8P8C Shielded Jack for Board-Edge Ethernet
The TE Connectivity 5406295-1 is a right-angle modular jack with 8 positions and 8 contacts — the standard 8p8c layout for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet. It sits in the 5406295 series as a single-port, shielded variant with an integrated EMI finger that bonds the jack shell to the chassis ground, keeping common-mode noise off the signal pairs.
Shielding and the EMI Finger
The EMI finger on the 5406295-1 is the detail that matters for passing radiated emissions. It makes contact with the panel cutout or chassis before the signal pins engage, bleeding shield current directly to ground rather than letting it couple into the PCB traces. For a board layout engineer, that means the footprint keep-out zone around the jack needs a ground plane connection to the panel — the finger is only as good as the low-impedance path you give it.
No LED, No Confusion
This jack does not contain an LED. For a blind-mate or unlit enclosure, skipping the LED saves a few components and one less hole in the panel.
Through-hole solder termination with the tab pointing down.