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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the NavePoint card. Street from named snaps. We have not punched this panel. Buy links are not tagged yet.

NavePoint 10-inch CAT6 STP panel: skip it for the TRENDnet 12

SKU 00407266 is NavePoint’s own 10-inch 12-port CAT6 STP panel for the 6U. 10 × 1.764 × 5.063 in. Krone IDC. ANSI/TIA/EIA 568B. Maker store and Newegg (sold by NavePoint) both printed $46.79 this pass. The TRENDnet TC-P12C6 is the same width, unshielded Cat6, 110 or Krone, maker $28.59. That is still the 10-inch default.

The cabinet-maker panel is the obvious add-to-cart next to the 6U. It is the wrong add. A closet of UTP Cat6 does not need STP. Shielding only pays if every drop is shielded and the panel is actually grounded. Krone-only is a second tax: the TRENDnet takes 110 or Krone, so the Klein VDV427-300 still works. Depth 5.063 in will hang in the NavePoint 7 in max mount. Width is the real 10-inch / 254 mm, not a 19-inch 10-inch-deep tray with a confusing title.

Amazon listing B0CH1K346P is live; no clean buy-box dollar on this fetch. Print the live tag. The CAT6A sibling 00407267 is the same 10-inch 12-port in STP Cat6A — more money, still not the closet default.

What we would buy

PanelWhat it isStreet, 23 Aug 2026Buy if
The TRENDnet TC-P12C6 V212-port Cat6 unshielded, 10 inch / 254 mm. 110 or Krone. Named 10-inch panel.Maker $28.59 this pass. See that note.The NavePoint 6U is already the job. Default.
NavePoint 0040726612-port CAT6 STP, 10 inch / 254 mm, 1U. Krone. 568B. 5.063 × 10 × 1.764 in. Amazon B0CH1K346P.Maker $46.79. Newegg 2BA-001H-002H6 $46.79, sold by NavePoint. Amazon, no clean dollar this pass.Every drop is shielded Cat6 and you will ground the panel. Not a default.
Cable Matters 18001012-port Cat6, 19-inch 1U. Right panel for the StarTech 12U. Wrong width here.See that note. Catalog $29.99 last snap.You stayed on 19-inch. That is most closets.

Skip

Skip 00407266 because it matches the cabinet brand. Skip it for STP you will not ground. Skip the CAT6A 00407267 sibling unless the drops are Cat6A shielded. Skip 19-inch panels sold next to this one. You still need a Krone tool; it is not in the NavePoint box. Use the Klein VDV427-300. Used eBay lots are out. We have not punched a 00407266.

Sources

NavePoint 10 Inch Wide 12-Port CAT6 STP Patch Panel (SKU 00407266; maker $46.79 this pass; 12-port CAT6 STP, Krone, ANSI/TIA/EIA 568B, 5.063 × 10 × 1.764 in, in stock). Newegg 2BA-001H-002H6 ($46.79 this pass, sold by NavePoint). Amazon B0CH1K346P (listing live; no clean buy-box dollar this pass). TRENDnet TC-P12C6 12-port note (maker $28.59). NavePoint CAT6A STP sibling 00407267. Street moves. Print the live tag.

Also on this topic

TRENDnet TC-P12C6: the 10-inch 12-port panel for the NavePoint 6U254 mm / 10 in. Maker $28.59. The named 10-inch panel. NavePoint 10-inch modular keystone panel: skip it for the TRENDnet punch-downSKU 00407268 / maker $27.59. Blank face. Punch-down stays the Cat6 default. TRENDnet TC-P08C6: the 8-port 10-inch panel, skip it for the 12Maker $21.99 / Amazon $14.99. Same rails, four fewer punches. 10-inch mini rack for a closet that is not 19-inchBuy 10-inch only if the wall is the constraint. NavePoint 6U is the named start. Klein VDV427-300: the punch-down that is not in the box110/Krone. Still required for TRENDnet or this NavePoint panel.