http://communities.leviton.com/community/knowledgebaseforums/network_solutions/products/copper/patch_panels?view=discussions Most recent forum messages en Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:58:26 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.5.2 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2011-03-25T15:58:26Z en http://communities.leviton.com/message/2533?tstart=0#2533 <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:5e52358f-3cc6-4a9e-8854-89a94ddb9980] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Both of these patch panels are Cat 6 rated, and offer the same performance qualities.&#160; The difference is in the configuration of the ports:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The 69270 series comes with individual Cat 5e+ jacks that are meant to be terminated and then snapped in to the panel.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The 69586 series comes with the ports pre-loaded in groupings of 6, and the punchdown is done directly on the panel. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Pratcically speaking, with the 69586, if there is an issue with a single port (i.e. it gets damaged during installation) you must remove the entire group of 6 jacks to replace it.&#160; However the installation may be faster as you do not need to snap in each jack individually. With the 69270, if a port needs to be replaced, it is just a matter of snapping in a single new jack.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:5e52358f-3cc6-4a9e-8854-89a94ddb9980] --> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:58:26 GMT CommunityAdmin@leviton.com http://communities.leviton.com/message/2533?tstart=0#2533 2011-03-25T15:58:26Z 2 years, 1 month ago 0