Yeah, the patch panel is certainly nice to have but if cost runs past $50 or so and you are worried about the budget, it's probably fine to use the RJ45 ends and plug the cables right in.

A patch panel lets you break up your wiring system into a couple of sections. Firstly, you have solid copper wire in the walls between the wall plates and the patch panel, which don't move, are ...

High-Density Cable Management Solutions Based on Patch Panel. Patch panel cable management is involved in many components: fiber optic enclosures (wall mount or rack mount enclosure), fiber optic ...

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Wiring a patch panel is exactly the same as wiring an Ethernet jack; you just need to do that multiple times for multiple ports. For most homes, an eight-port patch panel, such as the $16 Steren ...