Tripp Lite24-Port 1U Rackmount Cat6 110 Patch Panel 568B, RJ45 Ethernet(N252-024)

I originally bought a 24 port patch panel from Monoprice and had terrible issues with 2 of the first 4 ports. They were loose and didn't punch down well. I returned and and spent a bit more for this Tripp Lite patch panel. This item is 110% worth the extra cost. It is not enterprise grade, but for small office or home it is beyond perfect. It feels sturdy and is much easier to punch down. I got a good run on the first punch on each port I ran so far. This will save you a ton of headache by paying a little more for this item. Great product.

The first patch panel I purchased had angled punch down tabs that didn't play well with a normal punch-down tool. I should have purchased Tripp Lite in the very beginning. I purchased their light products when I was a kid (I'm 66 now). They just make a dependable product that works. They have support behind it, and they have a history. The clips that come with this are a little fragile, but the block itself is solid. It is actually 3 blocks attached to one plate, but that matters little. What does matter is that it is a good, solid product that works well, and doesn't break the bank.

Worked well. Used with TRENDnet Punch Down Tool with 110 and Krone Blade on low setting, did not want to break any of the plastic wire channel posts between the wires. I did not use the plastic cable management brackets, instead brought wire in from the side, cut to length and zip tied in groups of 8, see photo.

I bought one of these as part of a wired home network install. I'm very happy with the overall build quality of this patch panel. I know Tripp Lite makes professional quality products, so I was willing to use their product in my home build. The setup was easy and straight forward. This used a 110 style punch down tool, and I had no problems with wiring this up.I would buy this again and would recommend it to anyone looking for a patch panel like this.

You want to know what sucks? Punching down a whole 24 port patch panel and finding out that one of the ports will only operate at 100mbps. I was able to verify it was a bad panel and not my punching down. I gave it 3/5 stars because TrippLite made it right but I was never able to get it to work 100% and I feel like I paid for 24 functional ports and never got that.

I purchased two Tripp Lite N525-024 24-Port Cat6 Patch Panels for a home network and mounted them into a Tripp Lite 12U wall mounted cabinet. They installed easily within the rack with no fit issues. I basically ran a duplicate network with two drops per location, 24 locations, for a total of 48 CAT6 cables, hence the need for two 24 port patch panels. I color coded my CAT6 cable in white and gray with one color going to each panel. The net result was a completely redundant run to each location in my the house.After running my CAT6 cables to the back of the 12U cabinet, I secured them as color coded bundles via wire ties to the cabinet's internal rack frame so as to minimize their movement when the cabinet is swung open/away from the wall by providing a large loop of unconstrained CAT6 cable. This also aligned the cable with the back side of each patch panel. Each punch down block on the back side of the patch panel has a plastic brace or clip that you to snap your CAT6 cable into to hold and align it for punching down. All of this is designed to prevent the CAT6 cable from straining or pulling from the back of the patch panel once installed. I found this approach to be very effective and secure for my situation.If you've not punched down CAT6 cables before, practice doing so before attempting with your actual cables. Give yourself time as it's a tedious process and you need to be neat and methodical. Patience is key here; you'll be working inside the cabinet in a tight 1U space with several CAT6 cablea in your way so it can get frustrating. That said, punching down cable isn't a difficult process so long as you have the appropriate tools. I strongly recommend a good impact style punch down tool with at least a couple of sharp blades, a decent light source so you can see what you're doing, and a vacuum to clean up the small wire remnants cutoff during the punch down process as a minimum.Know what telecommunications standard you'll be using for punching down. Although this was a residential install, I used the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568B commercial building standard vs. the residential 568A standard. Of course, the most important thing is to be consistent with your wall outlet keystones. Regardless of which standard you choose, both are color coded on the back of the patch panel for easy reference during the punch down process.Once your cables are terminated correctly, you're ready to test. There are several data communication cable testers on the market. I'm a Fluke fan but they tend to be expensive and there are certainly others. Regardless, this is where attention to detail and neatness pays off. If you weren't you may have to troubleshoot your terminations (both ends). I certainly had my share of issues - incorrect terminations on one end or the other was 99.9% of them though.Once your terminations to the patch panel are completed, you're in business and free to use CAT6 patch cables on the front side to tie in your data switch. I used two 26 port CISCO rack mounted data switches in my setup in keeping with my system redundancy efforts. It's important to think about the layout of your rack relative to the location of the patch panel(s) and switch(s) to keep the patch cables as neat as possible. You may want to alternate - one patch panel, one switch, one pathc panel, one switch was my approach. One additional item that my help you with cable organization is a horizontal cable manager between the patch panel and the switch. I used two of these (2U versions) and they really helped. So my rack layout was patch panel, cable manager, switch, and repeat.Overall, I give the Tripp Lite N525-024 24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel four stars. I had not trouble with it during installation and it has worked flawlessly since.

I initially purchased one of these for my home lab and ended purchasing a second when the need arose. Overall I am satisfied with the product, although it is a bit of a tight fit with larger diameter cables. I also wish that the plastic cover the port labels was a bit easier to remove without breaking. However it was easy to punch down on this panel and all connection have been 100% reliable, even though I've had to swap a couple around.

Great product