PhoneGuy85

Thank you Larry!

MAC address filtering isn't foolproof either, as there are several free programs for changing your MAC to match that of an authorized system. Look up MAC cloning, it's not hard.

No, but I found the pinout for one elsewhere in this forum. with my experience making cables and doing telecom work, this should be no problem. Thank you SO much for the help and software link!

If you have a cable tester, you can tell if it's crossover, one side will be 568A and the other will be 568B. Straight through means what it says, for instance, pin 1 to pin 1 2 to 2, etc. The crossover one might say "crossover" or "x-over" . Without seeing the one you have, I can't tell.

If you're actually running ethernet over it for a network camera, then the max you can do cat5 is like 290-300 feet. You need a repeater in it midway to boost the signal for a longer run. Now if you're using baluns for video over twisted pair, you might have a problem elsewhere.

Nothing? Ok, I admit I'm a newb, but I'd appreciate a little help, please.

Ok, hello all, I recently bought a Pelco DD53CBW PTZ camera with the base, dome and mounts. I plan to buy a USB to RS485 converter, and get some free PTZ software. How do I need to have this set? Looks like I'll need to use the "D" protocol, is this correct? Thanks for the help!

Thanks again

Thanks Tom, I'll keep that in mind for a future project, but for now I'm going to go with a Pelco MPT9000CZ "Coaxitron" controller, it's more of what I was after, since I'm not using a computer based system yet.

ok, and it plugs iinto an expansion slot, or is it a standalone NVR?

I plan to either get a capture card or "dongle" from Ebay, or have it hooked to my TV monitor that's next to the computer. Having it on the computer screen would be nice though, so I'll probably get a capture device. The Moxa converters look nice, but I bet they are way more than the $20 converters on Ebay. I don't have a lot to spend on this, heck I got the camera for a "whopping" $10! I'm looking to spend under $50 for the accessories, whether it be a capture card/dongle, or a RS485 converter. If I could get a card with the PTZ control in it, that would be cool too. Looks like the Pelco "D" protocol is pretty universal, I'm going to power the camera up and see what I get, obviously it won't move around without control signals, but I can see if it's getting video or not.

No one?