Electriduct 48-Port CAT6A Unshielded 2U Patch Panel 19-Inch Loaded w/Tool-Less Keystone Jacks Rackmount or Wallmount

I ordered the 48 port 6A version and it had the toolless punchdowns as described. I was able to get all 48 punched down with 8/8 wires terminating properly the first try. I was using cat5e which is thinner gauge, so it is compatible. From the design I would almost think you could punch down stranded cable with this product too, which would be precarious at best with normal punchdowns. The best feature of this product and why I bought it is the removable locking keystone jacks. I have my network gear in a tiny linen closet with no access behind the rack. I just did each keystone 1 by 1 and sharpied the number on them. Once I was done I just popped them all in the plate. No worries about the wires popping out and no awkward position trying to punch down straight to the plate like you have to do on normal patch panels.

I loved the easy of connections with the Toolless keystone jacks. Now to be honest, you still need a strong scissor, wire cutter or razor blade, and a flat screwdriver (or other strong flat tool). I still needed a tool to strip the outer sheath of my shielded Cat 6A cables. The pros: 1. I didn't need a tool to connect, but just a strong scissor or wire cutter 2. I didn't have to strip the tiny colored wires 3. It fit my rack perfectly. 4. It comes with cable holders 5. It comes with cable ties 6. It is marked 1-48 (whereas two 24 give you 1-24 twice) 7. The keystones were pre-color coated so you didn't have to guess where to put the wires The cons were these: (And none were serious cons) 1. The lack of instructions in the box, but they were online so not really a bad con. I printed them easily. 2. A lack of clarity on which color scheme is crossover and which is straight-thru. Obviously, I looked it up online, too. 3. The rack mount screws were useless as I have square holes that require a nut with a clip. This did not have a nut with a clip, so I had to purchase screws with a clip-on nut anyway. 4. I couldn't get the keystone jacks out without a tool. My finger strong enough. I had a guy with really strong hands try, he couldn't either. One jack broke the piece of plastic holding it, so now it is sitting in place, but a little loose. Honestly, I was rough with it. A flat screwdriver takes the Keystones out easy. So again, another tool I needed. 5. Not fully tool-less. I still needed wire cutters or razor blade to strip the wires. I needed a flat screwdriver to remove the keystone jacks. And strong scissors or wire cutters to cut the colored wires after hand placing them.

Total and complete crap. Get yourself a proper punch down tool, the tool free keystones are garbage.

Product arrived without directions so clueless if it was missing pieces. I am assuming it was missing the inserts to connect the wires prior to putting in the panel because I just got a panel with ends that look like I needed to use my punch down tool. I returned the product.

We tried this on a cable job. The clips to set the wires did not seem to set them correctly. We ended up having to use other Keystones we purchased separately in the panel to make this usable. I was very disappointed. Some of the keystones this came with did work, but it took so much effort retrying over and over, it really burned us. Hence, we went out and bought regular keystones. It ended up being a very expensive patch panel. Wish now I had just bought one of the panels we regularly use. You live and learn. If you are going to buy this, same effort and money. Buy a blank panel or one of the trusted panels from a reputable vendor.