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    • MattSpellerM
      MattSpeller @NattNatt
      last edited by MattSpeller

      @NattNatt No worries there, just string cat6 through a couple windows, give it a tug to get the droop out 😉

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      • Mike DavisM
        Mike Davis
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        I'm running all CAT6 for premise wiring. I might still use some CAT5e patch cables, but those are easily enough swapped out. I have heard of some PoE+ cameras burning up when run over CAT 5 cable. I don't want to have to go and rewire a building because I saved a few bucks on the cable.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @Mike Davis
          last edited by

          @Mike-Davis said:

          I'm running all CAT6 for premise wiring. I might still use some CAT5e patch cables, but those are easily enough swapped out. I have heard of some PoE+ cameras burning up when run over CAT 5 cable. I don't want to have to go and rewire a building because I saved a few bucks on the cable.

          That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

          A camera burning up would be more likely to have been caused by poor termination or damage to the cable when it was ran. Of course the wire could be bad internally, but in more than 7 years professionally installing alarm systems (some on ethernet) and another 17 doing network cabling intermittently, I have never had a box of bad cable. I am sure it happens, but I have never seen it.

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            Jason Banned @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said:

            @Mike-Davis said:

            I'm running all CAT6 for premise wiring. I might still use some CAT5e patch cables, but those are easily enough swapped out. I have heard of some PoE+ cameras burning up when run over CAT 5 cable. I don't want to have to go and rewire a building because I saved a few bucks on the cable.

            That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

            A camera burning up would be more likely to have been caused by poor termination or damage to the cable when it was ran. Of course the wire could be bad internally, but in more than 7 years professionally installing alarm systems (some on ethernet) and another 17 doing network cabling intermittently, I have never had a box of bad cable. I am sure it happens, but I have never seen it.

            Most manufacturs test the whole spool as one before it ships. I don't think I've ever seen bad cable either only bad termination or b damaged cable from installers putting too much stress on a cable.

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            • NattNattN
              NattNatt @MattSpeller
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              @MattSpeller said:

              @NattNatt No worries there, just string cat6 through a couple windows, give it a tug to get the droop out 😉

              That works with fibre too right? 😉

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              • Mike DavisM
                Mike Davis @JaredBusch
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                @JaredBusch said:

                That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @Mike Davis
                  last edited by

                  @Mike-Davis said:

                  @JaredBusch said:

                  That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                  I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                  Possibly. What is the wattage draw on the unit?

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                  • wirestyle22W
                    wirestyle22 @Mike Davis
                    last edited by wirestyle22

                    @Mike-Davis said:

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                    I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                    You mean a heater as in a heating unit? I guess? A quality cat5e cable will tolerate temperatures from -4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind I run a lot of cabling for my company but I am by no means a cabling guru. Maybe they know something I don't. shrug

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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                      @wirestyle22 said:

                      @Mike-Davis said:

                      @JaredBusch said:

                      That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                      I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                      You mean a heater as in a heating unit? I guess? A quality cat5e cable will tolerate temperatures from -4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind I run a lot of cabling for my company but I am by no means a cabling guru. Maybe they know something I don't. shrug

                      He means a heater in the camera enclosure.

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                      • NattNattN
                        NattNatt @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @wirestyle22 said:

                        @Mike-Davis said:

                        @JaredBusch said:

                        That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                        I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                        You mean a heater as in a heating unit? I guess? A quality cat5e cable will tolerate temperatures from -4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind I run a lot of cabling for my company but I am by no means a cabling guru. Maybe they know something I don't. shrug

                        He means a heater in the camera enclosure.

                        Whats the point in that? I'm guessing reduce fog/ice etc?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @NattNatt
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                          @NattNatt said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @wirestyle22 said:

                          @Mike-Davis said:

                          @JaredBusch said:

                          That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                          I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                          You mean a heater as in a heating unit? I guess? A quality cat5e cable will tolerate temperatures from -4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind I run a lot of cabling for my company but I am by no means a cabling guru. Maybe they know something I don't. shrug

                          He means a heater in the camera enclosure.

                          Whats the point in that? I'm guessing reduce fog/ice etc?

                          Yup.

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                          • Mike DavisM
                            Mike Davis
                            last edited by

                            yes, like this:
                            http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-q1604-e
                            I should add I'm in upstate New York, so our winter may be different than yours..

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Mike Davis
                              last edited by

                              @Mike-Davis said:

                              yes, like this:
                              http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-q1604-e
                              I should add I'm in upstate New York, so our winter may be different than yours..

                              NTG has managed Axis cameras in harsh conditions for UofR in Upstate NY, in fact.

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                              • JaredBuschJ
                                JaredBusch @Mike Davis
                                last edited by

                                @Mike-Davis said:

                                yes, like this:
                                http://www.axis.com/us/en/products/axis-q1604-e
                                I should add I'm in upstate New York, so our winter may be different than yours..

                                That camera is rated at pulling the full 25.5 watts. that is excessive. It you are going to be pulling that kind of power, you need to be certain of your connectors and wiring.

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                                • wirestyle22W
                                  wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by wirestyle22

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @wirestyle22 said:

                                  @Mike-Davis said:

                                  @JaredBusch said:

                                  That is just a silly thing to say. PoE and PoE+ require, per the IEEE standard, category 5, but is still allowed to be ran on category 3 for lower wattage workloads.

                                  I haven't installed many PoE+ cameras and have only had those running less than a year. Do you have a number of PoE+ cameras running on CAT5? Longer runs? I'm wondering why the camera company I was dealing made such a big deal about 23 guage CAT6 for their cameras. Maybe because it had a heater?

                                  You mean a heater as in a heating unit? I guess? A quality cat5e cable will tolerate temperatures from -4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind I run a lot of cabling for my company but I am by no means a cabling guru. Maybe they know something I don't. shrug

                                  He means a heater in the camera enclosure.

                                  WELP. I took a chance boys.

                                  I don't have to typically deal with harsh winters even though we were hit with a sizable blizzard this year in NJ.

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