Customer Reviews

TRENDnet 24-port Cat6 Unshielded Patch Panel TC-P24C6

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I was concerned about quality because of the low price and mine was a Fortune 100 customer. Since I had the lead time to replace it if it were junk I ordered these for the job. When they arrived I examined them and they looked pretty much like every other one I had ever purchased at 2 or 3 times the price - so they went into the racks.

No problems with the install, no complaints from the techs, compliments from the client and most importantly every line, on every panel passed the tests to be certified CAT6 and that is all it is supposed to do! I have found my panels for the future.

This product doesn't completely comply with CAT6 requirements up to 250Mhz. After installation, every single one of my lines fails NEXT and PSNEXT tests at >=218Mhz.

If you want a product that will stand up to CAT6 specifications, avoid this one.

I am using two of these patch panels for my home network. Installation was smooth after fixing a couple of loose connections due to the slightly less then sturdy construction of the cable assembly on the back of the panel. Once installed, all connections perform at 1Gbps without any problems.

Purchased one of these for a client's network that we've been swapping from 10/100Mbps CAT5e to 1000Mbps CAT6.

Opened the box, and everything looked ok. No broken parts, no loose parts, looked like it was ready to go.

Terminated a dozen or so runs to it, and all passed certification. So, I was impressed.

I like the fact that it has wire guides that hook onto the back to group the twisted pair wires for each set of 6 jacks. I do wish that it had caps to go over the termination blocks once the wires are pushed down, but not a major grip as it's a stationary item once it's mounted to the rack and the wires are routed and secured down the wall.

It's unshielded, so obviously you run the risk of interference and cross-talk, but again, each terminated run passed certification, and network is now running at 1000Mbps, so no complaints.

I'd recommend it...

My electrician installed this in a 19" Kendall rack, so I cannot comment on ease of use.

It works fine. It handles 1Gb without problems. I have not tried to see if it works with 10Gb.

I needed a cat-6 panel for my wiring closet and this panel was cheap. Wiring all 16 ports took far less time than doing the wall plate ports. The panel is sturdy enough for what it is and has two clips on the back to provide a little bit of strain relief on the cables.

Frankly there's not much to say. It works, it's cheap, and there's color code guides on the back to simplify life.

When my home network got too big, I decided to wall mount a Cat6 patch panel and 1gb router (see my other reviews).

This Cat6 patch panel replaces the (then) good-enough set of Cat6 jacks I fitted in a 4 x 3 port faceplate on a 2-gang wall mounted box. Now, not only do I have a neater network area, I can also reuse the Cat6 jacks that were formerly mounted in the box.

After punching down 8 of the 24 ports and routing the cables through the cable holder as shown in diagram 5 (I will upload photo), I've discovered that it's very cramped near the hinged side of my 4U wall mounted bracket. If I have to punch down more connections, I'll probably need a different cable layout strategy.

We purchase Leviton Patch panels for some clients, but the majority of our cost conscience clients will purchase our alternate panel to Leviton. These trendnet panels are sturdy and after installing these for the past 3 years, we have had no issues. We do certify most clients installations with our MicroTest PentaScanner, and these panels to pass every time...

CAT6 running on my GB network as expected. I punched down half running my network to every room in my home. Streaming music, movies and photos daily. I do daily backups directed to 2 NAS boxes, large number GB's, and runs smooth. One SBS2K3 server, one WHS2K10, 2 NAS boxes D-Links, 4 laptops, 1 Media Center PC, and 2 MAC Pro's. No issues so no complaints. Very well built.

As always Amazon had the best price, I don't know why I even shop prices anymore, and Trendnet has always offered great products and support when needed. I would recommend this to anyone