The items in this category vary greatly in form and function but they all are used to connect your network equipment to your fiber backbone. Connectors are used to terminate the ends of the fiber optic cable so that it can be connected to your network equipment. They are available as traditional epoxy style connectors or quick termination mechanical type connectors. Fiber optic adapters are used to mate two connectors together in a patch panel or for testing purposes. Terminator or Black Hole Connectors are used to decrease back reflections from unused ports in your patch panel. Attenuators are also available to decrease signal strength when the transmitting laser is too hot. Termination tools, connector boots and dust caps are also available.
