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i have never seen a company parking garage so clean . Everything is painted!!

i just read your info from your recent post of the problem you were having with the 5231 . Some really good info there . Thank you!

no damage or corrosion to pigtail.. Interesting observation..the camera is getting power. I see the IR lights are on and the camera is warm. But no picture on nvr( can’t find network host error). i removed the 5421 (port7j and replaced it with an extra 5231 that I had. I plugged it in port 8...

did you just cut off the end and replace the female connector or is the pigtail complete with a connector to the board of the camera?

What did you end up doing ?

I have been losing the signal on my dual camera off and on for the last 6 months . For the last month it has been pretty much everyday . what i tried... ..remove camera and clean(camera end) replace both connection of cat 6 wire ..upgrade camera to the newest firmware .. reset camera and...

and i didnt realize that you were talking about the female side , but i like your idea!! LOL

connector was already replaced last week . Thats why im a little surprised it failed again. i thought i had it figured out..

my idea is... bring the camera inside and swap with the one in the garage. Leave it for a couple of weeks and if it doesnt fail , i know its the cable ..

ok, after re-sealing and dielectric grease last week ,the camera was working fine. Today, the camera is giving me " failed to open video" again . What would be the next step in testing and trying to resolve this?

update : opened up the camera and checked connection . Low and behold, no waterproofing was done. . The connector was corroded and i`m sure would have failed soon enough. I don`t know why i chose to skip this step for this particular camera Maybe i was thinking that in this particular spot...

Dielectric grease and fusion tape was used. I will verify the connection to make sure everything is in order.

after almost 2 years without issue, my dual camera seems to be dropping connection a lot. I keep getting the "failed to open video" error at least once a week now . I have tried changing IP , different port on NVR , connecting to a POE switch, auto reboot every week. Nothing seems to help. It...

Very informative post . Thanks for keeping us updated.

What a unsettling feeling knowing someone could be vandalizing at any given night. wake up in the morning and telling yourself " what will i find today" .. Dude , you need a good guard dog . I guarantee she will never come back. I have UPS drivers running back to their truck after...