This looks interesting but it uses CAT6 cable and I'm concerned with potential lightning strikes induced into the Cat6. Running a 120vac line w/fiber seems like it would be more reliable??? Sorry - I'm a newbie at this and am trying to understand my bes (and least expensive options) for a good...
Roger that samplenhold. My driveway's bordered by woods on both sides and even at 250', I would prefer to have a professional install it as you have suggested. I only want to pay once. :)
Thanks for all of the great advice form everyone on this thread. I believe that I have a good path forward...
Thx for the discussion. I've decided to dramatically reduce the wire run from 1200' to 250' - 300'. I neglected the voltage drops and potential issues caused by lightning which were brought to light by several people on this thread (thanks). At 250', the voltage drop on a 120vac 12/2 line is...
Thanks - read through it and it's very interesting. In fact, this may have pushed me over the edge wrt running an AC line vs a POE solution. In the thread biggen stated..."I for one don't want to go to the trouble of building out a network and running cable past 100m on the off chance it might...
Thx samplenhold (great name BTW - I'm a EE). I may be forced to do just that - run an AC line. I may also reduce the length of the run to approx 300 ft. We live in the country and my goal is to capture the license plates #s of vehicles that come down my driveway. I recently had a car zoom up/...
The power would come from the NVR and I would daisy chain 2 - 3 outdoor POE extenders such these: Amazon.com : poe extender outdoor
Would this work?
Thx,
Power is the problem at the end of the driveway. That's why I'm looking at a POE solution. Let me know if I missed something, though in your suggestion.
Thx
I would like to install a camera at the end of my driveway which is approximately 1200' long. I've read that I can use direct-bury Cat5e and POE outdoor extenders in a serial fashion every 100m to do this however I don't know if there's a limitation on the number of extenders that I can use OR...