Cable Matters [UL Listed] 25-Pack 10Gbps Cat6 Keystone Jacks, White

Everything about this set is fantastic. I installed jacks on six different cables today and using my Klein cable tester, every connection was perfect. The punch down stand is a wonderful addition. I used 2" painters tape to secure it to the counter and painters tape on the cable itself to hold it in place. I would highly recommend if you don't already have it a 110 punchdown tool. It was quite easy to maintain the twisted pairs to within a few millimeters of their punch down positions. From now on I am going to use these even on the normally male RJ45 end and then a short patch cord similar to using a patch panel. These take a fraction of the time a RJ45 does and RJ45's have a high failure rate. These don't. Another great Cable Matters product.

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.

super easy to punch down, everything fits well. Way better than the competition that doesn't feed the cable in the bottom.

Keystone works as expected. The holder tool was ok but not great for the orientation I needed. Still, nice enough to have in the package.

These work great, but are pretty tight when used in a patch panel side by side.

So nice to use a high quality product. I've purchased other jacks from other vendors but this are a step above. I'm just an amateur DIY person and I appreciate that these are easy to use - the jack holder really make a difference and your punch down tool can snap these together really easily and quickly.

Easy to configure and works well

Bought Trendnet, awful cheap thin pale plastic. weak tool-less design. Bought VCE, Same terrible quality plastic, weak and bent pins. Bought these. for ~$10 more, the plastic is much better and has a smoother finish and better color. the pins are sturdy and consistently spaced. Best value data jack by far. As for the mismarked labels. i haven't had any in my set, im sure that was a particular batch that has been addressed but if you DO come across them, simply pay attention to the NUMBERS for 568B. Ow=1 O=2 Gw=3 G=6 the pin numbers are not wrong. only the Letters "a" and "b" are wrong. match your pair numbers up with the jack numbers and all is well in the world. Again this issues seems to have been fixed with newer batches.

For the last 14+ years I've bought all my Keystone jacks from Monoprice. They were always excellent, and then about a month or so ago I noticed they changed the design of their Keystone jacks and went away with the kind they've sold for years. I searched far and wide for Keystone jacks that were the same or at least near identical to the older Monoprice ones and THESE Cable Matters ones were (and probably are) near identical to them. The ONLY difference I've found is these ones don't have the small cord relief "ladder" on the back end of the jack to tie the ethernet cord to if you so desire. They don't come in as many colors as the Monoprice ones, but they seem identical in look, feel, and quality. I couldn't tell the difference when I was installing a bunch of them earlier today. Best of all, they are a LOT less expensive than the Monoprice ones if you get them in the 25-pack, or even cheaper if you get the 50-pack. AND they fit the TRENDnet 24-port CAT6 RJ45 Patch Panel that is sold here on Amazon.ca as well. The 3rd photo shows that panel fully populated with these Cable Matters Keystone jacks and they fit perfectly as well!! The first photo is a side-by-side comparison to the older style Monoprice ones (notice the cord relief "ladder" on the right). The second photo shows the front and although they look a bit different it's only because the one with the "ladder" on the back won't lay flat on the table so it's tilted forward in the photo, but other than the "ladder" they seem identical in every way. Cable Matter Keystone jacks will now become my go-to jack moving forward. They only seem to come in White, Black and Blue, but hopefully in the future they'll add some other colors, but for now, I'm super happy with these and especially the price if you buy them in the 25 or 50 pack.

This review is for the plastic blue 25 pack. Amazon seems to lump reviews together for these and the metal ones which is very misleading. I originally bought the pack of 6 metal keystone jacks but ended up returning them as they did not punch down correctly and are horribly designed. I give those 0 on 5. As the the blue ones, I haven't actually had a chance to check the connectivity yet to see if they work properly but I can say they are real easy to punch down. They are great quality and this pack comes with a holder for the jack to make it easier to punch down. I installed 4 jacks in about 20 minutes. So far so good. I give them 5 on 5. If I find they don't work, I will update my review.

Very easy to wire up with cat6e

I purchased some Keystone Jacks from the local big box hardware store and paid almost 6 dollars. This one has the same Solid construction and is very well made and easy to install. It fits my Ethernet wall plates securely and the wiring diagrams are clear. The included Punch Down block is a bonus and makes installation a breeze. I was able to install them even with a cheap 10 dollar Punch Down tool.

No issues installing CAT6 23 AWG cable using a Krone tool.