hello all .. I am a newbie when I come to home security. I am building a new house and running wires through the walls to have everything wired. Cat6 solid utp is what the vendor provides. I am trying to figure out where all to put drops for the video cameras around the house and what cameras to use eventually. Not buying the security system from the vendor doing the low voltage wiring. I am on mobile right now, but will post some plans to get some input from you all as to where all to get drops to put cameras around the house.
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Over cable now when it is easy.
N+1 to each location ( that is run at least one more line than you expect )
See the
cliff notes on ideas.
Get a test camera to start testing possible locations. Dahua IPC-HDW22xx model works well for this, it's about $120 iirc, varifocal camera - worth keeping afterwards - looney2ns did a review on it...
Many professional installers install cameras too high - so do NOT trust them to do the best job for you.
Bring enough cat6 lines to the doors - camera at eye level ( 1+1 = 2 cables ),
door bell ( 1+1 = 2 cables ), ..
Make certain the cat6 cable has solid copper wires.
If the framing is already up, you'll need to work quickly.
For other cabling ideas for a new home check out: