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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the TRENDnet V2 page. Street from named snaps. I haven't punched this panel.

The 10-inch 12-port Cat6 panel for the skinny cabinet: TRENDnet TC-P12C6

The 10-inch 12-port Cat6 panel for the skinny cabinet. The Cable Matters 180010 is 19-inch, the normal rack width. It will not hang in the NavePoint 6U. You still need a 110 punch-down.

TC-P12C6 is 254 mm / 10 in. Maker store $28.59 this pass. 10-inch is a skinny wall cabinet. 19-inch is the normal rack width.

SKU TC-P12C6, Version V2. 12 × 1000Base-T RJ-45. 250 MHz Cat6, ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2. T568A and T568B color codes. IDC takes 110 or Krone. Labels above the ports. Cable holders and ties in the box. 254 × 44 × 30 mm (10 × 1.7 × 1.2 in). 230 g / 8 oz. NDAA. 3-year limited. Depth is 1.2 in, so it fits the NavePoint 7 in max mount with room left for the punch-down side. This is not the wall-mount TC-P12C6V with the 89D bracket.

TRENDnet store $28.59, 23 Aug 2026. Newegg search card $49.99 plus $5.99 ship this pass. Don't make that the buy. Amazon US did not print a clean buy-box dollar on this fetch; print the live tag. NeutronUSA had $35.84 on 2 Aug 2026. Buy the maker card unless a US shop undercuts it.

What to buy

PanelWhat it isStreet, 23 Aug 2026Buy if
TRENDnet TC-P12C6 V212-port Cat6 unshielded, 10 inch / 254 mm, 1U-tall. 250 MHz. 110 or Krone IDC. T568A/T568B. NDAA. 3-year. 10 × 1.7 × 1.2 in. SKU TC-P12C6.TRENDnet store $28.59. Newegg $49.99. Skip that card. Amazon US, no clean dollar this pass.The NavePoint 6U is already the job. Default 10-inch panel.
Cable Matters 180010-CAT612-port Cat6, 19-inch 1U. Right panel for the StarTech 12U. Wrong width for this cabinet.See that note. Catalog $29.99 last snap.You stayed on 19-inch. That is most closets.
TRENDnet TC-P12C6VSame 12 ports, 89D wall-mount bracket, not rack ears. ASIN B08G5CVX3K.Amazon listing live; ~$29.99 on one snap. Recheck.You are screwing a panel to drywall, not hanging it in the NavePoint.

Skip

Skip this if the rack is the StarTech 12U. Hang the 19-inch Cable Matters. Skip the Newegg $49.99 card while the maker sells the same SKU for $28.59. Skip TC-P12C6V unless you want the 89D wall bracket. Skip StarTech C6PANL4512 (10-inch, 45-degree, wall). Skip Cable Matters 180058 vertical mini. Skip empty keystone frames. You still need a 110 or Krone tool; it is not in the TRENDnet box. Use the Klein VDV427-300. Used eBay lots are out. I haven't punched one.

Sources

TRENDnet TC-P12C6 V2 store page ($28.59; 12 × 1000Base-T, 250 MHz, 254 × 44 × 30 mm, 230 g, NDAA, 3-year, 110/Krone). TRENDnet product page. Newegg search card $49.99 + $5.99 ship this pass. NeutronUSA $35.84 on 2 Aug 2026. Amazon TC-P12C6V B08G5CVX3K. Cable Matters 180010 19-inch note. Street moves. Print the live tag.

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