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UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack | RJ45 8P8C Modular Plugs | Gold-Plated Contacts | Metal Shielding | Cat 6 FTP/STP Termination
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UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack sells for KSh 1,600 at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. Every box holds 100 brand new and sealed RJ45 8P8C modular plugs made for Cat 6 shielded twisted pair cable. The UGREEN NW111 carries a metal shielded casing over a flame-retardant polycarbonate body, with gold-plated contacts rated for Gigabit speeds up to 1000Mbps. Ten plugs arrive in each sealed aluminium foil sachet, ten sachets to the box. At KSh 16 per termination, the UGREEN NW111 costs less than most single connectors sold loose along River Road.
Network installers, ISP field technicians, CCTV contractors and in-house IT staff buy the UGREEN NW111 in bulk because loose connectors bought ten at a time run out mid-job. A single 24-port office switch install needs 48 plug ends before you touch the patch panel. Failed terminations happen a mis-seated wire, a cracked latch, a strand that slipped past the guide. Carrying 100 shielded plugs means a technician finishes a Westlands office floor, a Thika Road warehouse camera run, or a Kisumu school lab in one visit instead of driving back to town for parts.
Cheap unbranded plugs are the quiet cause of most intermittent network faults in Kenya. Thin plating corrodes in coastal humidity, soft latches snap inside switch ports, and unshielded bodies leave FTP cable drain wire with nowhere to bond. The UGREEN NW111 answers all three with a metal shell, gold-plated pins and a housing rated for repeated insertion. Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya, Mascom International stocks the full UGREEN networking line alongside crimping tools and cable testers. Walk into our Kimathi Street shop to inspect the UGREEN NW111 yourself, or order for pay-on-arrival delivery countrywide.
Common Questions About the UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack
What exactly is a crystal head, and what does this pack contain?
A crystal head is the clear RJ45 plug you crimp onto the end of a network cable. This pack contains 100 of them, each an 8P8C connector eight positions, eight metal contacts, one per wire in a twisted pair cable. The clear body lets you confirm all eight conductors reached the front of the plug before crimping. Kenyan technicians also call them RJ45 heads, plug ends, or simply connectors. UGREEN packages them ten to an aluminium foil sachet to keep contacts free of oxidation during storage.
Do these connectors work on ordinary unshielded Cat 6 cable?
Yes, they crimp onto unshielded cable and pass data normally, but you lose the benefit you paid for. The metal shell on the UGREEN NW111 exists to bond with the foil and drain wire inside FTP or STP cable, carrying interference to ground. Terminate unshielded UTP with these and the shell simply sits there, unbonded. If your building runs plain UTP throughout, an unshielded plug costs less and does the same job. Match the connector to the cable already in the conduit.
How many cable runs will 100 connectors actually terminate?
One hundred connectors terminate 50 complete cable runs, since every run needs a plug at both ends. Add roughly ten percent for practice crimps and mistakes, and plan on 45 finished runs per box. For a typical Kenyan office, that covers a 40-desk floor with spares left over. A 16-camera CCTV installation using direct connections consumes 32 plugs. Buying the 100 pack rather than repeat ten-piece sachets removes the mid-job shortage that costs installers a return trip through Nairobi traffic.
What crimping tool do I need for these RJ45 plugs?
Any standard 8P8C RJ45 crimping tool works the same one used for regular Cat 5e and Cat 6 plugs. You do not need a pass-through crimper, because these are conventional plugs where wires stop at the front wall rather than exiting through it. A basic crimper costs between KSh 800 and KSh 2,500 in Nairobi, and Mascom International stocks compatible units. Pair it with a simple continuity tester to confirm all eight pins before you close up the trunking.
Why does shielding matter for installations in Kenyan buildings?
Shielding blocks electromagnetic noise from nearby power cables, lift motors, fluorescent ballasts and generator sets. Kenyan commercial buildings often run data and power in the same trunking, which induces noise onto unshielded pairs and produces dropped packets or slow file transfers. Industrial Area factories, hospital wards with imaging equipment and buildings with rooftop generator changeovers all benefit. The shielded UGREEN NW111 completes the protective path from cable to patch panel. Without a shielded plug at the end, an expensive FTP cable run loses much of its protection.
Are these plugs backward compatible with Cat 5e cable?
Yes. The UGREEN NW111 terminates Cat 5e and Cat 5 shielded cable without any change in technique, since all three categories use identical 8P8C geometry. What differs is conductor thickness and jacket diameter, both of which sit within this connector's accepted range. Many Kenyan offices run mixed vintages Cat 5e in older wings, Cat 6 in newer extensions. One box of connectors serves both. Data speed remains limited by the weakest link, so Cat 5e runs still cap around Gigabit over shorter distances.
How do these compare with cheap unbranded RJ45 connectors?
Unbranded plugs typically use flash plating measured in fractions of a micron, which wears through after a few insertions and corrodes in humid Mombasa or Kisumu air. UGREEN specifies thicker gold plating over copper contacts and rates the housing for around 1,000 insertion cycles. The latch material also matters: brittle latches snap inside switch ports, leaving a plug you cannot remove without pliers. Paying KSh 16 per plug instead of KSh 6 removes callbacks that cost far more than the price difference.
Is KSh 1,600 fair value for 100 shielded connectors in Kenya?
