Need advice on New IP Cam set-up (particularly NVR)

witchboard said:
It's because you are shopping for Cat6A. Is there a reason you need Cat6A vs regular Cat6?
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Honestly, I am just trying to get the best possible cable and may have runs of more than 50 meters. I am installing this mainly for my IP cams, but also for a projector and computers. I figure if I do this right, less chance of re-doing it - who knows what we will have in 5 years.

This said, Cat 6 is more than enough now. I am just overwhelmed at the STP cable and needing to earth ground every single camera. This just seems overkill to me and I would need to do this myself and my time is really valuable to me now. The installer I am working with says he almost never uses STP ethernet cable and has never had any problems. He said if anything gets fried or if I have any problems, he will re-install for free. He says he will install the STP, just thinks I do not needed it (that my house is fairly new and most lightning would go through the electrical system in the house which is already grounded). I would be the one doing all the grounding which seems complicated and like there is no one right method to do things. I can use surge protectors at the POE switch and NVR but seems like an ordeal to earth ground every single IP camera - it costs about $40 bucks + time to do this all for a $120 camera.
 
AJbest said:
This said, Cat 6 is more than enough now. I am just overwhelmed at the STP cable and needing to earth ground every single camera. This just seems overkill to me and I would need to do this myself and my time is really valuable to me now. ..... I can use surge protectors at the POE switch and NVR but seems like an ordeal to earth ground every single IP camera - it costs about $40 bucks + time to do this all for a $120 camera.
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Understandble. At the very least, I would install a Ubiquiti Networks ETH-SP Poe External Surge Suppressor between the POE switch and the NVR and ground the ETH-SP properly.

AJbest said:
He said if anything gets fried or if I have any problems, he will re-install for free.
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I'd ask for that in writing. If GA is anything like AL (and it is), it's not a question of IF something will get baked by lightning, it's WHEN.

AJbest said:
He says ......most lightning would go through the electrical system in the house which is already grounded.
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He is VERY mistaken about that.
 
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TonyR said:
Understandble. At the very least, I would install a Ubiquiti Networks ETH-SP Poe External Surge Suppressor between the POE switch and the NVR and ground the ETH-SP properly.



I'd ask for that in writing. If GA is anything like AL (and it is), it's not a question of IF something will get baked by lightning, it's WHEN.



He is VERY mistaken about that.
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I think getting a camera baked is a real thing for sure - I have had a Hikvision cam and ethernet cable go bad - not sure if it was due to lighting but possibly. My only gripe is monoprice does not have Cat 6a STP so I would then need to use Cat 6 STP and buy by own shielded RJ45 plugs and keystones. If doing this, would this be the way to go?

Note: this is just for the main install - I will need to go back and include the surge protectors and properly ground one end of the cable. I assume that if I properly earth ground the POE switch this is all the grounding I need to do (other than ensure the metal drain is securely touching the RJ45 plug)?

Or, just go UTP riser rated and use surge protectors at the critical points?
 
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AJbest said:
Or, just go UTP riser rated and use surge protectors at the critical points?
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Yes, at the very least.
Also, my PC is on an APC battery backup and there's a Ubiquiti ETH-SP protector on the Ethernet before it comes into my PC.
 
AJbest said:
How/what do you ground your ETH-SP protectors to?
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I ran the ETH-SP's grounding lug to the green screw (ground) on a NEMA 5-15P (male plug) with a #12 stranded copper, type THHN green insulation conductor and plugged it into a grounded outlet labeled 'surge' on my UPS near the PC. The grounding conductor to the 5-15P is very short, about 2 feet long.
EDIT: Harbor Freight has for $3, ==>> here.
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