sconce light fixture camera

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john94si

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Why not buy one of the $60 fixtures that you like and that will also allow hiding this $30 camera in it. It'll take some ingenuity and labor on your part, especially when it comes to making the camera weatherproof, but the TOP-201 series of cams have been proven to provide RTSP to BI.

You could skip the Wi-Fi and with a passive injector setup, send the 12VDC @ 2.0 amps over the CAT-5e cable along with the data.

Either way, you'll need the 12VDC power supply (5.5mm x 2.1mm).

Or if you're using a POE switch, skip the above 12VDC power supply and use a active POE splitter that outputs 12VDC.
 
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Its nearly impossible to get network pulled to that location as its a 2 story home and the PE switch is in the back upstairs.
 
john94si said:
Its nearly impossible to get network pulled to that location as its a 2 story home and the PE switch is in the back upstairs.
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OK, go with the wireless then as far as camera data goes.
But....how do you plan to power the camera?
 
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hmmm.. I recall seeing some pictures here from someone hacking one of these with a better camera....
 
john94si said:
Its nearly impossible to get network pulled to that location as its a 2 story home and the PE switch is in the back upstairs.
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Not impossible, but creativity is sometimes needed. You'd be surprised how you can get a cable from A to B if you don't see a wall as an obstacle. Just don't go punching holes you aren't prepared to fix, haha ;)

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OK, go with the wireless then as far as camera data goes.
But....how do you plan to power the camera?
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My guess is that the camera is powered by the same line level power that is going to the light.
 
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YYZed said:
My guess is that the camera is powered by the same line level power that is going to the light.
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As long as there's physical room for a AC ("line level") to DC power supply, as all cams, IP and analog, require such if POE, active or passive, is not mplemented.

If that "line level" power is always on for the cam then he'll need to come up with a way to switch the light off/on by photoelectric cell, PIR sensor or ???
 
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