Cable Matters 40Gbps 6-Pack Tool-Free Shielded Cat8 RJ45 Connector

High quality terminator plug product and easy to use with riser rated CAT8 cable. Highly recommend using Milwaukee 5 in. Mini Flush Cutting Pliers for precise trimming of the individual wires, as the well designed wire holder component on the terminator plug assembly needs them to be all very precisely lined up and all the same length for setting wire holder in place and ease of closing the plug's nicely hinged design. No specialty crimping tool needed! The only issue to note is the small shielding strip for the cable wrap could be a bit longer and is fussy to use.

These work great, no need to use a punch down tool, or a tool to squeeze together. Easy to push together with some strong hands. Be careful with copper strip to cover wire shielding. Instructions are easy to follow, all pictures though, no words.Customer service was very prompt in returning emails.

I've had issues in the past with CAT7 / CAT8 cables not fitting into CAT7 / CAT8 pass-through plugs because the wires were too thick, but these work nicely! Used 2 of these on both ends of a CAT8/SR cable and they work perfectly.

These connectors are high quality and make termination quick and easy. However, I feel they are expensive. I justified purchasing them for my home network because I wanted good quality and a connector that was quick and easy. Luckily I didn't have a high number of terminations to complete for my home network so I could justify the added cost. I do wish they provided more/extra copper tape for the ground wire. I had to purchase additional copper tape to complete my work. If you do purchase these rj45 connectors make sure you get the Cable Matters tools that go with it.

I've been installing these on Cat 7a cable. The cable I'm using has conductors that, at 0.60 mm in diameter, are somewhere between 22 AWG and 23 AWG. I've used these on 2.5 Gbps/POE+ links to wireless access points, for HDbaseT runs to TVs and to make patch cables connecting equipment to the patch panel in the network+A/V rack.These connectors are a pleasure to use. They come with a piece of copper tape to wrap the folded-back ground (I was taught to use copper tape with shielded cable but these are the first connectors I've used that actually include the tape), have a load bar that is easy to work with and can be squeezed shut with your fingers if you're strong or pliers if you're not. I think I've installed about 30 of these and have not yet had one fail to work.The only downside of these connectors I've found, beyond their price, is that they are quite large. The body and strain relief nut add about 2 inches to the length of the RJ45 connector itself (compared to less than an inch for a normal patch cable with a strain relief boot), and the connector body is a bit wider than the RJ45 so I can imagine that there might be ethernet switches where plugging several of these in side-by-side might be a tight fit. Then again, the cable I've been installing these on is itself quite thick (8.2 mm) and a bit stiff, so the size of the connector does not seem inappropriate. I've used and would prefer other connectors for smaller diameter shielded cable, but for larger stuff these seem ideal.I can recommend these connectors for larger cables.