technology WAPV-100-AKY0T which includes soft plugs to

fit two different ranges of cable diameter. This section will refer to the connector as just “WAPV”.

E.1 Parts of the Male Sealed RJ45 Ethernet Connector

The following image shows the parts of the WAPV male connector in the same order they are assembled

on an unterminated Ethernet cable. Rajant recommends using shielded CAT5e or CAT6 cable. Any lower

quality of cable may not support full Ethernet speed.

Note on CAT Cable Sizes

Note that the overall cable diameter and the individual wire diameters of CAT6A cables and some CAT6

and CAT5e cables may be too thick to be used with the shielded RJ45 connector that comes with the

WAPV sealed connector.

Figure: WAPV Male Sealed Ethernet Connector Parts

(1) Cap

(2) Red soft plug for cable 7.0 - 8.1 mm diameter cable

(3) Black soft plug for cable 5.0 - 6.0 mm diameter cable

(4) Inner shell

(5) Metal-shielded male RJ45 plug (plastic latching tab visible on top)

(6) Soft circular washer

(7) Outer shell

Important

Keep track of the small parts when assembling the connector. It is easy to lose a small soft plug or the

soft circular washer. The soft circular washer can even slip out of the fully assembled connector. If ca-

bles are being pre-assembled, it might be a good idea to tape a plastic bag around the finished con-

nector until it is time to mate it to the female WAPV part on the ES1 enclosure.