Fiber optic connector holder and method

An optical plug holder comprising:

• a body defining an interior accessible through a single opening, the single opening being sized to receive only a single optical plug connector, the body being configured to hold the single optical plug connector while a dust cap is mounted over a ferrule of the single optical plug connector.

A fiber optic assembly comprising:

• a panel defining an opening;
• and
• a fiber optic connector holder mounted within the opening, the fiber optic connector holder defining a single opening sized to receive only a single optical plug connector, wherein the fiber optic connector holder is configured to retain the single optical plug connector while a dust cap is mounted over an optical end face of the single optical plug connector.

A method of storing optical plug connectors comprising:

• inserting a dust cap covered optical end face of one optical plug connector into a cavity of a connector holder, wherein the connector holder is sized to receive no more than the one optical plug connector.