TRENDnet 12-Port Cat6A Shielded Patch Panel, 10G Ready, Cat5e,Cat6,Cat6A Compatible, Metal Housing, Color-Coded Labeling for T568A and T568B Wiring,Cable Management,Wall Mountable, Black,TC-P12C6AS

I did NOT want to put a bunch of tips on the ethernet cables running from upstairs down into the basement of my house. But I also didn't want to deploy a large, enterprise scale, patch panel either. This fit the bill. This allowed me to punch everything down and use a small footprint where it's very much out of the way next to the mpoe in my basement. I have a few cameras, AP's and devices throughout the house but I can't see growing past the 12 ports this supports. Excellent option for people not wanting to spend big bucks but want quality materials.I've punched down 8 cat6 cables (monoprice) and have no issues.

Pretty happy with how this patch panel cleaned up my LAN sub-panel. It's metal and designed for shielded cable but works fine with unshielded too. My one issue was that the paper inset that shows you the color code for the wires was loose on one side. No big deal as I don't plan on changing the wiring anytime soon. I attached it to the inside of the junction box using Velcro.

My home, built in 2010, was wired with CAT5e for voice. Nobody uses POTS lines in 2022. Ripped off the rats nest of electrical wire nuts and decided to patch this down properly. Presto - the house now has wired Ethernet in every room! This is a really solid patch panel. The frame and cover are metal, and screws are thumb screws (except for the mounting hardware). Like some other customers, I removed the two small screws holding down the circuit board in order to mount the unit to the wall. The metal cable clips are intended for shielded twisted pair cable, but they double as an additional support for clean routing of UTP. You will need a good 110-style punch tool to terminate. If you don't own one - see if you have a friend that works in IT infrastructure that can loan you one for the weekend.

Solid piece of hardware.Works with non shielded wiring.Fantastic if your future-proofing.Gets the job done and is a solid chunk of metal.the layout for punching is amazing and well thought out.I highly recommend this product for your DIY at home networking solutions.Over Four Years Later.Still Connected to the house.Not one single issue.Lots of storms.lots of bad weather.I haven't even grounded the thing, and not one issue.Satisfied.

Purchased this unit to cleanup after moving the central location to the network.Unit is all metal, well built and installation was easy. Hardware provided is great for installation.I read some reviews that were very helpful, a summary:- Removed the PCB with the two screws (see arrows in picture), which allowed me to install from the smaller mounting holes.- Punch down tool is not included. Terminal blocks are 110 IDC (use 110 or Krone type tool).Minor item, no big deal:- The ground cable is a bit short, and grounding screw is only on one side.Very happy with the results.

Easy enough to punch down to and works great, but wall mounting is problematic. Wall mount is done by keyhole slots only, which means horizontal with ports facing down is the only choice (I wanted to mount it sideways). The smaller 8-port version lets you get to the screws that go into the keyhole to tighten them, but this is not possible on the 12 port so you cannot attach it solidly to the wall: you can just "hang it" on the two screws.

I used this to organize my home wiring. Easy to install to the wall. The screws used to attach it allow a little movement but overall it’s simple and works well.

I got lucky and discovered all of my phone jacks throughout the house were wired with CAT5e. I very quickly re-terminated the ends and installed this patch panel in the basement to take advantage of my home's new found superpowers.It was very easy to install, strain relief is awesome, it came with it's own perfectly sized cable ties (which I promptly misplaced) and it feels absolutely solid.I put labels on the outer shell and they look terrible because of the divots in the metal. If I was to do it again, I'd put the label flat and floating over the valleys rather than contouring the labels to the cover. Maybe I'd put a strip of packing tape over the whole back to flatten it out first. That was really the only frustrating thing about it.