r/networking • u/NoCIamDigger • 9h ago

Troubleshooting Pre-Punched Patch Panel

I've been searching for a pre-punched patch panel with 10 to 18 ft leads. I need to install it in our floor rack, where it will connect to a patch panel mounted on the ceiling. We can't move the ceiling panel into the rack, so I need to patch from the ceiling down to the rack.

Hopefully this is the right place to ask, but has anyone ever come across one of there to purchase? Would love a link or even alternatives that I may not be thinking of.

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u/othugmuffin 9h ago

You’re probably better off going with a blank keystone panel and pre-termed trunks.

https://www.fs.com/products/190259.html?now_cid=2974 https://www.fs.com/products/69182.html?now_cid=1126

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u/jjohnson911 9h ago

Fill this with keystone couplers and buy 10 ft patch cables. Done.

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u/beat_your_wifi 9h ago

These work great!!!

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u/joeygladst0ne 9h ago

I've never heard of this and don't even understand how it would work or why this would be necessary. Can you explain more about why you need this thing?

If you don't have somebody capable of terminating the panel yourself/don't want to pay for it, you can use something like this:

https://www.fiber-mart.com/5m-164ft-24-jack-to-24-plug-cat6a-shielded-preterminated-copper-trunk-cable-p-13450.html

And then get a keystone patch panel. You'll connect the RJ45 end into the ceiling panel and then clip the keystone ends into the new panel.

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u/tufelkinder 9h ago

Definitely didn't know this existed. Thanks, I think! 🤔

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u/lazyhustlermusic 9h ago

That's silly when punching your own is simple, and nobody is going to be like 'you might need 10 feet of backhaul'.

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u/MerrilyMinty 9h ago

just make your own cables, it's not that hard and you'll get exactly the lengths you need. custom patch panels are a thing though if you really don't want to deal with it, few companies will build them to spec but they'll charge you a small fortune for the convenience

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u/lazyhustlermusic 9h ago

That's a junior mentality.

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u/tufelkinder 9h ago

Seems like a perfect application for a feed thru panel.

https://www.blackbox.com/en-us/store/product/detail/CAT6-Feed-Through-Patch-Panel/JPM6F?item=JPM820A

And then just get patch cables of whatever length you actually need.

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u/reallawyer 9h ago

Try Infinite Cables/Phantom Cables. They can build it for you.

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u/zanfar 9h ago

We can't move the ceiling panel into the rack, so I need to patch from the ceiling down to the rack.

No you don't. What, exactly, are you punching into?

If you're extending (patching), then you don't want a punch panel. Just get a keystone panel and 50 patch cables.

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u/XxTh3g04txX 6h ago

panduit plug packs. order to size or custom make them.

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u/redwmc 5h ago

Thought of this when I read the post but I think the FS, Fibermart, Blackbox options may be better. No idea on how good it is just seen it advertised a lot.

https://patchbox.com/patchbox-network-cabling-system/