smedley

Has anyone used Bosch cams with Bilinx over Cat5e and baluns? No Bosch DVR here, just the cams.

OK, so I have 5 watt ext cams and am running an 18/2 next to the Cat5e for power - should be good up to 500' since these cams run on 12-24AC while the usual 24AC cam spec is +/- 10%. The baluns for video choices are immense. The bandwidth specs are anywhere from 6 to 11Mhz (which I know I won't need) so I'm looking at something around 8 Mhz since that should give me enough b/w for a 540line cam. Nitek, NVT and Muxlabs are pricey while Gem and GVI seem to be better. Anybody have any others baluns worth looking at?

Good advice to everyone inexperienced in IP, of course. I'm not sure why this "first IP install" came up. I guess the first few posts can sound/look newby-ish. Thanks for the replies anyway.

Are larger IP systems something you've specialized in?

I'm designing a system for a large educational facility. The facility is a new building with up to date network and cable management systems. I plan on using exterior cams around the perimeter and interior cams for choke points for a total of around 40 cameras. The exterior should be able to withstand weather down to -35C and I'm trying to avoid large heated housings. Cams that come to mind are low wattage d/n cams like Bosch/Extreme cctv EX27 or EX14 with the interior consisting of small dome cams like Pelco IS90. Currently, I am at a crossroads between analog cams to DVRs and IP cams to NVRs or software. I've decided to use UTP cable for future migration to IP/megapixal cams as they become more mature and cost-effective as at the moment I'm leaning towards analog cams using baluns. Due to the vast nature of the facility, it's pretty much a necessity to run cables to 4 different locations and install DVRs and power supplies before connecting to the LAN for inside domain access via network. Of course, some type of CMS is a pretty good idea here to pull all the units into one useable desktop. I'd be interested in hearing any suggestions or comments as there are members of this forum who have had some very sensible ideas.

I have 4 DVRs placed around a large school and have wired for 40 cams throughout with UTP. Longest run is probably between 500-700ft. I'd like to use vid baluns with 24AC passthrough. My first thought is to use hubs like Muxlabs 500121 and their 500024 at the cam end. They also recommend a class 2 p/s as well - something like the Altronix P2416ULCB. The cams that are on the longest runs are exterior with low temp/hi wattage resistors for heat - usually around 10Watts. Are these baluns and class 2 p/supps a waste of money or should I just run a regular balun and run power through the remaining pairs of the UTP to the cams. Anyone who has had any experience with this kind of setup?