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Cat8 S/FTP through wall to Cat 5e wall port

A contractor installed Cat8 S/FTP in the walls; however, the wall port is labelled Cat5e.

Cat8 S/FTP cable

Cat5e wall port

Nothing in the house will benefit from the Cat8, it was just chosen for future-proofing, I believe.

In the same vein of future-proofing, should the wall outlet have been:

  • Cat8?
  • Cat6a?

Are these backwards-compatible with Cat5e?

Additionally, does any use of a shielded cable outside of the port require like-cables for the shielding to actually work?