At KSh 16 per connector, this sits at the sensible middle of the Kenyan market. Loose shielded plugs sell for KSh 30 to KSh 50 each in small CBD shops, while unbranded bulk bags go for KSh 6 to KSh 10 with unpredictable quality. Buying the UGREEN NW111 in a sealed 100 pack from Mascom International gives you consistent parts from one production batch, which matters when you are troubleshooting a link and need to rule out the connector.
Technical Specifications
Connector Standard and Data Throughput
- RJ45 8P8C format with eight positions and eight contacts, one contact per conductor in standard four-pair network cable
- Rated for Cat 6 shielded cable carrying Gigabit Ethernet at 1000Mbps across runs up to 100 metres
- Backward compatible with Cat 5e and Cat 5 shielded cable, so mixed-vintage office cabling uses a single connector
- Supports both T568A and T568B wiring schemes; pick one scheme and keep it consistent across the whole site
- Suits patch cords, wall-to-desk runs, camera drops and switch-to-patch-panel links in commercial and home networks
Shielding Construction and Interference Control
- Metal shell wraps the plug body and bonds to the foil or braid inside shielded network cable during crimping
- Shield path carries induced electrical noise to ground at the switch or patch panel rather than into the data pairs
- Reduces crosstalk between adjacent pairs, which shows up as retransmissions and slow transfers on unshielded links
- Matters most where data cable shares trunking with mains power, common in Kenyan office fit-outs and older buildings
- Protects links near lift machinery, generator changeover panels, welding equipment and hospital imaging rooms
- Shielding only works end to end, so both plugs and the patch panel port must be shielded types
Contact Plating and Conductor Fit
- Gold-plated contacts over copper resist oxidation in humid coastal air along Mombasa, Malindi and Diani installations
- Three-point staggered contact design bites through insulation into each conductor for a stable electrical joint
- Accepts both solid-core cable used in fixed wall runs and stranded cable used in flexible patch cords
- Conductor diameter tolerance covers standard 23AWG and 24AWG network cable found in the Kenyan market
Housing Material and Crimp Durability
- Transparent flame-retardant polycarbonate body lets you verify all eight wires reached the front before crimping
- Rated for roughly 1,000 insertion and removal cycles, suited to patch panels where cables move frequently
- Spring latch holds the plug in switch and router ports and releases cleanly without cracking under normal handling
- Cable jacket entry accommodates the 5.0mm to 6.0mm outer diameters typical of Cat 6 shielded cable
- Strain relief section grips the jacket so tugging the cable does not pull conductors off the contacts
- Clear housing also speeds fault finding, since you can see a short or mis-ordered pair without cutting the plug off
Cable Compatibility and Installation Tools
- Works with any standard 8P8C RJ45 crimping tool; no pass-through crimper or specialised die is required
- Wires stop against the front wall of the plug, so trim conductors flush before inserting the loaded plug
- Pair with a continuity tester to confirm all eight pins map correctly before sealing trunking or conduit
- Compatible with shielded keystone jacks, shielded patch panels and shielded couplers from the wider UGREEN range
- Mascom International stocks crimping tools, cable testers, Cat 6 cable drums and patch panels alongside this pack
- Suits ISP last-mile terminations, CCTV camera drops, school computer labs and small business switch installations
Pack Quantity, Packaging and Storage
- One hundred connectors per box, enough to terminate 50 complete cable runs at two plugs per run
- Packed ten pieces per sealed aluminium foil sachet, keeping unused contacts away from moisture and dust
- Sachet packaging lets a technician carry ten plugs in a tool pouch without opening the whole box
- Working cost lands at KSh 16 per termination, against KSh 30 to KSh 50 for loose shielded plugs in CBD shops
- Compact box fits a standard installer tool bag alongside crimpers, testers and cable clips for site work
- Sealed sachets store well in humid conditions along the coast and in Kisumu without contact tarnishing
Package Contents
- 100 x UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 shielded RJ45 8P8C modular plugs
- 10 x sealed aluminium foil sachets, ten connectors per sachet
- UGREEN retail box with model and quantity markings
Note: crimping tools, cable testers, boots and network cable are sold separately. Mascom International stocks matching crimpers, testers and Cat 6 cable drums so you can complete a full installation in one visit.
Warranty
The UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects. Coverage applies to faults in the connectors as supplied, such as malformed contacts or defective latches. Damage caused during crimping, over-crimping, or use with a mismatched tool falls outside the warranty. Claims are handled at our Nairobi CBD service desk.
Where to Buy the UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack in Kenya
UGREEN NW111 Cat 6 Shielded Crystal Head 100 Pack is in stock at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. Visit Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, to inspect the connectors and test one against your own cable before buying.
Order through any of the following:
- Phone/WhatsApp: +254 708 852 521
- Email: info@mascomintl.com
- Website: www.mascomintl.com
Mascom International ships this pack across all 47 Kenyan counties with pay-on-arrival delivery you pay only when the box reaches you. Nairobi and its environs receive same-day delivery. All other major cities and towns, including Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kakamega and Kisii, receive next-business-day delivery. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days.
Every pack is covered by the 6-month warranty stated above, with claims coordinated at our Nairobi CBD service desk.
Installers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate part numbers, current pricing, and stock that is actually on the shelf when a job is waiting.
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