VCELINK (Gen2) RJ45 Cat7 Cat6A Pass Through Connector Shielded

I actually bought these for my son in order to find out why his Cat6 cable wasn't able to be terminated. He has his own electrical installation business and puts in a fair bit of ethernet cable and recently purchased some high quality Cat6 shielded for a job. When the cable rocked up it seemed more Cat6A than Cat6 although the markings didn't necessarily make that clear. Anyway, I said I'd make some stuff up as he was busy and as such I quickly realised my usual go to Cat 6 plugs didn't match and thus the cable he bought was indeed Cat6A or Cat7. Mind you there is no actual industry standard for Cat7 so whenever you see that stated it's anyone's guess what you get. Anyway, these plugs worked a treat. The took the larger cross sectional area cable easily so no problems there. The style isn't my personal favourite as these come with a small insert which, you slide the strands into first before inserting into the plug. I prefer the straight push in and hope type... The strands will protrude out so it does make checking the cable positions easier and whilst I may not prefer this type, they work well and I do know folks who prefer this style. They come with an earthing tang which, makes bonding the earthing sheath easy - a big plus. Overall, high quality plugs.

If you have cat6A or higher you need these connectors to get the bigger wires into the ends and through the rj45 bit.. Instructions dont offer the colour series which is a fail for the product (as we are not all pros) but I found the wiring order online and proceeded to fiddle to get the wires into the first plastic shoe. It was a nightmare to do all at once so I fiddled for a while then worked out doing the bottom line all together first and then the top line one by one makes it very easy to do. Once the shoe was on its simple to cut the ends flush then slots the shoe into the main body of the unit and then crimp down and done. The product is sturdy and I feel confident it will last. I never ruined any connectors in my first attempts into working it all out which was a positive and proved that the design is set up well for the beginner like me to work out the best way to put the wires into the final product without running the product in the process. For the price these are a good choice and a minimum requirement if you are using the fatter cat6A cables. You will also need a set of crimpers My old cat 5 crimpers fit these plugs perfectly which was a big saving as some other cat6a style connectors need specific crimpers which can be a big added expense if you already have a set for the older cables.

So much easier to use than standard non pass thru connectors and also worked with no problem on my heavier outdoor cat6A cables where the individual wires are a bit thicker

These are brilliant, really good quality and easy to install. The little plastic guides support threading of the cables.

Awful quality, on my 8th(!) one of the pack to get a decent connection. I have a fresh blade in my crimper as well!

Having fought over the last few days to connect another brand of 2 piece RJ45s to some F/FTP Cat 6a, these were a breath of fresh air. I bought them as the other brand were so fiddly, and I'm glad I did as these are really easy and reliable. The cable guides and push-through just work without needed to fiddle the cables multiple times every time. The VCElink crimp also works perfectly with them, and has no problem cutting through solid core cable ends. Only wish I'd bought these ones a few days earlier!

I've connected 4 of these connectors to 2 different ethernet cables (of a good quality and solid core) and all 4 connectors had problems. After running both cables through my network cable tester I've found issue with various pins in all 4 connectors. I believe there is an excessive amount of space surrounding the pins to be crimped into the wires which is leading to the pins moving around and not connecting with the wires properly. I've also found the metal shield very flimsy and weak and was taking damage and bending very easily through just normal usage. I won't personally be buying this connector again, overall I found it low quality.

Well done

I tried to use them but after crimping the metal pin is not often connected correclty to the wire.... Thus, need to switch back to proper connector.

Impeccable et facile a mettre en place

Très bon connecteur RJ45 de type pass-through (les fils traversent entièrement le connecteur avant sertissage, ce qui facilite grandement l'alignement et réduit les erreurs). La conception permet également de sertir la tresse de masse du câble blindé, ce qui améliore la continuité du blindage. Autant j'ai eu des difficultés avec d'autres types de connecteurs, autant je n'ai raté aucun sertissage avec ce modèle pass-through. Point essentiel à savoir avant d'acheter : Le choix du connecteur doit absolument correspondre au câble utilisé. Ce n'est pas universel : Les câbles Cat6A et Cat7 ont des conducteurs plus épais (généralement AWG 22 à 23), ils nécessitent des connecteurs avec des logements plus larges, comme ceux-ci. Les câbles Cat5e / Cat6 standard ont des conducteurs plus fins (AWG 24 à 26), avec des connecteurs prévus pour du câble épais, les fils ne feront pas bon contact et le sertissage sera raté. Ces connecteurs sont parfaitement adaptés au Cat6A et Cat7, et fonctionnent impeccablement une fois le bon câble utilisé.

Good quality, fast delivery. I'm using it for the home network.

Sono facili da applicare ma grandi per l'inserimento prima di essere crimpati e piccoli, ovvero non si agganciano, dopo la crimpatura