2U 48 Ports Blank Patch Panel Unload Modular Patch Panel Blank Frame with Cable Manager Bar

Because if I'm going to build a home cyber lab, it's going to have flair. Yes, I got this sleek, all-business 48-port patch panel… and then immediately started popping in pink keystone jacks. Why? Because network hygiene and ✨aesthetic✨ can coexist.This blank patch panel is sturdy, well-built, and way more capacity than I need right now (I’ve only got a 16-port switch, but let’s not limit future me). The included cable management bar is a nice touch, and once I wrangled the cables and started snapping in my hot pink jacks, it became the most fabulous piece of networking hardware I’ve ever touched.The labeling slots in the front are just begging to be filled with punny port names. (“Porty McPortface,” anyone?)No keystones included—which was perfect, because again… pink. It's currently living in my server rack, quietly judging my limited switch, but it's ready to glow up when the rest of the network catches up.Practical? Yes. Over the top? Definitely. Stylish? Obviously.

This is a patch panel that accepts keystone connectors. I am using for my home and it has really cleaned things up quite a bit since I can number all of the lines I have run throughout the house, and this makes it pretty awesome: no more trying to guess/remember which cable goes where once I got them all figured out. Working in IT for the last 20+ years, I see really nothing here that would indicate it is any less capable than any switch panel I have worked in on a professional level. This is a great option at a great price.

This patch panel is pretty nice. It's a bit plastic-y feeling, but it looks nice and fits the keystones I tried with it. The keystones were also relatively easy to remove, which is a plus. The unit does feel a little plastic-y and light-duty, but honestly, it's a patch panel and probably won't be handled much.I also liked the fact that the label covers were easy to remove for access, and that the cable management bar was easily removed without tools, if you don't need it.

What I received was not what was pictured. See attached photo for reference. Front has 4 screw holes, not 2. Front is plastic, not metal. Labels are below, not above.Slim Keystone Required: See attached photo. I used white keystone jacks to help illustrate the space between is not sufficient to use a standard keystone jack.Less sturdy than expected: See photo attached. The metal support rails attach to plastic tabs. This may be sufficient, but it wasn't what I was used to or what I expected.

I got this VIVOCH patch panel to add Ethernet and fiber ports to my equipment rack. It is sturdy and the standard black color matches my rack. This is a blank patch panel and I have the keystone jacks I need to add RJ-45 ports as well as different fiber ports that I need.

This review is for the FTP (foil screened twisted pair) version of the patch panel. Please note that this is for a blank patch panel. It's meant to take shielded (bare metal) Cat 6 or Cat 6A (or higher) keystone jacks. The key point is that the panel grounds the outside of the shielded jack to the rest of the panel and that the panel can also then be grounded (to the equipment cabinet or rack). For this purpose, the panel does the job correctly. It also includes a nice tie-down bar and a few fastener and zip-tie accessories.No complaints!