Great tips as I am planning on running Cat6 cables through my home for my security cameras. To reduce all the wiring you ran to the attic, was POE cameras an option for your setup?
PoE is a great option and I wish I would have purchased PoE cameras. I wasn't paying attention to the details when I bought my camera set, but I ran the Cat6 for PoE cameras to be installed when I upgrade. If I could do it again, I would just run Cat6 for PoE cameras.
@@AlanCleggYouDoAV awesome, after all the effort you put in I'm glad you ran an extra cable! Looking forward to watching more of your home AV setup videos!
I don’t worry about drill depth unless I’m afraid of hitting something on the other side (pipe, duct, etc) or if I’m drilling UP through a top plate and I’m afraid of going through the roof.
Are you saying using Cat6 instead of the factory cat5 was not a factor in using your own cabling? I”m doing a 6 camera install at my home and have decided to use cat6 for better signal, longevity, reliability and overall quality . I also have a couple camera locations requiring outside runs of cable of 75 ft each. If my perception of included cabling with factory ends is wrong please advise.
My factory cabling was not cat5 or cat6. Those are digital cables so they are unrelated to my installation. If I had digital cameras and had to choose between using factory cat5 or purchasing my own cat6, I would use cat6 every time. I have seen cat5 cables drop signals. Cat6 is worth it for the boost in confidence that your cables will be good for this install and likely any other install in the future.
Why didn't you just run the cat6 cable and use balum connectors? Then when you get the ip cameras, you just remove the connectors and connect the rj45..
This is a good question. This would have saved on the work and cost of cable. I didn't think it would be that much harder so I wasn't afraid of adding extra work and I have a lot of extra cabling from my days of owning an install business. I always try to avoid more parts and pieces in my installs which reduces trouble calls and failure points. If this were a customer house and one balun failed, I would have to send a tech which would have required at least two hours of work to diagnose and repair on my dime. I think this is better with everything considered. I can see why many people would disagree though.
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What in the cable management
I had flashbacks to bad data centers as soon as that popped up. Lol
good tutorial mate, ty!
Great tips as I am planning on running Cat6 cables through my home for my security cameras. To reduce all the wiring you ran to the attic, was POE cameras an option for your setup?
PoE is a great option and I wish I would have purchased PoE cameras. I wasn't paying attention to the details when I bought my camera set, but I ran the Cat6 for PoE cameras to be installed when I upgrade. If I could do it again, I would just run Cat6 for PoE cameras.
@@AlanCleggYouDoAV awesome, after all the effort you put in I'm glad you ran an extra cable! Looking forward to watching more of your home AV setup videos!
Thank you!
What was your drill depth, did you have to go through two 2 X 4s
I don’t worry about drill depth unless I’m afraid of hitting something on the other side (pipe, duct, etc) or if I’m drilling UP through a top plate and I’m afraid of going through the roof.
Are you saying using Cat6 instead of the factory cat5 was not a factor in using your own cabling? I”m doing a 6 camera install at my home and have decided to use cat6 for better signal, longevity, reliability and overall quality . I also have a couple camera locations requiring outside runs of cable of 75 ft each. If my perception of included cabling with factory ends is wrong please advise.
My factory cabling was not cat5 or cat6. Those are digital cables so they are unrelated to my installation. If I had digital cameras and had to choose between using factory cat5 or purchasing my own cat6, I would use cat6 every time. I have seen cat5 cables drop signals. Cat6 is worth it for the boost in confidence that your cables will be good for this install and likely any other install in the future.
Why didn't you just run the cat6 cable and use balum connectors? Then when you get the ip cameras, you just remove the connectors and connect the rj45..
This is a good question. This would have saved on the work and cost of cable. I didn't think it would be that much harder so I wasn't afraid of adding extra work and I have a lot of extra cabling from my days of owning an install business. I always try to avoid more parts and pieces in my installs which reduces trouble calls and failure points. If this were a customer house and one balun failed, I would have to send a tech which would have required at least two hours of work to diagnose and repair on my dime. I think this is better with everything considered. I can see why many people would disagree though.
Where did you get the pipes from? Just pvc cut to size?
Yup. Just bought them from Home Depot.