Everest easyJACK - 90° Angled Speed Termination Keystone Tool - Time Saver Network Punch Down Tool - To Be Used ONLY with Everest 90° Angled RJ45 Cat5e, Cat6a and Cat6 Keystone Jacks (B087N7QQD2)

Works great with the Everest jacks. Speeds up installs for sure saving a lot of time. Tool is solid, smooth, and well made. It provides quality connections.

I'm a geek with fairly extensive experience with coaxial networks and that probably helped somewhat, but I had never put cat6 jacks (keystone or otherwise) on Cat6 cable before. The above images are the result of using this product with one of their keystone jacks. For a first time users, it went extremely well. I only had a couple jack early on in the process that failed, always the blue pair with them (last pair I insert before punchdown) so I suspect that was my error. Some notes for others - things I did learn the hard way. To cut the Cat6 shielding, I used a tool from trueCable. You have to have the dial on it set just right so it only scores the Cat6 shielding or the blade can nick the wire pairs. The proper setting seems to very by Cat6 maker so practice first. Twist to finish breaking where it scored, save the empty tube. It probably doesn't matter if you use the T568A or T568B standard as long as both ends are terminated the same, but I always just use B because compatibility is 6P4C color codes doesn't matter to me. When untwisting a pair to lay it out in the jack, use the empty shield tube that you cut off. You can use your fingernail to start the separation, but then put the empty tube over one of the wires in the pair and it just easily separates the pair. When doing T568B I do the orange pair first, making sure the remaining Cat6 shield is very close to the back of the jack. Then I do the brown pair, then the green pair (same side as brown pair), then finally the blue pair (same side as orange pair). With one hand I hold the tool that does the punch-down and with the other, a hold the shielding of the Cat6 where it meets the keystone jack. After making the connection, I use a Klein Tools Scout Pro 3 to verify the termination is correct - and then insert the keystone jack in the plate and re-test. First few I made I had a high failure rate with blue pair but after the first few that stopped being an issue. Speed I'm getting during early AM hours when no one else is using the Internet maxes out the Internet connection, and sustained large downloads work well, so this tool with the matching jacks seems like a good combination. Sorry for being somewhat long-winded but there doesn't seem to be a good instructional video for this specific tool, so I thought I'd share my experience using it for the first time as a n00b.

Very easy to punch. I have always used Cable Matters stuff and this time I need them faster and ordered Everest stuff for a dental office and they worked out really well. I was able to punch almost 20 cables in less than an hour using Everest tool and expect 2 all of them worked in first go. I would highly recommend this brand.

Seems like a nice tool and may take a bit more practice to have quality terminations but I did two cable ends and had to manually do them both again. Didn't really save time and wasn't as effective as I'd hoped. The tool quality is good and maybe with some practice I could trust it but for home use and a few terminations that once I make I'll probably never touch again the old-school punch down tool proved to be a better fit for me. The cost isn't bad but I'm not sure I'll be using it much after the initial attempt failing. (Basically not all 8 wires were well seated and on a 2.5gbps connection I was getting 4 wires worth of 100mbps)

Having punched down thousands of RJ45 jacks in my stint as a technology and network consultant, this tool is amazing! The process of getting all the wiring in the correct location is still a challenge that has to be done manually, but the actual punching down and cutting of the excess wire is now 'automated' with this tool. I have many a time punched down into my hand (causing bloodshed), into drywall, etc. as you have to physically punch down eight wires for each jack. Now, it is all done in one quick, PAINLESS motion that creates a clean, consistent connection. While they do require you to use their jacks, they are not priced significantly higher than generic jacks. When you compare the time and effort saved by using this product, it pays the difference multiple times over!

I wish I had bought one of these 30 years ago... I don't think it existed so probably would have been really expensive. Today, it was a great time saver. I used generic keystone jacks but they fit just fine. I don't know if I was lucky or not but had no issues using the tool.

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No puedo creer tanto tiempo de creer que no necesitaba esta herramienta. Total. Que tanto es hacer 8 impactos por cada conector. Lo que primero me llamó la atención es lo delgado del cuerpo, se acomodan en las placas para 6 conectores. Y la rapidez en lo que se preparan los conectores es increible.

First off—yes, this works perfectly with VCE RJ45 CAT6 Keystone Jacks, even though the packaging only mentions Everest Media. Don’t worry—it’s fully compatible. This was my first time terminating keystone jacks, and I wanted something that would help me work efficiently and confidently. I was running 10 new network lines in my basement, relocating everything because I was installing a new network rack and space was too tight at the original location near the hot water tank. The keystone jack kit I bought came with a basic punch-down tool, but I didn’t fully trust it for clean, reliable terminations. That’s where the Everest easyJACK came in—and let me tell you, it’s a game changer. At around $50, this tool is great for both beginners and more experienced users. You just follow the color code, drop in the wires, and crimp. I was using 24AWG Cat6 cable, and while I had a couple of misses (probably because I didn’t press the wires all the way in), the tool overall made the process fast and frustration-free. It’s comfortable to use, feels well-built, and saved me a ton of time. Even if it costs a bit more than a cheap punch-down tool, this one feels like a buy-it-once, use-it-for-life kind of tool. Highly recommend it for anyone doing home networking projects.

Very please with buying this. One handed use, great for working on ladders and saves A LOT OF TIME. If you've ever done wiring / termination / network keystone jacks, you'll understand punching down is no longer the way to go. Go for it - get this, and get the job done FAST. One press and you're cut and terminated properly with speed!!!

Work advertised. -1 star for the adjustment nuts that are tricky to turn because of lack of space. Had to pry with a screwdriver to turn them.

When I think of the hundreds of keystones I've punched down, one wire at a time, this makes me shake my head. This tool is fantastic, it works perfectly. The ONLY downside to this is that it requires their own "easyJACK" jacks. As long as those continue to be available then I suppose that's okay. Unlike tools from other manufacturers, this one doesn't require you to clean up your wire ends before slapping the keystone in and clamping down for a nice clean punch and trim. Very easy to use, very hard to make anything wrong.