Patent ID: 8376787

Claim:
A termination unit for use in a wired computing network having a plurality of end-user devices, the termination unit comprising: a jack having an opening sized to receive a plug connector, and a termination face for terminating wires of a network cable thereto, said jack further including a plurality of conductive terminals disposed within said opening and extending to the jack termination face for connecting to the wires of the network cable, said jack further including a shutter movably mounted within the jack opening; and at least one electronic element having a first impedance value, the electronic element being operatively connected to the shutter, the shutter being moveable between first and second operative positions, wherein in the first operative position, the electronic element is not connected to said terminals and in the second operative position, said electronic element is connected to said terminals to provide a second impedance value across said two terminal that is different than the first impedance value.