Cable Matters Rackmount or Wall Mount 2U 48 Port Keystone Patch Panel with Cable Management and Support Bar (19-inch Blank Patch Panel for Keystone Jacks/Keystone Panel)

Great cable patch panels

Fits well into 1U, keystones click in fine. No complaints.

When it comes to networking Cable matters is the brand I always try to choose.

I purchased this 24 port patch panel to replace a 16 port panel I had outgrown. This one is a great mix of quality, features and price. I nearly filled the panel with Commercial Electric brand Cat 6 and Cat 5e keystones which fit well - they securely click in place with almost no movement and seem less prone to come out as my past patch panel. The Cat5E keystones are a tight fit if next to each other based on their shape, but they do fit and will properly latch in. The Cat 6 keystones seemed just a hair narrower so not as tight a fit. The cable management / lacing bar is a nice plus and really helped with securing and reducing string on the connections. (note I have a little cable management cleanup left to do and unfortunately a couple of my lines come in from another direction and are not long enough to route with the remainder of the bundle).

I purchased a couple of these to set up and organize my network closet at home. It fits standard keystone plug-ins and comes with a built-in tie-down for strain relief. The finish is good. The silk-screened numbers on the front (showing the port number) is clear. It fits a standard 19-inch rack spacing perfectly.

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This is by far one of the best products I have bought on Amazon. I have had nothing but continued success from Cable Matters. I use my Cable Matters Rack or Wall Mount 24-Port Keystone Patch Panel in my custom rack mount studio desk. I plan on buying many more!

I previously bought the older patch panel where you have to crimp the wires directly to it. Thats painful to do, uncomfortable, and subject to problems when youre trying to manoeuvre the panel around a tight area with limited cable lengths and room for error - I had a few cables get loose a few times due to exerted pressure because of that. However, this new one is DEFINITELY worth 5 stars in my eyes. Its so much easier to setup. You just hook your keystones to your cables, whilst sitting comfortably sipping your home brew, and clip them onto the panel when done. You can clip them off, move them around, untangle the cables, et al.

I thought these are universal but apparently not the case. I used Leviton 5G108 (Cat5e) and would not fit. It would jam and wont clip correctly. I cant even remove it after it was inserted.

This thing is really cool, I would probably organize my bedside charging station with this if my wife would let me.