What Fiber Optic and Network Products Does Cables N More Offer?

Cables N More organizes its fiber optic and network products into five main groups: fiber optic cables and modules, media converters, patch panels, keystone and wall-plate components, and cable management accessories. The catalog is aimed at people building or maintaining structured cabling — connecting switches, patch panels, and wall outlets — rather than at general consumer electronics buyers. If you need to link two switches over fiber, terminate a run into a rack, or convert an Ethernet signal to fiber, the relevant parts are here. If you need a finished consumer device like a router or a prebuilt network appliance, this is not that kind of store.

Fiber Optic Cables and Modules

The fiber optic section splits into patch cables, connectors and adapters, attenuators, and SFP modules.

Patch cables are separated by fiber mode:

• Multimode patch cables — listed with OM3 (aqua, laser-optimized) and OM5 wideband variants, in duplex configurations such as LC to LC. Multimode is the usual choice for shorter runs inside a building or data closet.
• Singlemode patch cables — for longer-distance runs where the higher cost of singlemode optics is justified.
• Mode conditioning patch cables — used when running gigabit Ethernet over existing multimode fiber, a specific compatibility case rather than a general-purpose cable.

SFP modules are grouped the same way the cables are:

The store also lists an open SFP slot gigabit fiber media converter that accepts either multimode or singlemode modules, which is useful if you want one converter chassis and change the optic rather than the whole unit.

The supporting accessories — fiber optic connectors, adapters and couplers, and attenuators — are the parts you need when terminating or tuning a fiber run rather than just plugging in a pre-terminated cable.

Media Converters

Media converters sit between copper Ethernet and fiber. Cables N More lists them by speed:

• Fast Ethernet media converters — 100 Mbps class.
• Gigabit Ethernet media converters — 1000 Mbps class, including the open-SFP-slot model noted above.

The practical decision here is speed first, then whether you want a fixed optic or an open SFP slot. A fixed converter is simpler; an open-slot converter lets you match the module to whatever fiber you already have installed.

Patch Panels

Patch panels are organized by the connector or cable type they terminate:

• F-Type patch panels — coaxial, typically for video or RF distribution.
• BNC patch panels — coaxial, common in video and test environments.
• CAT5e patch panels — for 5e Ethernet runs.
• CAT6 patch panels — for 6 Ethernet runs.

Choose the panel that matches the cable you are pulling. A CAT6 panel on CAT5e cable works electrically but wastes the panel's headroom; a CAT5e panel on CAT6 cable caps the run at 5e performance.

Keystone, Wall Plates, and Network Cabling

This group covers the endpoint side of a structured cabling run:

• Cat5E keystone jacks (110 style) and RJ11 keystone jacks — the jack snaps into a plate or panel and is where the horizontal cable terminates.
• Keystone wall plates — available in multiple port counts and colors, and the store notes they accept both network and audio/video inserts, so one plate can mix data and A/V.
• Blank keystone inserts — fill unused openings.
• Keystone surface biscuit — a surface-mount box for runs that cannot go into a wall.
• Bulk CAT5e/CAT6 cable and silver satin modular cable (4-conductor, sold in 1000 ft spools) — the raw cable for pulling runs.

The typical sequence is: pull bulk cable, terminate it into a keystone jack, snap the jack into a wall plate at the user end and into a patch panel at the rack end, then use a patch cable to connect the panel port to the switch.

Cable Management and Rack Accessories

For the rack side, the store lists cable management alongside casters, fans, filler panels and spacer blanks, and rack rail kits. These are the parts that keep a finished install serviceable — routing cables, closing unused rack units, and mounting equipment properly. They are accessories to the rack and cabinet line (wall mount racks and cabinets, open frame racks, server cabinets) rather than standalone products.

How to Pick the Right Item

Work backward from the run:

1. Distance and environment decide fiber mode — multimode for short in-building runs, singlemode for long haul.
2. Existing equipment decides the connector and module type — match the SFP to the fiber you have, or use a copper SFP if no fiber is involved.
3. Cable category decides the panel and jack — CAT5e parts with CAT5e cable, CAT6 with CAT6.
4. Speed decides the media converter — Fast Ethernet or Gigabit.
5. Rack space decides the management accessories — filler panels for gaps, management for routing.

One caution worth stating plainly: the store's listings show connector types, fiber modes, and cable categories, but the page evidence does not include detailed electrical or optical specifications for every item. Before ordering, confirm the specific part number's spec sheet matches your equipment, especially for SFP modules and mode conditioning cables, where a mismatch will simply not link.