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  1. Dave88LX

    T568A or B?

    Federal contracts are written by people who have no flippin' clue what they are talking about.:smash: (OK that might be an over-generalization, but just my personal bias and experience talking). I have seen while searching the same thing, that "it says to use 568A for federal contract work"...
  2. Dave88LX

    T568A or B?

    I started making Ethernet cables in 1999. I've done it for various gov't facilities, military bases, and commercial companies. I've never seen any location or person using the 568A standard. I've heard something along the lines of 568A was compatible with older USOC wiring, and 568B was the...
  3. Dave88LX

    Front door, flat house, vinyl siding ideas? (pics)

    Here's showing zoomed all the way in, and all the way out. 2.7mm and 12mm.
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    Front door, flat house, vinyl siding ideas? (pics)

    Night video:
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    Front door, flat house, vinyl siding ideas? (pics)

    Revisiting this thread now that I've got the Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z running up on a test stand. Keep in mind for this testing, the camera is about 6" further out from the house than it will be when installed. Current lens height is 5'6" above the landing, or, 6'10" above the walkway. For...
  6. Dave88LX

    Front door cam, fishing and mounting, vinyl siding

    @guykuo Thanks so much for all the details and tricks, those are great! Fortunately at least in my particular situation, I was able to take pics inside the walls before they were buttoned up. It's been really helpful with things. Hopefully today I'll be able to punch through the wall and floor...
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    Front door cam, fishing and mounting, vinyl siding

    I'm glad you mentioned this method. I'd seen some posts during my research that showed cutting an access hole and then fishing through the top and bottom, and using a low-voltage old-work box w/ faceplate. I can handle the drywall repair, but this would be so much less work. I sat there for a...
  8. Dave88LX

    Should I be making camera setting changes directly or through NVR?

    Dahua NVR, Dahua cams. I've noticed that I can make changes both in the NVR and when logged directly into the camera. Is there a preference to where the changes are made, and why? Thanks.
  9. Dave88LX

    Front door cam, fishing and mounting, vinyl siding

    This is probably the easiest. The rest require me running the other POE switch to the garage and then branching out of that.
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    Front door cam, fishing and mounting, vinyl siding

    My thought is to mount this mounting plate to the vinyl siding, attaching it to the sheathing using the 3 red locations, which are opposite the locations the PFA137 box will mount (6, 2, 10 o'clock locations). I was thinking of using counter-sunk screws so they would sit flush. Agree? Better...
  11. Dave88LX

    Front door cam, fishing and mounting, vinyl siding

    Before I start making holes, I want to make sure my plan is solid. This cam is going to be posted to the left of the front door, between the door casing and the shutter. The Cat6 cable will be running down into the basement. I will need a hole drilled through the 2x6 sill plate and into the...
  12. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Yeah they are pretty big. I'm going to work on the camera next to the front door first. I had a hell of a time locally sourcing vinyl siding wall mount plates. I'm honestly really disappointed that I can't find what I need locally. Home Depot had this, which perfectly fits the profile of my...
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    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    So I got lots of good information, but still wondering exactly how to seal up the holes in vinyl siding/house sheathing. Can any anyone give a rundown on exactly how one of these vinyl siding mounting blocks will be installed? Builders Edge 6.625 in. x 6.625 #001 White Triple 3-Surface...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4239R-ASE full color camera

    I chuckled when you mentioned what wattage bulbs were at your neighbors' houses :D
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    suspicious vehicle - looks like they wanted to steal my package

    What's that mean?
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    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Thanks @CCTVCam. Going to try and run it out of the siding and see if I can work it that route. If I end up needing to go through the foundation wall, I'll take a look at some new equipment!
  17. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Haha found my ugly yard. So I was playing with IPVM (before) and came up with these locations for the street by putting in the values for the cameras I was using, with the hopes of getting the best coverage on the street. I'll check out your locations (temp, cam on a stick) as well and see...
  18. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Not yet. I had a bigger plan for where I was going to mount my NVR, but that plan got shot full of holes, so I'm just getting things set up semi-permanently now. I've had the stuff sitting around too long. Just fired up the NVR, but my monitor is on my mining rig now, so I need to pick up...
  19. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Yeah the house is fully finished at this point, builders are long gone now. Basement is unfinished, I have access to everything from below. I've moved in (4 years ago haha). Good questions -- to save retyping things, I'll just link my previous threads if you don't mind. (I need to go re-read...
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    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    That is awesome @blake. I'll try conventional means but I may end up needing a new toy, especially when I get out to the garage. Thanks for posting that. Just noticed this while reading::lol: * Note*** Designed for Professionals only, not designed for DIY applications. Do not use this at home
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    Camera monitors

    Awesome. I need to pick up a monitor for my NVR and was overwhelmed by the options available. I know I don't need anything crazy, but, don't want junk either. I'll check out that Asus.
  22. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    I hear you...I wish the walls were still opened up. :(
  23. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Ah, sorry to mislead. These are old pictures. Walls are already closed up. I was just posting the insides of the walls of where I was going to wire. No obstructions, everything looks standard. I wanted to run wiring or have them run wiring while the walls were open but they were not willing to...
  24. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    This makes sense -- trying to work it with my wife -- NOT fun sounding haha. I do have the tape and walkie-talkies though.
  25. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    I tried to follow that but couldn't quite follow it. I think this works when you cut an access hole in the drywall to fish up through? I searched YouTube and found this video, and now I get it... Not sure what you mean about "Cut on end of it so it is curved" though. In my case for my...
  26. Dave88LX

    Cat6 - Here is why not - Change my mind

    I just used Cat6 because it's 2018. :rofl: Monoprice 1000FT 23AWG Cat6 500MHz UTP Solid, Riser Rated (CMR), Bulk Ethernet Bare Copper Cable $89.99
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    Drunk driver logic

    I don't condone drunk driving, but, what he said made me chuckle: "An inebriated motorist assured Florida police that he was not drinking while driving, but only swigging from a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon when his vehicle paused at stop signs and traffic signals, according to a police report."
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    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    I felt like it was a stupid question when I was typing it, but I'm glad that I asked! It sounds like I should just be able to just come out through the outermost floor joist (what the heck is that one called?), or on the front of the house, through the rim/band joist. I'll need to do some...
  29. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    Interesting, I haven't seen those before. So you're silicone'ing the insert in place and then around the cable itself? I saw they have them without the extra cutouts also. Is that what you meant, or was there a reason for the others...
  30. Dave88LX

    Sealing holes in concrete and vinyl siding

    It's dark outside now, but it's literally just a poured concrete foundation wall. Other areas will be your basic vinyl siding. The first camera I'm going to be putting up is going to be on the side of the house, somewhere at or below the bottom of the window opening. How far front-to-back on...
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