How to wire up keystone jacks without special tools?

Keystone Jack Wiring: Bare-Hands Survival Guide

1. Identifying the Applicable Scenarios (Emergency Repair Only)

Permitted Operations:
• Solid copper wire (common in indoor wiring)
• Cat5e/Cat5e (high tolerance)
• Cat6 and above/shielded wire (must use a punch-down tool)
• Stranded wire (directly cut the wire core at IDC terminals)

2. Alternative Tool Solutions

3. Six-Step Wiring Method

• Forced Stripping: | Utility knife: Make a 2cm circumferential cut on the outer sheath → • Tear open with fingernails (avoid damaging the aluminum foil layer)
• Wire Separation Hell: Sort by T568B: Orange/White/Orange/Green/White/Blue/Blue/White/Green/Brown/White/Brown. Twist the wires apart using your teeth (Do not cut the colored outer layer with a knife!).
• Screwdriver Crimping: Insert the wire core into the corresponding color slot → Press the screwdriver tip against the metal plate → Tap lightly with a hammer once (multiple taps will destroy the wire).
• Residual Wire Handling: Exposed wire ends ≤ 1mm (burn off excessively long wires with a lighter).
• Life-or-Death Test: Connect a mobile phone charger to a network adapter → Connect to a power supply to test for continuity (if the light comes on, the wire has survived).
• Insulation Protection: Wrap the contacts with electrical tape (to prevent short circuits).