• Terminal 4 of M12A (Orange wire) to terminal 2 of RJ45.
• Terminal 5 of M12A (Green wire with white tracer) to terminal 3 of
RJ45.
• Terminal 6 of M12A (Orange wire with white tracer) to terminal 1 of
RJ45.
• Terminal 7 of M12A (Blue wire) to terminal 4 of RJ45.
• Terminal 8 of M12A (Green wire) to terminal 6 of RJ45.
When splicing a female M12 A-coded eight-pin connector to one end of an
Ethernet jumper cable, and a male M12 X-coded connector to the other
end of the Ethernet jumper cable, the terminal assignments are as follows:
• Terminal 1 of M12A (Blue wire with white tracer) to terminal 7 of
M12X.
• Terminal 2 of M12A (Brown wire with white tracer) to terminal 5 of
M12X.
• Terminal 3 of M12A (Brown wire) to terminal 6 of M12X.
• Terminal 4 of M12A (Orange wire) to terminal 2 of M12X.
• Terminal 5 of M12A (Green wire with white tracer) to terminal 3 of
M12X.
• Terminal 6 of M12A (Orange wire with white tracer) to terminal 1 of
M12X.
• Terminal 7 of M12A (Blue wire) to terminal 8 of M12X.
• Terminal 8 of M12A (Green wire) to terminal 4 of M12X.
M12 X-coded
M12 X-coded connectors are used on all Fluidmesh Cisco 4200-series
and Cisco 4500-series units manufactured after September 2016.
When splicing a male M12 X-coded connector to one end of an Ethernet
cable, and a male RJ45 Ethernet connector to the other end of the
Ethernet cable, the terminal assignments are as follows:
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