Do you know of any pre-made cat6 solid copper?It's really hard to tell from the pictures or even RCA's site what this wire is made of. Based on the pictures I am going to say that it is -at best- a stranded copper cable, but potentially (and, likely, at the price) copper clad aluminum (CCA).
RCA 25' CAT6 Patch Cable - Gray
This cable connects your computer to a network. Simply plug one end of the cable into your computer and the other end into your modem, network hub, or Ethernet device!www.menards.com
Will it work? Maybe, but I personally wouldn't risk it - I would find a wire that positively says that it is copper
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If you want to go with stranded I would likely try this:
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You won't really find a solid copper patch cable as they are all stranded so that's probably your best bet
A quick glance it all looks fine, you'll need a crimper (you can get a Klein brand they are good)
Can you share a link to the ethernet plugs? That's the only part I'm not sure of, I don't personally know what "with inserts" means but somebody else could also probably opine
Monoprice 8P8C RJ45 Plug with Inserts for Solid Cat6 Ethernet Cable, 100 pcs/pack - Monoprice.com
This is a pack of 100 crimp on RJ45 connectors for Cat6 solid cables. Cat6 connectors are made to higher standards, that help reduce noise caused by crosstalk and system noise. These connectors featur
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Go with the pass-through type RJ45s. Much easier to work with especially if new to it.
Some people like the ones with the inserts but I hate the things. Two parts that you have to deal with getting the wires into right and the inserts are tiny and too fiddly for my big fingers. Just makes it harder for me.
Some people like the ones with the inserts but I hate the things. Two parts that you have to deal with getting the wires into right and the inserts are tiny and too fiddly for my big fingers. Just makes it harder for me.
Im as new as they come as far as this stuff. I have some experience with heavy truck electrical but thats about it. Are the Klein pass throughs easier to work with? I found the crimper with a 50 pack of connectors for $59.
Yes most of us prefer pass throughs - it allows you to strip the wire to whatever length you find easiest to work with to straighten/organize the conductors. Then you slip the connector over the conductors (the small wires inside of the main CAT6 cable) and they pass through out of the front of the connector. You crimp and (depending on the tool) the crimper will trim the excess wire off of the front of the connector
I was lookimg at this from Klein.
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That'll do it
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Awesome
Thanks for all the help. Now just need to order the cameras and switch and should have it all on the way!
Any chance you could send links for these I'm having a hard time figuring out which ones are which. Also I think I'd like to have a two way talk cam at location 1 and 6 if at all possible. Thanks in advance!
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Blue Iris does support 2 way talk, but it can be a bit tricky - if it were me I would start out with your proposed 4 basic cam setup and get everything running
Then in some time if you'd like to dip your toe in 2 way talk you can easily swap the existing cams with ones that support it (or even add more cams, I guarantee you're going to want to)
Any others with differing opinion feel free to share!
One other thing - I would suggest you start by getting everything running on the 'bench'.
Get your PC, Blue Iris, etc all playing nice with the camera before you hang it up - then once you have the hang of configuring etc you can put the camera in its ultimate location
Get your PC, Blue Iris, etc all playing nice with the camera before you hang it up - then once you have the hang of configuring etc you can put the camera in its ultimate location
That makes sense. I just thought while I have all the tools out to just get it done with at one time. However with it being my first setup it might be a good idea to go that route.
Two-way audio is more gimmicky than reality. It is much more like a walkie-talkie push button and talk and release button type action and it can have a several second lag.
Certainly not the best to have a conversation - more like yelling "get the f off my lawn" LOL.
A doorbell camera is a much better choice to have a conversation like experience.
Certainly not the best to have a conversation - more like yelling "get the f off my lawn" LOL.
A doorbell camera is a much better choice to have a conversation like experience.