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    DIY Install - Feedback please.

    Always nice to see when some one has taken the time and trouble to read existing posts in the forum, and done some thinking, before asking questions. My one suggestion is to start with a dream master plan, which perhaps goes beyond what you think you will do. Build infrastructure that has...
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    Connecting cables to outdoor devices without pigtails

    @TonyR what is your view on currently-unused/future-use ports in switches outdoors but in a "weathertight" enclosure? Perhaps a dab of dielectric grease and put in an RJ-45 connector/clip, with or without wire?
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @jnissen, thanks. Would have been nice to have a way to remotely "open-and-stay-open", and "close" the gate. But I do realize there are standards in the gate industry, and that rotary knob timer is the method to close the gate. Possibly a work-around may be to use the "scheduled-open/unlock"...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @jnissen, request your input on Access app to close the gate. I finally got the UniFi Gate Access hub connected via FO strands to the UDM Pro. The Gate Entry / Intercom is still not connected, just have to run an ethernet cable to the gooseneck and mount the Intercom. Please see attached PDF of...
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    Connecting cables to outdoor devices without pigtails

    Prior to mounting my first cam, I came upon this post and follow the official @TonyR method of proper watertight connections between pigtails and ethernet cable. Offical TonyR method for watertight installation So far so good. Now I have a large outdoor weathertight enclosure that contains a...
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    Building new home

    I'd run two copper ethernet cables to every location - I like a spare. I prefer Cat 6 or better, because construction and installation is hard on materials, and the plastic spine in the cable provides additional strength and tolerance of cable handling. These days everything seems to run on...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    @AP514 I had first pulled just a 1,250 lb pull tape through. Then I considered how to attach the FO cable at intervals to the pull tape as I was pulling more tape, for reasons you stated. Couldn't come up with a good solution and was concerned that in a 3/4" conduit a complicated process might...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    Thank you, all. @Ri22o conduits have been in the ground since 2018, though there were modifications at the very end of the verticals. In any case the pull is done, and someday I'd like to try a comparison of pulls between 1@ 90* sweep elbow vs 2@45*.
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    You build stuff the way I would like to (over)build stuff, but I end up settling for mainstream stuff because my vision is more expansive than my ability to execute. That is quite an intercom mounting post, and gate (from another post), that you built. I hope it all works out for all concerned...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    E. Open Questions: 1. I would appreciate input on how to hang power supply bricks for two switches and networking device hub in the low voltage weathertight enclosure. See image above. The enclosure provides standard DIN rails but there is no way to mount DIN rail hangers on power bricks, that...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    D. Execution details – deep dive Existing conditions were that I have two ¾” conduits buried in the ground, around 330 feet long including verticals at each end, from the wall of the house to the far end. From the wall, approximately 70 feet through the crawl and up to the wiring center. Line...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    C. Fiber Optic Cable basics, relevant to IPcam network In 2025, Multimode OM3 FO is the relevant standard for residential FO wiring. OM1 and OM2 are older standards just like Cat 4 and Cat 5 copper ethernet wiring are older standards. For understanding the basics of FO cable, I found posts at...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    B. Links, materials, tools, images Threads/posts: #11 #49 Materials: Weathertight box for low voltage equipment at far end, comes in various sizes Weathertight box at house end, comes in various sizes 14-Gauge Half Slotted Metal Framing Strut Channel 2-1/2 in. Pipe Strap - Silver Galvanized -...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    A. Overview of installing a long run of Fiber Optic cable I completed a long run of Fiber Optic (FO) Cable, with much help from forum members at every step. It was suggested that I document my experience, so this thread in case it is useful for others. Some time back I posted requesting input...
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