Panduit FZ8RP5NLSQNM002 8-Fiber OM4 MPO-LC Cable 2m

Panduit FZ8RP5NLSQNM002 QuickNet™ 8-Fiber OM4 Harness Cable Assembly

The Panduit FZ8RP5NLSQNM002 is a pre-terminated 8-fiber OM4 harness cable designed for high-density fiber deployments in IP surveillance networks, data centers, and enterprise telecom rooms. This 2-meter plenum-rated assembly features an MPO-8 female connector on one end and breaks out to duplex LC connectors on the other, enabling efficient backbone-to-switch connections while minimizing cable congestion. Factory-terminated with aqua OM4 50-micron multimode fiber, it delivers the low insertion loss and bandwidth required for 40/100GbE trunk lines and multi-camera IP video backhaul.

Key Features

• MPO-8 to Duplex LC Breakout: 4-to-1 fan-out architecture connects high-density MPO backbone ports to individual LC switch ports, simplifying structured cabling in confined spaces.
• OM4 Multimode Fiber: 50-micron aqua-jacketed fiber supports 10GbE up to 550 meters and 40/100GbE up to 150 meters, future-proofing your infrastructure for IP camera aggregation and NVR uplinks.
• Plenum-Rated (OFNP): Low-smoke, fire-retardant jacket meets NEC plenum requirements for overhead and in-ceiling routing, critical for commercial security installations.
• Factory-Terminated Quality: Pre-polished connectors eliminate field termination errors, reduce deployment time, and ensure consistent insertion loss across all fiber pairs.
• 60cm Equal-Split Legs: 24-inch breakout legs provide ample slack for patch panel dressing and switch port access without excess cable bulk.
• Standards-Compliant: Exceeds TIA-568-C.3, ISO/IEC 11801, and FOCIS-5/10 performance specs; RoHS-compliant for environmentally responsible installations.

OM4 fiber has become the backbone standard for enterprise IP surveillance networks running multi-megapixel cameras and centralized storage. When you're aggregating 30+ cameras onto a single 10GbE or 40GbE uplink, every dB of insertion loss and every meter of link budget matters. The FZ8RP5NLSQNM002 addresses this by using laser-optimized 50-micron core OM4 fiber, which delivers superior modal bandwidth (4700 MHz·km at 850nm) compared to legacy OM3. The aqua jacket provides instant visual identification in mixed-fiber environments, reducing the risk of cross-connections during maintenance. The MPO-8 female connector is keyed for polarity management—critical when you're running parallel optics or MTP trunk cables where a single fiber swap can bring down an entire switch uplink. The duplex LC connectors on the breakout end are push-pull latching, not the older snap-in style, so technicians can insert and remove them in tight switch bays without damaging adjacent ports.

Typical deployment: you've got an MTP/MPO cassette or panel in your telecom room aggregating fiber runs from IDF closets across the building. The FZ8RP5NLSQNM002 plugs into one of those MPO backbone ports and fans out to four duplex LC ports on your distribution switch, instantly converting high-density trunk capacity into usable switch interfaces. The 2-meter length is ideal for intra-rack or adjacent-rack connections—long enough to route around cable managers and reach top-of-rack switches, short enough to avoid the cable spaghetti that plagues under-planned data centers. The plenum jacket is non-negotiable for above-ceiling runs; inspectors will red-tag non-plenum cable in airflow spaces, and ripping out a failed inspection costs more than specifying the right cable from the start. For integrators running PoE+ or PoE++ to cameras over copper and then backhauling aggregated video over fiber, this cable is the last mile between your fiber backbone and your PoE switch stack—the piece that turns dark fiber into live camera feeds.

Panduit's QuickNet™ harness cables are factory-tested for insertion loss and return loss before they leave the production line, which means you're not gambling on field termination quality. Every connector is inspected under microscope, every fiber is continuity-tested, and every assembly ships with a test report. For commercial security installations where uptime and reliability determine whether you're monitoring a facility or troubleshooting in the ceiling at 2 a.m., pre-terminated harness cables eliminate the single largest source of fiber network failures: bad field terminations. This assembly meets TIA-568-C.3 Category OM4 specs, exceeds FOCIS-5 and FOCIS-10 connector performance standards, and complies with RoHS directives for material safety—a complete, standards-backed solution for mission-critical fiber infrastructure.