yesfam

Yes hello, first post. I picked up a Lorex system at costco & am in the planning stages of the install. Wife doesn't want to see any wires & the house is brick, so I need to drill some holes. One problem I've encountered is that the female ethernet plug doesn't fit in the base of the bullet cam. I'd like to drill a small hole in the brick, just large enough for cat5e. I can crimp the connector on the cat5e after it's through the wall, then plug in & mount the camera. But the mount of the camera doesn't have room for that female ethernet plug. I have the option of drilling a (much) larger hole in the brick but I'd rather not. I could cut the female plug off (I think) and just connect the wires (hopefully color coded) but I assume that would void my warrenty. Has anyone run up against this & what did you do? Mount box? Different camera?

A look at home depot tells me any mounting box will look absurd. I think the choice boils down to a. drilling a larger hole b. offsetting the camera base from the brick via larger screws with stainless steel washer between the base & the brick

You're saying the coax seal procedure applies to the ethernet connection?

I suppose that's true (unscrew cams & disconnect nvr) because I'm not using the supplied wiring. It's a good point, I'll keep the box. Guilty of the cheap power supply I thought it had something to do with running it in quiet mode (reduced voltage) but maybe not. I'll have a look at home depot for mounting boxes. My system actually came with 4 bullet cams & 4 domes. The domes are a little better at hiding the wiring, if there's a big enough indent in the mortar between the bricks I might even get away without the mounting box for those.

Ok, I see. The implication being that you'd have to dismantle your entire system to return it. How reliable are these systems anyway? My "always-on" computer needs a new power supply every couple of years for example.

Thanks for the feedback. The Costco site says one year manufactures warranty though. I called Costco (Canada) and they confirmed one year. I actually thought Costco extended the warranty to two years but they don't. The US site also says one year manufactures warranty. I did not call US support to confirm.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll consider the mounting box. Do other cameras have this same issue? I'm still well within the Costco return window. It seems like an obvious design flaw.