Cable Matters [UL Listed] 25-Pack 10Gbps Cat6 Keystone Jacks, RJ45 Keystone Jack, Ethernet Keystone Jack in White with Keystone Punch-Down Stand for Patch Panel and Wall Plate

Why did you pick this product vs others?:The jig is great. Glad I paid extra for the pack. Made the punch down very easy. Anyone can do this. Also I didn’t have any issues with the A and B stickers being reversed. Everything was correct.

I've terminated a lot of jacks and these are no different, however I do like the hand jig that came with these jacks to better secure them when terminating. As far as CAT 6 performance goes, I no longer have access to my FLUKE tester meter, since retiring, to do a link test, but mine work well for my POE full 4K cameras.

It's hard to mess this up. You do need a push down tool but I had one already. The jacks are durable and the color codes on the side (while you do have to make a decision about T568A vs T568B wiring layout) make it easy to keep track of what you are doing and confirm mistake-free termination work. I did 5 of these tonight and the 4 I could test worked perfectly on the first try. Cable Matters was my choice because I know the quality of their USB and video cables so I assumed their ethernet jacks would be good too and yeah, they are.

So I got these needing some ports quickly for Cat6 not 6a as these are not for 6a, and honestly for the price they are great. I can get great signal, and they work very well. For a simple item they are good to go, anyone talking about weak plastics is probably not too great or familiar with punch down tools. The pictures I saw was a bit off putting, as the wires were just kind of crammed in there.Using a proper punchdown tool I had no issues, I even took a single port and punched down over 30 wires to map and label the wires. Using just 2 pair Green and white green I punched down, had my remotes plugged in at the wall and sat in the server room and just punched and re-punched, by the end of about 32 wires I did notice the weakened state of the port, but honestly they should be a single use, punch down and then done.However for fun I punched the same one down all the way and tested, received full signal and 1Gbps throughput on the port.Lesson is simple, make sure you know what you are doing before writing a review about a product that simply, is a basic item that is considered disposables to most of us in the industry. Also make sure to use a dedicated and good quality punch down tool with the razor end option to snip the remaining wires off of the sides. Unlike 66 or 110 blocks use a low strength setting on the punch down tool and being that the product itself and type of item it is, the insulated jacket is all the metal teeth are trying to get through, so having them bite into the copper itself is actually a bad thing, so having them a bit less on bite is much better as you want connectivity not signal loss, which would happen if the item bit into the actual copper wire.Also note that they are for Cat6 NOT 6a so when working make sure you use the right tool for the job, otherwise reviews of poor quality pop up.Overall I have used probably over a 100 of these now in industrial settings and have zero issue and they have replaced several Leviton versions that were badly installed by a not so skilled worker.

Quality keystones, but too wide to fit in a decora insert. Don't buy this if you need to fit many in tight proximity.

I bought these to replace some keystone couplers that came with my patch panel. I am very happy with the quality and durability. They are individually wrapped so each package had the keystone jack and two caps that go over the termination points.I will definitely buy these again when I run low.

The install holder that came with it works pretty good at holding the connector while you install the wires. Really holds onto the wires really well. They snapped in to the keystone panel nice and tight. Recommend.

I ran all the Cat6 cable in our new home build myself. I had no experience with this kind of thing before. I would never do these any other way. Punch down is definitely the way to go, just so easy. Get the clicking punch down tool that also cuts the end of the wire at the same time. Couple of bucks more but well worth it. Also, be sure to buy a continuity tester to check your work. Those aren’t super cheap but I did find a couple mistake I had made, and a couple where the wire wasn’t making good enough contact on one end and I had to redo the plug.