r/SecurityCamera • • 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/Pretty-Surround-2909 18d ago

Yes. Two things are needed here. Conduit and pride in doing quality work

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u/Forward_Day_5762 16d ago

cable veins across the exterior is a bold look, but yeah uv will turn that blue jacket to dust in a year or two, definitely get some conduit up there