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Hi Neil, Look Andy's email here, or PM him. I have that NVR and it works well enough. Also a lot of people really like a separate PoE switch and Blue Iris on a windows PC here. My notes from another site w/regards to wiring PoE: Security Camera System Minimal Viable Product requirements...

Welcome Dtsub, I would recommend getting junction boxes also for the cameras seeing that it maybe a challenge to stuff the cat5e connections back into the wall/eaves, I found junction boxes to be very useful and worth the money. Also I suspect you will eventually want more cameras and at...

Hi ThomasPI, sounds like you're ready for some fun... btw I added a vent into my closet, works well Suggested vent for closet - if your closet gets too hot Here's some notes I've made for new construction: New Construction additional notes: Before the drywall goes up is the most affordable...

Thanks for the notes. I see there are some subjects there that I didn't know I needed to know. I'll take a look at the Dahua Starlight PTZ. Since I initially posted I've been doing a lot of searching and have concluded that my budget is unrealistic. I'm thinking $500 to $600 is more likely...

Welcome Plannersteve, A new construction! Looks like you've been having some fun building. I would consider a Dahua starlight PTZ - iirc there is a model in the $350 range which I would start my comparison and search with. It's easy to get swamped with information here, so I wanted to share...

New standards were recently adopted for 2.5/5 G ethernet. That's because 10G ethernet over copper never really happened for the home consumer market and small business too. The gear is too expensive and the per port costs were too high. Many felt that 1G was plenty for the home. With the...

Hi mdm, Cat6 and even Cat5e works well enough, of course if you're looking to use the same cable for other locations which you want to use faster networking for computers then getting a box of cat6a would be good. A lot of new construction the advice is to stop installing cat5e and use cat6...

Hi Jsholtz, Sweet! I've added notes for folks on new construction, and wiring, if you see anything which can be added / modified please let me know, thanks! New Construction additional notes: Before the drywall goes up is the most affordable time to add wiring. Pull wires to all locations...

Thanks Matt, always do a great support for the members here, appreciated.

Welcome Mischa, It's easy to get swamped with information here, so I wanted to share some notes with you Please check out @giomania 's notes: Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) I have also made which are a summary of a lot of the reading I've been doing here,: Looking for some...

FYI - some notes from another site I've posted to .. New Construction additional notes: Before the drywall goes up is the most affordable time to add wiring. Pull wires to all locations you may use - better to over do it now than under do it. Pull N+1+ cat5e/cat6 wires to each location, N=the...

@BigLarge, may I ask where do you live (country, state, etc.) ? I ask because where I live (NW Alabama, USA) lightning can be VERY extreme and I use shielded twisted pair and it should be grounded either through the device's POE injector or adjacent to the POE switch or NVR's POE port...

I know just enough to be dangerous and, well, I've got myself into a pickle here. I ran approximately 1000ft of Cat6 CMR STP in my new construction home and about 250ft of Cat5e CMR UTP. All ends go to a "technical room" and the other ends go to various other rooms and areas of the house where...

I'm guessing the issue with the front door cam is that its placed way up high, so you're mostly seeing the tops of heads? Looking at the pics I've taken, it looks like the gang box for my front door IP cam is placed up high too. :| I guess its up so high because below it is a gang box for a...

Very good list above of things to do for new construction. I regret not knowing enough to have the front door cam positioned properly for face ID and microphone related stuff installed. Dahua has worked well for me - I don't see a heck of a lot of difference between Dahua and Hikvision but I'm...

BTW - here is a snippet of notes I've made in another site's wiki to .... New Construction additional notes: Before the drywall goes up is the most affordable time to add wiring. Pull wires to all locations you may use - better to over do it now than under do it. Pull N+1+ cat5e/cat6 wires to...

Short answer, yes, current electrical code in the US says a GFI outlet is required for a garage. (and outlets outdoor, in kitchens & bathrooms, etc) Garages and accessory buildings: Defined as structures that have a floor located at or below grade level not intended as habitable rooms and...

Possible options: 1) Stucco first - leave hole for cat5e/cat6 cable - then mount junction box on stucco and pull wire into junction box This works good if you decide to change the form factor of the camera later, as each form factor uses a different junction box. 2) Stucco after installing...

Thanks mat200! Your explanation is extremely helpful. For a new construction exterior wall, the junction box would screw onto wood, and then stucco (or other finishes) around it, I assume. For the wall mount, how would that work? Attach directly onto stucco? I don't see any finish lines on...

So the trick is going to be how you mount this. Neither the PFA-137 nor the PFB203W is designed to mount to a vertical in-wall electrical box. The PFB203W will mount to a horizontal 1 gang box. Look the the spec sheets: http://www.dahuasecurity.com/download/20150828axufgw.pdf...

VERY nice that your builder did this. I have both and like both junction boxes. The PFB203W will give you more room to tuck the cabling in, and in some cases works better. I used silicone caulk on the backs of the junction boxes when installed them. ( you would want to paint them before this...

Hello everyone, I' need some help with mounting cameras onto stucco. I purchased the IPC-HDW5231R-Z camera and dahua PFA-137 mount (maybe i should have gone with PFB203W instead?). My wife and I purchased a new construction home and had the builder run ethernet cables to the front of our...

Hello everyone! I am in the process of building a new home and wiring for a few security cameras. Two of these cameras will be on brick walls. Should I A) Just have the Cat5E pulled out for the brick layers to brick/mortar around? B) Have a round/rectangle outdoor junction box be put in to be...

Honestly my advice would be to take it slow. As to buying and owning your first house, don't underestimate the amount of savings you need if something major happens. You'll probably discover things about the house you'd rather change than being able to remotely unlock your door. It doesn't...

Hi Claymo, After a lot of reading and seeing what others have been doing I'm installing the wedge mini-dome starlight ( IPC-HDBW4231F-AS ) by the front door at eye level - while clearly a camera, with some matching paint it is looking good. Other locations I'm mostly installing the Dahua...

Sounds like each cam would have 270 degree FOV? That's too wide. You won't get detailed images, unless the person is within 8 ft of the camera. Check into FOV and camera placement: Advice needed on PTZ for nooB Dahua Ultra Starlight Varifocal Bullet (IPC-HFW8232E-Z) Camera Coverage Question...

Thanks folks. I'll either go with the new ASUS or the Synology. The house we are building is a 2 story so I'll keep the Airport and add it as a second router if I have strength of signal issues anywhere in the house. Primary router will be up in my office. Since it's new construction, I may as...

We're in the process of designing our "forever" home and should start construction in the next month. I'm doing all the low voltage wiring and running about 7,000 feet of CAT6 and about 1,000 RG6 cable all to a centralized data closet with a rack mount system and a 48 port PoE switch. (I've done...

Hi all, I have some Hik 2CD2342 turrets and am about to build a new home. Had these under the eaves in the soffit at the old home and would like to do the same again. I'm going to be doing my own network wiring and would like to pre-wire for these as much as possible. Wasn't HORRIBLE mounting...

Have you found anything substantial that points to a Ptz over sever fixed cams? I'm trying to decide now. I'm very undecisive most of the time and get confused what would be better in my situation alot