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4 ethernet cables through outside wall

scarletjim · 2016-03-04 09:18:03

I've been planning for months to put security cameras on the outside of my house, na dhave recently discovered 'POE' - Power Over Ethernet, which are devices that don't need any separate power feed, but use spare pins in the ethernet cable to provide both power and network functionality. Question is, what is the best way…

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fezster Posts: 485 Forumite

7 March 2016 at 2:18PM

phoenix_w wrote: »

A cheap tester (~£3 from amazon/ebay) can save you lots of aggro and you know you've done the job right straight away.

Yes, I have the tester. Still annoying to have to cut the cable, restrip, and then crimp another connector on. To begin with, I used to leave a good metre of cable spare, just in case

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