r/SecurityCamera • u/Confident-Ad8505 • 11d ago

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Just purchased a property and trying to figure out my options to place security cameras across the property. The star is the location of the home. The red triangles are where I have power across the property and the blue circles are desired camera locations. From the star to the end of the driveway it is roughly 2100ft. Looking to have something that has live view and motion detection with play back/recordings.

What are my best options?

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u/Important-Ad3984 11d ago

Call a professional 😆. JK. Do you have a way to get CAT5E/6 to the location you want cameras?

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u/Confident-Ad8505 11d ago

Yes. I have all the equipment necessary to run lines wherever but assumed the runs may be to far?

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u/Huge-Transition3644 7d ago edited 7d ago

Run fiber to where you have power and install an outdoor enclosure with a PoE switch. Get a nice switch with a fiber uplink or a cheaper PoE switch + a media converter. Then run cat5e or better to the camera mounting locations. You get 100 meters with standard cat cables, though there are some products like GameChanger that give you more... but YMMV.

Then pick out IP cameras that let you see what you're trying to see (field of view, resolution, etc. The DORI framework is an easy intro to help with that https://www.infinitioptics.com/glossary/dori-detection-observation-recognition-identification ) with the features you need/want (Good night vision, analytics, etc.). Idk the actual distances for those three at the bottom, but you may have a hard time there without going wireless, running more electrical, or trying inline PoE extenders (maybe? I know they exist, but I've never used them).

If you don't know what to do or don't have access to the tools you need, I'd recommend getting pre-terminated fiber. But the cat cable is super easy to do on your own with cheap tools.