Soundy

Uhhh... "threading them around screws"???

Limitation of *ethernet* on Cat5e is 100m.

"8 by 2 gauge"?? There should be two connectors on the tails coming out the back of that camera: the BNC (video) output, and the power input. You can use any wire that will fit, and again, power it with 12VDC or 24VAC, or just about anything in between. "18/2" wire (18 gauge, two conductor) is common for power connections, but you're hardly limited to that.

You could run all eight cameras into an encoder and just feed them and internet all down a single line...

Welcome aboard!

You could always set a standard illuminator back inside a tube... would still have the glow, but you'd have to be looking straight into the tube to see it.

But the question is, how is the CCTV system "integrated" with the access controls? You're already running a separate DVR, which you say was chosen because it "integrates" with the access controls, but what exactly does that integration provide? The suggestion is simply to replace that with a hybrid DVR that can accept both analog and IP cameras, that can also integrate with the access controls... Edit: there's also this: http://www.americandynamics.net/products/VideoEdge_NVR.aspx

Most compression connectors are designed to be weather-tight. Get some dielectric grease, commonly sold at auto parts stores as battery post grease or at RV shops for putting in trailer wiring connectors, and put a bit of that inside the connector (both when assembling it, and where the two fit together). Give it either a tight wrap of *quality* electrical tape, or use some of this:

Like this? Never measured it, but I'd say this is at around 60m.

That should do the job... maybe a little overkill, but you're not likely to run out of capacity anytime soon

The xxx-24xx models are dual-voltage and use the green connector... the 12V models with barrel plugs are xxx-20xx.

What sort of "integration" are we talking about here? If you're talking about a DVR that can log data from the access control and correlate it to video, there are hybrid systems that will do that easily - take a look at www.3xlogic.com. Going to a hybrid would not only simplify things substantially, it would give you the option to go to megapixel cameras, now or in the future. Using decoders will not only mean you have to add another with any camera you want to add, but they'll be limited to D1 no matter what camera you attach.

That camera will work with pretty much anything from 10V to 30V, AC or DC... there's no trick to connecting them, no polarity to worry about. You're not really clear on the sequence of events... if three transformers blew after connecting them to the original camera, it's possible that camera was faulty to start with.

I wonder if you wouldn't be better off with something to just send analog video over the fiber...

No. And actually, you don't need to replace your existing switch, either - you can just add a PoE switch (stick to 8-port if that's easier on the budget) and connect it to the existing switch.

This - PoE switch, way cheaper than a separate injector... plus, you're ready to go if you want to add anything else PoE powered later (IP phones, access points, etc.)

If you can trigger off a PIR, so you can actually limit recording to the presence of a person (or at worst, a fairly large animal), I wouldn't expect you'd need a ton of storage.

Welcome! Took a look at your site - looks great so far!

It certainly COULD be a GV... or a GV clone. If it is, that would be why the software won't recognize it.

Most times, you'd use a BNC to RCA adapter - either one of these with an RCA-to-RCA cable: ...or one of these with a BNC-to-BNC cable: Then connect it to one of the A/V inputs on the TV (yellow RCA jack, usually).

You mean like this? You could do it with a DVR, but if all you're doing is viewing the cameras, not recording, then a multiplexer is by far the simplest and probably cheapest way to go. You don't need anything super-fancy like "pentaplex" and so on, just a basic 9-channel duplex or triplex mux will do.

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Look at the design of a typical bullet cam... then picture what happens to your view if someone nails it with a long stick or a big rock: the camera may withstand the blow, but ten-to-one it won't be looking at the same thing anymore. That aside, the others are right - it's great to have lots of pictures, but none of them give any idea of what the cameras will be looking at. At the very least, a Google Earth overview showing the layout of the house and property would help.

They may be using the wrong bulbs for the position as well. Standard thread-base PAR bulbs come in a wide variety of coverage patterns, from very wide floods, to very tight spots. Thanks Soundy i'm making a mental note of that.So in this case would halogen flood fixtures be a better fit than par flood fixtures? Hard to say exactly without knowing the site and location. Just FYI, "par" stands for "parabolic reflector" - your basic screw-in flood/spot bulbs. Any you look at should state the coverage angle on the packaging.