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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @jnissen I am looking forward to your thread on the UniFi Gate controller. It is the final piece of my project that I have yet to get operational, pending pulling and terminating the FO. Am hoping to post a new thread on the end-state of my long network run when I get there, and in the meantime...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Glad to see this thread is helpful @Madflamethrower. This discussion thread, and the input and support from many, has helped de-mystify FO for me. I used to think it was high-end precision work only utility company guys do. I still wouldn’t attempt to join/splice FO strands. But terminating FO...
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    Good deal Annke 180 degree dual 1/1.8 for $220?

    @BYS sorry I somehow missed your post, so this much delayed response. I did not try using the mic.
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks for your thoughtful response @Oscar C. At this point I am well down the FO road. All that remains is pulling the cable, and terminating fibers. By now I have the supplies, tools, gear, and know-how (not counting hurdles yet to be discovered) - just have to finish the project. I'll be...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Best as I can tell the Ubiquiti Gate Kit would be best for me given what I have in place already. At first I was perplexed as to whether the hub would go in my wiring room, or in the vicinity of the gate. After looking through available details, best as I can tell it should go near the gate. I...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks. My network router is a UDM Pro and now that I know Ubiquiti has a Gate kit, am going to look at it. To the extent that UniFi creates a network for cameras as well as for gates, sounds like that would be the way to go. Your gate setup sounds very nice, and approriate for a ranch. My...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @jnissen thank you for asking, progress is slow, and this is where I am: 1. Recently I got the parts you had suggested as well as a Jonard JIC-375 stripper and Kevlar/Aramid snips. I have the Klein electrical stripper, but since I am not paying somebody else to do the FO, decided to spring for...
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    Cams and internet connectivity at driveway gate

    @tangent thanks for suggesting the GDS 3710. I found a marketing and technical webinar on it from seven years ago. With this cam & gate control it looks like the "server" software is available via download. I am hoping that means this cam-control can be operated off the same internet-isolated PC...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Have come up with a possible solution for the FO bend radius problem, see photos of mock-up. Using parts laying around, I dry-fitted an assembly. I did have to buy the Y-adapter. I could even lose the Y-adapter, and bring just one conduit up before the box. This way much of the existing setup...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    The spool of FO arrived, and I ripped a segment of cable to get a feel for it. First photo: cable in a piece of ¾” conduit, for scale. Cable is approximately the size of Cat 6 copper, and about the same stiffness. Second photo: the orange ripcord is at 4 o’clock, the 12 fiber strands are...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Time to get a hands-on feel for FO. Ordered cable at the link @jnissen posted, and a few tools will be next. Even if I end up going to Plan B, this will be tuition to learn something. Until recently I had at best a vague understanding of FO. Water in the conduit is going to be a serious...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    My understanding of FO is certainly growing - one needs a pair of fibers for one run, OM3 multi-mode is the way to go, and avoid unnecessary joints – run from switch to far point (like an outbuilding) without any intermediate terminations. Got that. In my case, there are three possible paths...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks - will definitely terminate all pairs. Once I mobilize, may as well be done with it for future flexibility. Even in one person's time in a home, things can trigger change. The ability to adapt and reconfigure often opens up possibilities one may not have thought of at inception.
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    I'm beginning to wrap my head around FO cable now. The outer dia of the six strand OM3 is 6.3mm (1/4") so perhaps it can be it can be pulled through the existing 328' long 3/4" conduit, which I was thinking was too thin. I am going to look for someone to do the terminations, and perhaps the pull...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks @MTL4. I am taking from the image of the cable at the link and from the associated specs PDF that 24-strand means it is like 24 fiber cables. If one wanted two runs of fiber and used such a cable, one would not install two runs of the entire cable, rather, one run would leave 22 spares. I...
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