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RJ45 port with minimal clearance (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi there,

I have an RJ45 port in the wall which needs to be in use. I'll be moving a piece of furniture soon which will be (almost) right up against the wall. This will restrict the space in front of the port. The cable connected to the port will have to drastically bend at the connection point and I'm worried that'll be a problem.

I've found some 90 degree RJ45 male connectors online which seem appropriate. This way the cable won't have to bend. Any experience with these?

Any other advice is welcome.

Thanks in advance

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Open the wall box, push the connector inside the box (on mine it can be detached) and let only the wire go out from the wall, with the connector inside the wall box

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Legrand makes a recessed keystone wall plate that may help. There are also other recessed and angled plate options that may help.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No experience with them, myself. Just a quick look and I found CAT-6 cables with a 90 degree connector, a 90 degree male to female adapter, and a 90 degree adapter that has a short cable to move the female connection so that is easier to reach.

I'd get all 3 styles and try them out separately to see if there is any performance impact. I can't imagine any significant impact on performance occurring but it's worth double checking. The biggest issue I can see is just build quality of the part.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes I'm very concerned with the quality. This whole setup is gigabit compatible and I wouldn't want to introduce a bottleneck...

Which brands have you come across that I might check out?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've never heard of any of the brands that come up so I can't recommend any of them. I just searched for "RJ45 90 degree adapter" and found a number of options.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve seen some of those in use before, and they seemed to be working fine. My concern would be the item of furniture pressing against the port and as it is bumped/moved, breaking the port in the long term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The furniture won't be flush with the wall so I might try it out. If you have any suggested brands I'd be happy to hear. Currently looking at some options on AliExpress but they'll be more miss than hit I think...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t recall the brands unfortunately, but I doubt that any would introduce any serious bottlenecks. I’d buy a few different looking ones to try and then just go with the best, especially if they’re from AliExpress.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the tripp lite patch cables that have 90 degree plugs work. for the health of the jack and the connection, though, you still don't want something like a sofa or dresser banging against it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll look into that brand. Thanks