Cable Matters6-Pack, Cat 6a Metal Shielded RJ45 Keystone Jack

Here is the break down of the jack:Design (5/5):This is the design where you lay the wires across the jack portion and not the plastic cap portion, which means that you can punch down these wires instead of pushing the cap down to finalize the wire connections. The cheap Chinese connectors will have a design where you are forced to wire the cap instead of the jack and then force it down to finalize the connection, which results in bad connections many of the times. This jack also comes with the peaks required to split the wires, making it easy to use the peaks to split the wires (the correct way) instead of having to unwind them prior (incorrect way). However, in order to accommodate larger sized wires, they have opted for a zip tie to bring the metal shield up to become flush with the wire at the end. I find this to be both a good and bad thing, but I am glad that they added support for larger cable sizes.Quality (4/5):Metal could possibly be thicker, and some of the mechanisms used in the jack could be done to be more sturdy. However, this is still a vast improvement from the alternative cheap Chinese jack which has MAJOR issues, and the stamped jack which features thin metal which can be bent with a little force from the fingers. This jack is also machined well, and fits RJ45 jacks with no issues, unlike the Chinese jack, which must be forced.Value (5/5):Comparable jacks are big branded, such as Belkin, however, those are $10-11 a piece. These are vastly cheaper.The review which states this cannot be used with a 110 punch is incorrect. That was for an older version of the jack, and Cable Matters has updated the design to allow for punch down tools. I highly recommend using the Trendnet 110 Punch as a cheap punch tool, as it will give you much more solid connections. It's a very good value buy as well.This jack is the best all-around buy hands down. There are several other competitors out there, but they are either too expensive or poorly built.

I have steadily relied on CableMatters for our entire house project. These are the cream of the crop when it comes to keystone jack quality, installation ease, and performance. Over the last 5-6 years, we've used them for our entire house. 48 drops, patch panels, keystones, 1 gang, and 2 gang outlets, CAT6, CAT6A, and CAT6A Shielded. Bullet proof and forever reliable.

I installed more than two dozen of these jacks at home, with Cable Matters shielded cat6a wire. I'm very pleased with the results, although have not tested any runs with a cable certifier or with real 10Gbase-T equipment.After reading other reviews, I decided to use a Trendnet punch down tool to terminate these jacks. My first attempt failed, and lining up the wires with enough room to shove the punch down tip into place seemed very awkward and error-prone. The second jack I terminated using the tool-free cap, and was much happier with the result. Perhaps it was just easier than trying to use the punch down tool in cramped spaces, but it genuinely seemed more consistent. I ended up terminating all the rest with the tool-free caps, and ended up with just one failure when I didn't line up the wire correctly.The jacks I received had some sort of white insulating coating on the shells near where the wire tips protrude from the punch down blocks. I didn't cut the wires anywhere near flush, and never had problems with them contacting ground.For what it's worth, these jacks are very compact and narrow, and will fit dense Leviton plates meant for their "Quickport" inserts. I ended up using plastic Leviton patch panels, and needed a secondary means of grounding the jacks.

Purchased these shielded keystone jacks for use with Monoprice Entegrade Series 6A shielded cable, and Cable Matters Cat 6A connectors. Excellent build quality - these have heft and will hold up to extensive use. Wiring can be tedious at first but it becomes easier with practice. Included zip ties ensure cables are well secured to jacks. Overall, an excellent but pricey 6A keystone and the best I've used to date.

I am using these in a home network and they are probably more robust than I need, but I’m very happy with them. They look great in my Ubiquiti patch panel and were very easy to work with. Have not had any issues with them whatsoever.