Newbie here doing research. Looking to install a couple outdoor bullet cameras. Looking at the cameras, it looks like I have to drill a 1/2 inch to 1 inch hole to fit the connectors through. Is it possible to just drill a smaller hole to just fit the Cat 5 cable through and terminate it at the camera? This way, much smaller hole ( as I have a brick exterior wall ).
Hole size of poe camera
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bob2701
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PSPCommOp
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Junction boxes are great for this. I bought the ones made for the HK Turrets (smaller round boxes you get at Lowes were too small) it everything fits nicely up inside.
That would not get wife approval ... and it looks a bit hokey.
No other way to get the line to it less overtly?
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Kawboy12R
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Just run a bare length of burial grade cat 5 through a tiny hole and run it straight up into a junction box with a drip loop. One tiny small wire and it's waterproof. So, cam on the box, wire coming out pointed straight down, then in a bit of a J and up and then into the house under the eave. Angle the drill up so any rain that gets into the hole will drain back out instead of having a downhill run into your home. Seal the hole around the wire as well. Big waterproof conduit like hook3m used isn't really necessary although it does protect the wire from the elements (not necessary with burial grade wire) and tampering (IMHO not necessary in home installations). Why protect the wire if they can just rip off the cam, spraypaint the lens, or put on a ski mask? If the criminals know they're there in advance and determined to defeat them then they won't be much good for facial ID but they'll at least provide some evidence as to what was done.