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Waterproof / Industrial Ethernet

M12 Standards

Used for industrial ethernet and EtherCAT.

Round M12 connector (same shell / thread as NMEA2000).

Variants with 2 or 4 pairs.

“Coding” means the plastic tabs / keys to only allow correct connectors to mate.

Up to 500MHz bandwidth/Cat 6a

Can carry PoE.

Covered RJ45

Parts seen on aliexpress. Cable gland type fittings that go on cables both sides of an RJ45 coupler.

Bulkhead RJ45 with extra protective seal

Also seen some on aliexpress.