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    Cam on gate post

    That's a possibility. Time to get a black cam and start experimenting.
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    Cam on gate post

    I agree with your assessment. The way you have it is the best solution. Was worth thinking about tinkering with YOUR work, and as it turns out, you already have the best possible way. To my eye the PFB203 and other such mounts work in other situations, but not as well on a gate post cap.
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    Cam on gate post

    Please see the attachment in response to your comment. I have yet to upgrade to a newer version of 3D rendering software and used what I have. The more I think about it, I land at “never mind” but still wanted to depict what I was thinking about. There is simplicity/absence-of-complication in...
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    Cam on gate post

    Thanks - just went through the other thread and much to like there. Those "caps" would much help my cause, logistics TBD. I'd go with a 54IR-ZE in each post cap. It would be worth working with available orientations because this solution is elegant. Just a thought ... perhaps there could be a...
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    Cam on gate post

    Let's say overview, though anything could be fair game going forward. Right post cam could be oriented leftwards, say, and left post cam oriented rightwards. Black turrets with dome-up would blend in best, but it would be hard to get cams to point downwards. Overall FOV of 180 degrees would be...
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    Cam on gate post

    Request input on how I might mount cameras on gate posts in image, and what cameras - see image. PoE switch in enclosure at right in image. My thinking on cams at this location has been evolving. Now thinking the top of the 4"x4" black steel gate posts ( with slip-on plastic cap on top) may be...
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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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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks @jnissen. The above 800 ft spool you linked to would provide just the right amount of cable for my two runs. The info you provided some time back, and the encouragement, got me ready to terminate my own cable, Then, I got cold feet and started looking for pre-terminated cable! In a...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks @Teken and @MTL4. A preliminary search got me to this single mode cable, which at least seems to check all the boxes except for mode. When I search for OM3 cables, so far whatever I find is multiples pricey. Question: Run 01 400' - will connect cam PoE switch at gate (power present...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thank you for your response @Teken. The 1 1/2" partial-run installed is currently empty (205' in the ground already, another 123' to go), total end-to-end run of cable will be around 400' including indoors run to wiring room (EDIT). The sole purpose of that conduit is to contain fiber once I...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @Teken - I am now looking at two runs of fiber cables in the same conduit (or separate conduits if that were essential), one for cams and one for a gate controller which will be on a vlan for internet access. I'm inclined to use pre-terminated fiber cables. Questions: 1. What would be...
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    Cams and internet connectivity at driveway gate

    Thank you @looktall, @danweber1, @Keizer, and @tangent. I always assumed that FO would require a degree of precision which would be beyond my abilities. So I take the point well to use pre-terminated cable. I was tempted to attempt it because I have ¾” conduits that I was not smart enough at...
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    Cams and internet connectivity at driveway gate

    Thank you @TonyR, @looktall, and @Keizer. If I can run one FO cable, I may as well run two, once I figure out which FO cable to run. If I teach myself how to terminate FO, I can use existing ¾” conduits. If pre-terminated, then I have to wait until I can get a bigger conduit in the ground...
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    Cams and internet connectivity at driveway gate

    In a couple of other threads I had asked about a long outdoors network cable run (330 feet outdoors + 70 feet indoors to wiring center = 400 feet approx total) to a driveway gate, and camera location(s) at gate. The consensus was use FO for the networking run. The camera count clicked in at...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    What physical orientation should the boobie cam HDBW5441F-AS-E2 be installed in? I have it as pictured and the time overlay from the cam is (was) upside down. I found my way to the option in the GUI to flip the image and mirror-image it, and the end state looks fine. But it got me wondering if I...
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    Good deal Annke 180 degree dual 1/1.8 for $220?

    I have two Annke NCD800’s in service and am happy with them. I paid $235 and $200 respectively for them, bought at two different points in time from Annke. Reading opinions and experience above with the FCD600, I am thinking of buying one. Optically it seems similar to the NCD800, and having...
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