TRENDnet 48-Port Cat6 Unshielded Patch Panel, Wallmount Or Rackmount, Compatible With Cat3,4,5,5e,6 Cabling, For Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Applications, Black, TC-P48C6

I needed a small patch panel to terminate a mix of Cat7 and Cat5 cables that run to the back of my AV cupboard. Because I have Cat7 in the wall I wanted a patch panel that would enable me to ground the shielding properly.I'm getting a stable 1Gb through this. I needed to buy a better punch-down tool to make sure that the solid cores in my Cat7 cable terminated properly. I originally used a cheap old plastic punch-down tool that has been fine for Cat5 over the years but it didn't terminate the solid cores properly and limited the speed to 100Mb.

Used this in my home network - so far, so good. Nicely made, and fits perfectly in a 10" SOHO unit. Does what it does, and I can't fault it. You'll need to have a punch-down tool to wire into the back.Little explanation of what a Patch Panel is for people who might be unsure (like I was originally):A Patch Panel is an unpowered row of female RJ45 jacks - it is simply where the other end of the cables you've connected into wallsockets go. For example, say you wire an Ethernet socket in the living room, the cable will run from the living room back to the Patch Panel. From there, you can plug it into a network switch.

I've bought three of these now and all work as they should. Have used with Cat5e cabling installs and no real issues. Wiring diagrams on the back are useful (although slightly out of sync with where the slots are.)Have had fine results with this an a Trendnet punch down tool.

Excellent Price, super fast service. value for price. like to buy more. easy to punch specially with colour coding.

Easy to terminate, small neat and tidy. It's a patch panel, hard to really get wrong, or describe ad nauseam!!

It's a patch panel, pin layout unusual compared to other patch panels.

Good product, well labelled and easy to use.

great and robust!!