Cat5 Under Siding

Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior.

Cat5 under siding.

This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet. Pull up gently on the lower lip of the vinyl siding where you wish to hide the cable. The vinyl should flex enough to create a gap approximately 1 2 inch between the siding and the exterior wall.

My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. Step 2 insert the hooked tip of the fish tape into the gap and push the tip a few inches behind the siding before releasing the vinyl material. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels.

I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the. Cat 5 6 ethernet cables siamese cables and plug and play cables. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already.

Posted in wiring closet. Poe surveillance cameras cat cables under vinyl siding. For best results when using ordinary cat 6 ethernet cables outdoors place the cables in a conduit such as pvc or other plastic pipe installed with waterproofing.