Panduit FZ2ERQ1SNSNF016 OM4 2F Riser Fiber Assembly

Panduit FZ2ERQ1SNSNF016 QuickNet™ OM4 2-Fiber Pre-Terminated Fiber Assembly

Pre-terminated OM4 fiber eliminates field termination risk while delivering the bandwidth headroom modern security and datacenter networks demand. The Panduit FZ2ERQ1SNSNF016 QuickNet™ assembly ships factory-terminated with push-pull connectors on a 2-fiber, 1.6mm reduced-diameter cable rated OFNR for in-building riser pathways. OM4 multimode fiber supports 10GBASE-SR to 400 meters and 40GBASE-SR4 to 150 meters—bandwidth sufficient for IP camera trunk aggregation, NVR storage-network backhaul, and converged access-control infrastructure. The 1.6mm cable diameter reduces conduit fill by roughly 40% compared to legacy 3mm assemblies, a material advantage in retrofit projects where pathway capacity is fixed. Push-pull latching prevents accidental disconnects in dense patch panels and makes adds-moves-changes faster when you're working in live racks with 48-port fiber enclosures.

Key Features

• OM4 50/125µm multimode fiber — 4700 MHz·km modal bandwidth at 850nm supports 10G to 400m, 40G to 150m, and 100GBASE-SR10 applications without requalification
• Factory-terminated push-pull connectors — Low insertion loss (≤0.35dB typical), high return loss (≥20dB), and mechanical durability tested to 500+ mating cycles
• OFNR riser-rated jacket — Meets NEC Article 770 for vertical cable runs in non-plenum shafts, eliminating the need for conduit in most riser applications
• 1.6mm reduced-diameter cable — 40% smaller cross-section than standard 3mm assemblies; increases usable density in cable trays, ladder rack, and 1" innerduct
• TIA-568.3-D and ISO/IEC 11801 compliant — Verified performance to industry insertion-loss and geometry standards; qualifies for structured cabling warranty programs
• QuickNet™ pre-terminated platform — Zero field splicing, factory-tested end-to-end, individually serialized for traceability and as-built documentation

OM4 fiber became the de-facto standard for enterprise multimode installations because it offers four times the modal bandwidth of OM3 (4700 MHz·km vs. 2000 MHz·km at 850nm) without a cost penalty that justifies single-mode in shorter campus runs. For security integrators, this translates to future-proof camera networks: a single duplex OM4 link can trunk eight 4K IP cameras at 25 Mbps each over a 10GBASE-SR SFP+ uplink, or backhaul an NVR's iSCSI storage traffic to a SAN at 10 Gbps full-duplex with enough margin to handle retransmissions and protocol overhead. The aqua jacket color-codes OM4 per TIA-598-D, reducing misidentification during maintenance—critical when you're troubleshooting a live surveillance network and can't afford to unplug the wrong fiber. Panduit's factory-terminated assemblies ship with connector end-faces pre-cleaned and individually capped; insertion loss is measured and documented per link, typically ≤0.30dB for duplex LC assemblies in this product family. That's 0.05–0.10dB better than achievable with field termination using even high-quality epoxy-polish or mechanical-splice connectors, and the consistency matters when you're designing a link budget for 300-meter camera runs where every tenth of a dB counts toward your receiver sensitivity margin.

The 1.6mm reduced-diameter construction uses a tight-buffered fiber design with aramid yarn strength members and a low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH-compatible) riser jacket that meets UL 1666 flame propagation limits. In a typical datacenter row deployment or telecom room serving a distributed surveillance network, the smaller cable cross-section allows roughly 60% more fibers in the same 4" cable tray compared to legacy 3mm zipcord assemblies—this is the difference between fitting 24 duplex links vs. 15 in a single tray run from your main distribution frame to an IDF closet three floors up. The push-pull connector style (typically LC duplex in Panduit's QuickNet™ OM4 line) uses a molded boot with a tab that lets you disengage the latch without finger access to the narrow RJ45-style clip; when you're working in a 2RU fiber panel packed with 96 LC ports, the ability to pull a connector one-handed without a hook tool saves 10–15 seconds per move, which compounds across dozens of changes during a system expansion. The OFNR riser rating qualifies the cable for vertical runs in non-plenum shafts per NEC Article 770.113, eliminating the need for metallic conduit in floor-to-floor penetrations—a significant labor and material cost reduction compared to running individual OFNP plenum-rated drops through EMT. For security installations spanning multiple floors (common in hospitals, universities, and government facilities), this means you can run a riser bundle from the central NVR room to IDFs on floors 2–6 without conduit, then transition to OFNP patch cords only in the plenum spaces above the drop ceilings where cameras actually connect.

Compliance to TIA-568.3-D and ISO/IEC 11801 ensures the assembly meets geometry, insertion-loss (≤0.75dB max per mated pair), and return-loss (≥20dB) requirements that are prerequisites for most enterprise structured cabling warranties. Panduit's factory test process measures each fiber end-to-end at 850nm and 1300nm, verifying attenuation and confirming no micro-bends or contamination; the test data is available on request for projects requiring as-built certification or LEED documentation. The QuickNet™ serialized labeling on each connector boot provides a unique assembly ID that ties back to manufacturing lot and test records—useful when you're building an as-built fiber map in a 400-camera stadium deployment and need traceability for future troubleshooting. Because the connectors are terminated in a controlled factory environment with automated polishing and inspection, you avoid the field variables that cause 80% of fiber-related trouble tickets: contaminated end-faces, over-polished ferrules, incorrect epoxy cure, and handling damage during installation. For integrators who bill T&M or fixed-price projects, eliminating callbacks to re-terminate a bad connector can recover the 15–20% price premium of pre-terminated assemblies within a single avoided truck roll.