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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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[–] rambos 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just bent the cable and its fine lol. You can look for socket with angled port.

Or just remove the socket and make the connection in the hole. If you dont like crimping there are other solutions

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

The angled port definitely looks elegant and I'll have to investigate further. For now I've bought a 90 degree cable that should do the trick. Less effort than rewiring the wall. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 1 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.