Recent content by DahuaIPCamUser

I wanted to provide a short tutorial on what I ended up doing to "fill the hole" in the 5" utility box. For the longest of time I searched for the "ideal rubber grommet" which would accept the 1/4" IP camera cable, fill the 3/4" hole and fit over the 1/8" box. I narrowed it down to an...

For future reference of others that may be poking around the forum, here are some related posts: https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/best-way-to-plug-5-8-inch-holes-from-pre-terminated-cat5-cable-runs.70145...

For the reference of others, here's an interesting post about using duct seal, foam and silicon caulk with inside/outside wiring and conduit: What material to use for sealing inside of outdoor conduit to block moisture/insects?

For the reference of others, here's an interesting post about using duct seal, foam and silicon caulk with inside/outside wiring and conduit: What material to use for sealing inside of outdoor conduit to block moisture/insects?

First. I wanted to thank everyone for their good suggestions and input. That got me thinking about the "hole in the box" problem. I'm a hardcore engineer and hence I am over-analyzing this situation :-) I've been putting a lot of mental effort into the outdoor setup so that I don't have to...

I had been arguing that point with myself, this time around. A couple of years ago I added 3 outdoor receptacles + one security light to my house (with wiring routed into the boxes via PVC pipe, which is beside the point). For the junction boxes I recall drilling a tiny 1/16" or 1/8" hole in the...

The information on the ipcamtalk forums have been invaluable to me when selecting my EmpireTech cameras and planning out my installation. I now have all the outdoor PVC conduit and Ethernet cabling installed. That leaves me with one burning question and problem to resolve... What I've chosen to...