1000 Base-T RJ45 Jack with Integrated Shielding and LEDs
The TE Connectivity 6-2301994-2 is a single-port RJ45 jack rated for 10/100/1000 Base-T and AutoMDIX applications. It carries 8 cores per jack and terminates via through-hole solder posts, with a right-angle orientation (90° Angle) and the tab facing down. Three integrated LEDs (Green, Yellow-Green, Yellow) provide link/activity/speed indication directly on the jack — no separate board-level indicators needed. The base product number is 2301994, and this variant is supplied in a tray package.
The EMI finger shield is not optional decoration — it creates a 360° contact with the chassis cutout, which is what keeps radiated emissions below Class B limits in a metal enclosure. If your design skips the panel ground connection, the shield floats and you lose that benefit. The board lock (two through-hole retention posts) anchors the jack against the insertion and extraction force of a standard RJ45 plug — without it, the solder joints on the signal pins take the full mechanical load and crack over repeated mates. The right-angle orientation with tab down means the plug latches toward the PCB, which is the standard layout for most Ethernet port applications.