POE outdoor camera needed to mount below wall light?

[1233user]

When I built my garage I ran a shielded cat6a cable to the area behind each of my outside wall lights. In the future I would like to mount a camera below each light (I have 3 of them). I am ready to sheetrock the inside walls, so I need to finalize the cat6 wiring to the outside. Right now I am planning to just run it into the vinyl mounting boxes for the lights, but I don't really have any idea what I am going to use for cameras or how I am going to mount them in the future. I would like something that doesn't stand out as being a camera, maybe something that looks like a motion sensor hanging below the lights?

I guess for now I just want to make sure that I have the wiring in the right place for future use. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

 

[kbs2244]

8 inches rolled in the box will give you lots of options.

 

[PhysicsDude]

FYI, I have installed literally thousands of outdoor cameras, and have never used shielded cat5/6. Shielded is a PITA to terminate and everything else. I think the only place you actually see it used in industry is things like cell towers and radio towers. Otherwise a properly grounded power supply, switch, and maybe a surge protector on the cat5/6 cable is the only protection you need.

Integrated light/camera sounds like the way to go for your situation.

 

[1233user]

FYI, I have installed literally thousands of outdoor cameras, and have never used shielded cat5/6. Shielded is a PITA to terminate and everything else. I think the only place you actually see it used in industry is things like cell towers and radio towers. Otherwise a properly grounded power supply, switch, and maybe a surge protector on the cat5/6 cable is the only protection you need.

Integrated light/camera sounds like the way to go for your situation.

The reason I used shielded is because it is going to be in the light mounting box right next to the power wires for the light. I guess I will pay for that decision when it comes time to put the ends on.

I will look into the integrated light/camera options out there.

Thanks for the replies!

 

[capww8]

Kuna toucan

 

[ard]

Nobody going to squawk about NEC code and low voltage mixed with 120VAC?!?

I think I might mount a box inside with a blank plate, and then run PVC conduit or flex to the exterior wall. You can then fish back in with a cable from a camera and terminate it inside. Or run it from a box up in the attic/crawl. This will keep the terminations away from the weather.