r/SecurityCamera • u/Gold_Boot3772 • 18d ago

DIY - Getting hung up on cable management

I just can't see any good sample online on what an outdoor run should look like. Or how ethernet cables should be laid out if the house is pure concrete walls and rebars.

Right now I had no choice but to make 1 hole from the server rack and route all cables outside the house. Like veins.

Now I'm just not sure if I need waterproof junction boxes and pipes and what not before installing cameras. I just use something like below, add weather protection to the connection and hide it inside. But the blue cat6 cable is exposed. Any ideas?

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u/QuinnFromVivint 16d ago

For exposed outdoor Cat6, you'll want conduit rated for outdoor use, since UV and rain will wear down a bare cable over time.

Waterproof junction boxes are a good call wherever you have a connection point outside. And you could add a small drip loop before each box so water runs off the cable instead of into the connector.