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Color-Matched Boots (rj45 boots)

[Q] What are "color-matched boots" (rj45 boots)?

[A] A "color-matched boot" is a plastic, slip-on, color-matched boot that fits over the plug.

This boot helps keeps contaminants out of the plug, prevents the lock tap from snagging on other cables when being pulled through multiple cables, and also improves the look of the cable.

Cat 5 Cable Company provides color-matched boots standard on all cables, but you have the option to not have them on your cables if you do not need them.

There are many situations where a boot is simply not needed, most often in applications using very short lengths of cable that are rarely moved.

Installations involving large amount of individual cables in a patch panel will often be preferred to be made with no boots. This makes it much easier to move the cables around when changing the configuration of the panel.

When in doubt, it is always best to go ahead and have your cables ordered with the default preference to include the RJ45 Plug Boots. They cost any more to have them on there.

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