AMPCOM STP CAT8 RJ45 Connector Zinc-Alloy Tool-Free Ethernet Field Termination Modular Plug -6 Pack

I bought these and another brand several months ago because I was running new ethernet cable through the house. I leapfrogged cat 6 (had cat5e) to Cat 8 and needed the bigger connectors. Now I bought these before I had fakespot installed, and just came back and noticed that fakespot gave this brand a big fat F. Not sure if they're paying for reviews or what to trigger that, but since they actually did work for me and I'm buying more right now, I wanted to drop a real review to let other actual real people know that they are legit, they do work and as long as you wire them the same on both ends (which yeah, I screwed up a couple times on that) they do the job. I'm getting fantastic speeds with my PoE system. The connectors are e very forgiving and can be rewired even if you do screw up. Tools you do need (for the wire not the connector) are a wire stripper (box cutter can be used instead--carefully) and I'd recommend a pair of flush cut snips too.

This product is easy to use, instructions lacking the package gives you everything you need. You will need a pair of wire cutters and a pair of wire strippers. Unlike any other standard pressed connector, this one can be reused if the cable becomes problematic.

Fast shipping, Had issues trying to get a cable to pass after 4 tries I gave up and just used shielded keystone jackets. Pins bend very easy when trying to press and close connector.

I could not give this anything more than a 2 cause of flaws in the design. There is NO SUCH THING AS TOOLLESS DESIGN! How do you cut open the cable and jacketing, how do you trim the small leads to fit into the bracket? OK after fiddling with this design, and following no instructions as non were provided in the box, I got the cable to test correctly, but the minute I moved the cable or put ANY stress on the connection I lost shielding and got miss wired and split pair alerts on my tester! the twist clamping mechanism does NOTHING to actually stabilize the joint like a strain relief boot and properly crimped connection would. Save time and effort, either buy already terminated ended cabled or invest in a RJ45 crimper and ditch this toolless China crap.

Ran cat 7 in my whole house used these to run into the back of my network switch. They worked perfectly i have 2gb running to everything in the house. Over kill sure. But I found 2000ft of cat7 for 75 doll hairs at micro center.