A multi-port optical connection terminal for use as a branch point in a
fiber optic communications network at a distance from a mid-span access
location provided on a distribution cable having a plurality of optical
fibers. The multi-port terminal includes a base and a cover affixed to
the base. A stub cable port formed through one of the base and the cover
receives a stub cable having at least one optical fiber extending
continuously from the multi-port terminal to the mid-span access
location. A first end of the optical fiber is optically connected to a
respective optical fiber of the distribution cable at the mid-span access
location and a fiber optic connector is mounted upon the second end. At
least one connector port is provided on the multi-port terminal for
receiving the fiber optic connector and a connectorized end of a fiber
optic drop cable extending from the multi-port terminal.