Help connect Cat5e to Network Plate

[BoxEarth.com]

I mistakenly bought Leviton Cat5e RJ-45 cables and a GE Network Coaxial Wall Plate 73331 thinking it would be an easy connection.

I didn't realize you couldn't "plug in" on both side...the coaxial screws in both sides no problem. The network connection is different...you plug in from the front like normal.
However, the back side you have to wire with bare wires and tighten the screws.

I cut the RJ-45 connection off one end to wire it, but the wire colors don't match. The Cat5 cable has 2 blue, 2 red, 2 green and 2 orange wires but the back of the wall plate has 8 different colors (white, black, red, blue, orange, yellow, green, purple).

So I am having trouble figuring out which Cat5 colored wire to connect to which Wall plate colored wire and can find no product info or help online at either ge.com leviton.com or any other help site.

[mikeL]

Here is a wiring diagram for straight thru, and crossover Ethernet cables. Use a straight thru if your connecting through a switch, or router.
http://www.incentre.net/content/view/75/2/

On the wallplate you could try this color sheme:
OrangeStripe <--> Blue
OrangeSolid <--> Orange
GreenStripe <--> Black
BlueSolid <--> Red
BlueStripe <--> Green
GreenSolid <--> Yellow
BrownStripe <--> Brown
BrownSolid <--> White (or gray)

The wiring scheme can be found here about half way down the page.
http://www.la-cable.com/technical_support.htm

[mojo]

I'm guessing that the wallplate you got is not meant for network. Whenever it has you screwing down bare wires that sounds like a phone plate. The out-of-date color code also indicates to me that it is older and suitable for phones, but not network. Just get a 2 hole leviton quick port wall plate and one keystone jack for coax cable and one for network, which will use punch-down style connections and have the correct color code printed on it. The links are just so you know exactly what I'm talking about, but you should be able to buy these at any home store, such as home depot or lowes. Lowes carries the on-q brand instead of leviton, but they are all pretty much the same.

[bailey]

no, its nothing special at all, a lot of wall plates have set screw connections, all you need to do is match up the colors to the terminals and all will be fine,
is ok to mix mach brands on these type of connectors as that all must connect the same..

actuall, the set screw type of connector is a much better way to go, it my prefered method rather than the other way.