Patent ID: 8827748

Claim:
An active keystone jack that is part of a network of signal communications comprising: a. a housing formed by front, rear, top, and side walls and having a plug receiving opening formed within a front faceplate; b. a terminator block; c. a front electronic display adapted to display alphanumeric data; d. a printed circuit board pre-programmed to sense and display: i. whether the jack is active or not; ii. whether power is currently present on the active keystone jack; iii. the IP addresses of the various equipment attached to the active keystone jack; iv. the MAC addresses of various equipment attached to the active keystone jack; v. the location of the far end of the network; vi. the security lock-out status of the active keystone jack; vii. the security settings on the active keystone jack; viii. the type of equipment that is attached to the active keystone jack; e. wherein the printed circuit board is adapted to set alternate levels of security of the active keystone jack; f. wherein said front electronic display is used to display all of the different information sensed by the printed circuit board of element (d).