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Mr. Ion, Thank you for the reply. I understand what you are saying. I believe these are called BNC connectors which seem fairly common. However, all is not lost if I am unable to upgrade this system. If that turns out to be the case, I will move this one indoors

Hello all, New to CCTV install, some experience with using and monitoring through various employment I have had. I recently purchased a 4 cam kit from a big box store. Yes, I know it's "cheap/poor image quality/junk/limited/etc etc" but it will get m off the ground and a idea of how these systems work (to upgrade in the future). Just purchased the home and the attic space isn't really attic space. There is essentially a crawl space. The home had additions built on at some point and access to the front and back sides of the house is restricted from the attic. I would like to mount cameras on all four corners but am having difficulty routing cables. Initially (before I entered the attic/crawlspace) I was going to run the cable up through the fascia but now that I have explored th attic, I can not get to the front or rear to do this without a powersaw (not something I would like to do). My question is, would it be alright to run the cable under the vinyl siding to a entry point? This is the siamese cable with the power wire. Thanks!

Tom, In the future as budget will allow I intend to upgrade, hopefully adding a ptz atleast on the front porch and rear yard area. But for now, I have four operational cameras! Finished the install a couple hours ago. Still need to aim them a little better but I'll have to wait for a helper tomorrow.

Mr. Kunda, Thank you for the reply. I assume it would be a good idea to wrap the connection points with electrical tape or shrink tube them for weather resistance?