wiring

Hello, Before I start wiring it up, just want to be sure I understand it correctly. I have DS-KB8113-IME1(B) powered by POE (with Poe++ switch). I have symmetrical electric strike (works with AC 12V 530mA or DC 12V 660mA, there is no set (+) and (-) on it, you can wire how you want). To my...

Hi I'm trying to repair a damaged insun camera but I can't seem to get PoE working. I've attached pics. If I wire the solid black and red to the power it works off the plug. But Ive tried both combos of putting the red/white black/white where the blues would normally go but no joy

I have 2 wires siren I would like to add to VTH2421FW. I did the following wiring: COM ➡️ DC +12V NO ➡️ Siren DC -12V ➡️ Siren However, if door is open for certain time, internal beep on VTH is triggered and siren is not working. Any advice if this setup is correct? Is it possible to allow...

Hi, due go water ingress corroding the camera wiring connector to the RJ45 cable connection I cut the camera side connection to expose the color wiring. Please can anyone tell me what color goes to what pin of a T-568B rj45 connector. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi All - I am new to this forum (like 5 mins).... I am building a new home and need suggestions if i need to go for prewiring for security camera? The builder option includes CAT5, RG6, 20-2, 1 Plug and charges $350 for prewiring two cameras. Is this worth it? I understand I cant use these...

In my old house I did several runs of cat5 both in the crawlspace, and the attic, when installing cameras. I recently moved to a different house. I wasn't thinking about wiring at the time, but now I realize that (1) there's no installed ethernet wiring anywhere, (2) there is no attic (the...

Hi all, I joined this site when I began to install cameras for the first time on my house last week. I purchased two HDBW4431R-ZS on Amazon and mounted them horizontally under the eaves. One on each corner looking down the driveway and angled slightly so as to keep an eye on the other camera...

Had an issue where our outdoor cameras ethernet port was sitting in water. The inside was all corroded. We thought 'no problem' we'll just cut it and attach a new end. We were unaware that there are only 6 wires and none of the colors match? We contacted Dahua and we are 17 days out of warranty...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to set up my HIKvision camera for Solar power and had a couple of questions about how to wire things up. I'm planning to use a Renology 100 watt solar panel paired with their 30Amp charge controller to charge a UPG 35 Ah (85980/D5722) battery. The things I'm unclear on...

I am going to need to supply power from a plug-in power module (wall wort) as far away as 30 to 50 ft. What is the current draw that a typical IP wireless camera draws (such as the Foscam F18910W)? I guess more to the point, what gauge wire do people use to supply these cameras from a...