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 got two of these to use as the main punchdown point for my home network. They installed easily. The documentation about A/B wiring was always easily visible, which was vital for me. They have a minimal footprint and are wall-mountable. They've been in place for over a year now and work great. Would buy again.

Perfect little home networking patch panel/box

I have a small residential home network. Only really wanted this patch panel because I had used overkill shielded Ethernet cable. Easy enough to install on the wall, and ground the unit, although I needed to make a ground wire. The one provided is about 6” iirc and has a ring terminal, probably makes more sense if you have a rack that is grounded.

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.

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.

"Cutting the cable" meant adding devices. So many that I decided to network everything. I went with TPLINK on the managed switch and TrendNet for the patch panel. Nice product with zero issues in wiring it in place. Remove the metal shield plate, punch down the wires, add the retaining clips and zip-tie the cables. Lots of room and easy-to-read, individual A or B wiring diagrams for all 24 ports.Three minor gripes:1. The RJ45s don't seem to "snap" into place. They lock in but I like hearing that "click".2. The 2 shield plate screws have to be completely removed in order to access the inner workings. It would be great if the shield plate was cut in a way that simply loosening the screws would allow for the plate's removal.3. The ground wire could be 6 inches longer. I have a grounding block in the back of my NavePoint 9U cabinet. When adding a new cable, I had to disconnect the ground wire to allow me to pull the patch panel out. I have since fixed this issue by extending it with a copper spring ground extension (see photo).

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.

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.