Cat7 Cat6A RJ45 Connector 6-Pack, Tool-Free Zinc Alloy Shielded Ethernet Termination Plugs for Cat7 up to 23AWG Solid Bulk S/FTP Ethernet Cable

The house is now cabled with CAT7, but what they don't tell you is that CAT7 is not IEEE certified and typically uses a GG45 connector instead of an RJ45. Trying to find a traditional RJ45 connector that will handle the larger guage is near impossible. I even tried connectors certified for CAT6A, but the guage was still way too tight to get the wires fed into the connector. I found these tool-less ones and, OMG!, these are a godsend! They worked perfectly! Since they are closer to a 110 style block, there are no guides to shove the cables into. They lay in the channel and closing the casing locks them in place. I am not sure why users are complaining about them being difficult to use. Connections are clearly marked on all parts. The shield will need to remain below the casing to screw it on properly. It would be nice to have it crimp tighter to the end of the cable shield, but I don't plan on tugging on them anyway. And they are snug enough that the insulator does not pull out unless you use excessive force. I have full 2.5Gbps speed over the short runs that I have. The first was connected to a WiFi7 Ubiquiti access point and is testing at higher speed than the previous CAT5 cable that was only 10 foot long. And it only took about one minute to get it installed. Total cable distance is 39 feet from 110 block in the office to the mount point. My one complaint would be the price. It is more than 3X the cost of 50 standard RJ45 connectors. Based on price per connector, that is 12X the cost of the traditional connector. But I was in a pinch and would prefer to pay $50 over the cost to completely require five cable runs. I was quoted $3000 by a local low voltage installer. $50 is much more affordable.

Great connector for Cat 7 wire. The easiest and cleanest looking connector I have found for Cat 7.

I have access to a $20k fluke test analyzer (Versiv 2). Following the directions in the video to terminate premium COMMSCOPE cable (unshielded), I kept on getting resistance issues. Not a dead short from a conductor touching the metal jack, but the magnetic field generated by the tester. It went away after I use a normal plastic crimp RJ45 on one side. This rings true for any shielded cable. You only ground 1 side, or you made an antenna and will cause interference. These jacks also suck. I read a review that it took an hour to terminate for someone. I'm experienced in termination of normal male ends in under 5 mins, but these with finagling took 15-20 first few tries. Time is money, and for the DIYer, regular crimp plugs (no crossed wires of course) will take care of you and they are way cheaper. I would not want to do more than 6 of these, heaven forbid a patch panel worth in the field (I'd rather terminate gel filled cable then these!) Bottom line, stick your money in your pocket, get 6a plastic crimp lugs for 6a wire from IDEAL or other known reputable brand, especially the EZs with EZ crimper that cuts off the excess. First best for price. Best crimp tool and modular plugs goes to Belden Revconnect (if you have a larger project than you 5 cameras on your house).

These work great, no need to use a punch down tool, or a tool to squeeze together. Easy to push together with some strong hands. Be careful with copper strip to cover wire shielding. I think I've installed about 30 of these and have not yet had one fail to work.

These are pretty nice.. takes guessing out of aligning wires... however, make sure you don't need to clip the wire on the back of a router/access point where it might be a bit too long.. it happened to me and ubuiqiti... darn, i really liked how these worked too.

Very Good

Worked great, It took some getting use to but once I got the hang of terminating its was smooth sailing.

I bought shielded CAT6 for under my house. I tried using my regular ends. I quickly realized the CAT6 has a slightly bigger wires. These made life so much easier. If you are working with CAT6+ then these are your best friend. Also great for quickly testing wires.

Used to wire my house to access point from my main router. Reliable, high quality and easy to install.

Es altamente sencillo ponchar. Hay que buscar bien las instrucciones en internet, ya que el proveedor no las pone claramente. Pero cuando las encuentren será muy sencillo acomodar los cables de acuerdo al tipo de conexión que deceen.

Designed by engineers in Germany, this is a high-quality snap-on connector that is said to be made for CAT 6 and CAT 7 network cables. It is compatible with cables that have AWG wire gauges 23 and 24, so I think it should also be backward compatible with CAT 5 which is also using AWG-24 gauge. The only issue with that I imagine is the outer diameter of the cable jacket, it is smaller in CAT 5. You may easily remedy that by adding a few turns of electric tape around the portion of cable that meets the hugging back side of the connector. I tried, and was able to produce a working straight-through CAT 5 cable with two of such connectors at the ends. The beauty of this type of connector is that you may rewire it anytime at a whim to any configuration you wish, be that straight-through, crossover, RS232/RS422 equivalent, etc. etc. I would still consider this type of connector to be more appropriate for home use by DIY enthusiasts who don't want to invest into expensive crimping tool for the sake of making a couple of custom cables. In professional setting, crimpers are used universally, which simplifies the operation. They provide reliable and permanent results by helping to strip a portion of cable jacket without damaging the wires inside, to cut the exposed wires to exact proper length, and finally to crimp the wires inside the standard connector with calibrated amount of force. The standard RJ45 connector is also twice shorter than these snap-ons, and no one in a serious company will want to mix cables with connectors of different lengths on the back of a densely populated network switch.

Me gustó mucho lo practico que es y lo fácil de instalar con el cable Cat 6A el cual es un cable muy grueso de uso rudo.

No Instructions or Diagram. I'll return if not able to figure out. Extremely confusing.