Security camera installation

chewed

hi, looking for some advice on how best to install a security camera.

I bought one of these a few months ago and haven't got around to installing it yet. I was looking at the front of the house on the right side, pointing to the front door and driveway.

below is an image of house. The location is right outside the living room where the router is located (handy for the wifi to camera) and some free sockets. The power adapter is about 3m in length. Would I be able drill through the wall or is there a neater way I can get the power lead into the room. Ideally I'd like all the cables to be hidden.

Also, could I screw in the camera into the white plastic fascia? Or would it be to weak to hold the camera?

fred funk }{

You could drill out the side and cable tie the cable behind the gutter. Id recommend installing it under the facia as it will keep the rain off it.

chewed

fred funk }{ wrote: »

You could drill out the side and cable tie the cable behind the gutter. Id recommend installing it under the facia as it will keep the rain off it.

The camera is water/weather proof, so not too worried about rain. If I put it in under the fascia it's going to block to view of the front door.

My main issue is where do I put the power lead? Should I drill straight through the wall into the living room?

any sockets in the attic ?
If not consider getting some added .

granturismo

Would you be prepared to get a battery powered camera? Here's an example that was available recently with shipping from Czechia for about €79, with the gateway. I have one and the battery is still at 80% after 3 months but its only on for 6 hours at night.

https://www.banggood.com/Global-Version-IMILAB-EC2-Xiaobai-Battery-Version-Smart-IP-Camera-1080P-8-LED-IP66-Waterproof-Outdoor-Wireless-Monitor-CCTV-From-Eco-System-p-1591963.html?cur_warehouse=CZ&rmmds=mywishlist&ID=6285774

Is that a downlight in the facia, can you use that conduit to track back to a socket indoors?

glynf

Only option to power it is using the PSU, so you will need to plug it in. I would say socket in the attic as well, beats drilling through the front wall. You could also get a PoE camera, power over Ethernet-which runs 24/48V power and data down the same Ethernet cable, doing away with the need for a power brick; you could run a single cat5/6 from the router up into the attic and out through the fascia into the camera. At the router, fit a PoE injector like this , Ideal if its just one camera. Most external bullets come with a SD slot for edge recording.

If the fascia has a wooden backer it would be better, if not the camera looks quite light so three decent self tappers/wood screws would be fine.

listermint

Realistic no mess solution will be to drill hole into lower part of wall near the downpipe to bring the power cable out and up cable tied to the downpipe.

Angle the hole downwards to the outside to prevent water and fill the hole with expanding foam and silicone to seal the end.

Make sure to note electrical cable runs inside to avoid.

This method should cost the least and avoid ugly trunking inside the living room area.

Johnthemanager

chewed wrote: »

The camera is water/weather proof, so not too worried about rain. If I put it in under the fascia it's going to block to view of the front door.

My main issue is where do I put the power lead? Should I drill straight through the wall into the living room?

Ya, but if the lens is wet, you won't see anything through it only a blurr

10-10-20

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Ya, but if the lens is wet, you won't see anything through it only a blurr

That and putting it under the soffit will give it protection from glare during low sun conditions. But it all depends on the viewing target from that angle, I suppose.

chewed

I just realised there is a hole already drilled at the bottom on the side of the house which was originally to pass through old Sky cables. The only problem is that the power supply is not long enough to pass through this hole and reach the camera where I want it. Is there any way to get a longer power supply? Or are there restrictions on how long they can be?

Sharpyshoot

Is the power supply cable just a communication cable with rj45 connections?

chewed

Sharpyshoot wrote: »

Is the power supply cable just a communication cable with rj45 connections?

No, it's just a standard 9v power supply

Sharpyshoot

Why don’t you make your own extension cable for it. Use some cat 5 or similar and blocks as in link below.
https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/connectors/screw-terminal-block/

Or buy premade ones

https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/cable/dc-extension/

chewed

Sharpyshoot wrote: »

Why don’t you make your own extension cable for it. Use some cat 5 or similar and blocks as in link below.
https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/connectors/screw-terminal-block/

Or buy premade ones

https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/cable/dc-extension/

Cheers for that. Looks like a great option. Would that work ok with my power supply? TP-LINK Model T090060-2b1 9v 0.6a Switching Power Supply Router.

Sharpyshoot

I see no reason why not.

chewed

Sharpyshoot wrote: »

Why don’t you make your own extension cable for it. Use some cat 5 or similar and blocks as in link below.
https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/connectors/screw-terminal-block/

Or buy premade ones

https://www.freetv.ie/cctv/cable/dc-extension/

Thanks again for this recommendation. I bought a 5m cable and managed to push it though the existing hole and installed the camera on the fascia. Works great! This is why I love Boards.

Sharpyshoot

Excellent stuff nice to see result.