1. Tools required: Cyclops or no nicks type cable sheath stripping tool; 110 IDC tool; Flat side (PCB trimming) wire cutter; Steel metric rule
2. Remove 50mm of the cable sheath, taking care not the damge the shield
3. Carefully fold the foil back over the sheath (Note: With SFTP (braid and foil screen) the braid should be folded back over the sheath and the foil removed.)
4. With FTP (foil screened cable) the foil MUST not be damaged. If the foil tears, the process of removing the sheath and folding the foil must be repeated.
5. Carefully separate the four pairs and trim the separator back to the sheath.
6. At the end of the cable where all four pairs are correct; hold the cable central to the rear of the connector between the IDC contacts. Position the pairs over its correct IDC.
7. At end of the cable where the pair colors are a mirror to the connector carefully, without opening the twist on the pairs, cross the Blue & Brown pairs, and then the Green & Orange pairs. Position the pairs over its correct IDC.
8. Working around the connector, push each wire into its correct IDC slot ensuring all the pairs stay in their correct position without opening the twist of the pair.
9. Take the 110 IDC tool and with the cutting black to the outside of the IDC punch the pair down into the bottom of the IDC slot.
10. Using the flat sides cutters, trim any remaining wire from the outside of the IDCs ensuring the wire is as short as possible.
11. Close and lock the rear covers of the connector ensuring the sheath with the screen is located inside the rear of the connector with the screen contacts in the connector.
12. Trim protruding screen to 5mm from the rear of the connector.
13. Test termination before inserting connector into the outlet or panel.

And you're done! Next week we'll talk about installing shielded panels.