AMPCOM STP CAT8 RJ45 Connector Zinc-Alloy Tool-Free Ethernet Field Termination Modular Plug -12 Pack

The first thing that becomes obvious is that these connectors are quite bulky. Then... in spite of the listing title, tools _are_ required: you will need to cut the cable, strip the outer insulation, and cut the individual conductors to length after inserting them in the wire guide. All that is the usual amount of fiddly, although this wire guide is easier than most I have used for stranded cable. Hint: make sure the closing nut is on the cable before you start. After positioning the wire guide and closing the housing, twist-on the nut (gently - it is easily cross-threaded), then tighten the nut. Then wonder about... strain relief. There is none. There is a curved contact that provides a connection for shielding (the connector comes with copper foil to make that more reliable - but I doubt it will ever be 100%), but it is definitely not strain relief. Once you connect them in a switch, the bulk becomes very noticeable. In high density situations, pushing down the release clip gets complicated since it is hiding behind the bulk of the housing and requires significant force. Conclusion... In a situation where bulk and lack of strain relief are not a factor, and you have your cutting tools but not a crimper handy... sure. For situations where bulk is desirable, I expect strain relief will be a requirement as well, so that would likely be a no-go.

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.

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.

I bought these because I knew I was going to have to replace the termination on an exterior cable that was a piece of shielded CAT6a and I wanted to be able to put a decent connector on it. I got these and an exterior boot. The boot was great but these connectors are such garbage that I'd give them 0 stars if it would let me and I wish I could send them back but I got stuck using one of the connectors so I guess they're just going in the trash. The "tool-less termination" is a joke. It's more work and requires more tools to use these ends that the NORMAL ends. You need some kind of stripping tool (which was expected) but you'd also need scissors, a knife, and really at least one but probably two pairs of pliers. I guess 'tool-less' just means 'you might have all these tool laying about'. The biggest problem with these things is that they're ultra fidgety. They don't reliably puncture the casing of the wire to make a good termination and this required me to get out a cable tester to keep me driving myself nuts. It took 4-5 recrimps to get it to seat properly and make a good connection. The other problem is that the end itself doesn't have any markings on it, only the little wire holder piece and that mounts upside down so you have to do everything backwards and upside down and you'll put the wires in wrong half the time (again requiring you to do the termination over again). This is probably fine if you're a home owner and don't mind fooling around with the two terminations you need to fix, ever, in your entire life, and don't want to buy a $20 pair of crimpers but I'd hard pass on these and get the real deal and save yourself 2 hours of your life.

Compared to other more recognizable brands, these were much less expensive, they were easy to use and have been working great so, I am very pleased with them.