TRENDnet Cat6A RJ45 Keystone Inline Coupler Keystone Jack, 6-Pack, TC-KC06C6A, Keystone Jack Female to Female for Wall Plates & Blank Shielded Keystone Patch Panels, Silver

Got these a bit ago and finally got to use them.They worked well. I did learn to be careful and make sure you get the excess wire cut as short as possible one on because a few I had failed tests. Turns out the wires had been a bit longer and broke the protection tape or whatever causing contact on metal and thus a short.Beyond being very picky on tolerance with that they seem great. No tool needed except to cut the wire and strip etc.

PROS:• Top quality metal body• Intuitive layout of crimping device to body• High confidence in the finished installationCONS:• A wee bit too bulky for anything outside a single keystone application. In wiring a two-port keystone wall jack, I found it difficult to fit these atop one another. If you get the second one in crooked, it's a bear to get back out. I then had the nightmare of doing a 3-port keystone in the living room RJ45 RJ45 Cable. In the end, it all worked.• Have a magnifying glass handy for the A Vs B orange/green side. Seriously, I needed a magnifying glass to read the configuration.• Toolless yes, no punch down but I found that you need pliers to: A. Press the crimpind device firmly into its seating B. Close the hinging mechanism... you will hear a "click"

This connector works great with thicker Cat 6a 23 AWG cables. Installation is very simple and the color coding on the wire guide makes it fool proof. Fold the drain wire back before inserting the cable into the wire guide. To create an even better electrical connection to the metal housing, wrap the outer jacket and drain wire with 1/2" wide copper tape. Closing the two hinged parts of the metal housing creates the electrical connections, channel lock pliers work well for this step. Out of 14 connectors installed, I had zero failures.

Very well made product, the metal material provides shielding and is of high quality, the plastic molding is high quality as well. As long as you correctly lay your wires in the right order and make sure they sit down in the molded guides properly, this product makes it very easy to terminate a Cat 6A cable. When finished, you join each half together with a squeezing tool like a plier, and get a reassuring click; telling you that the halves are properly seated. Will accommodate a large variety of 6A cable jacket sizes. The jack fits in the keystone receptacle perfectly.

They work. A little expensive, but solid product.

After terminating several Cable Matters Keystones I found these to be a bit easier to work with. Only caveat is the other brand has the nice little shutter door that these do not but in the end it worked out swell.

During the renovation put CAT7 cable in the walls. After I failed with the different brand and used TRENDNet Jack. From the first try, I got 1Gbs connection. I was suspicious about the tool-free option, but it worked.

First time wiring with 6a shielded cable. These connectors are excellent. 40 runs and didn’t have to redo any of these even when packing into tight wall boxes