Newbie help

[rrr757 0]

I just got this q-see system from costco.

 

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11707236&search=q-see&Mo=13&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=q-see&Ntt=q-see&No=9&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

 

My house was pre-wired for security cameras. So there is a rg59 cable and what seems to be an ethernet cable 8 small wires without the ends.

 

The q-see cameras have a power and cable connectors, so i can get the bnc connectors, but how the heck do I connect the power to the camera. Not sure if they should have ran a power cable on the pre-wire, is it built into the rg59?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mickey

[PaulsonLaw 0]

whew, you have a lot of research ahead of you. Interesting your house is prewired!

 

Could you reply to these questions for........

Can you post a picture or 3 of this prewiring?

Is the coax rg6, rg5, rg59, other? Are they bare ended or have connections?

How far are these runs with-in25' ?

How many cams do you have, how many coax lines?

How many cat5 lines?

 

easy details would be a great help

[rrr757 0]

Thanks for the help. Here are the answers to your questions.

 

Can you post a picture or 3 of this prewiring? Trying to add 2 pics, but just sits there, pretty small pics as well, like 50K

Is the coax rg6, rg5, rg59, other? coax is rg59

Are they bare ended or have connections? Bare ended

How far are these runs with-in25' ? maybe 1 within 25' foot

How many cams do you have, how many coax lines? I have 5 pre-wires coax

How many cat5 lines? Supposedly I have 5 as well, only counted 4, the ATT guy i think though they were data cables and connected them to a hub. So going to be fun determing what ethernet cables are for the security pre-wire - not sure how the best way to do that.

 

 

Thank you very much for your help.

Mickey

[rrr757 0]

just sits there trying upload images.. so have not been able to upload them.

[rrr757 0]

Talked with the company that installed it.

 

They said for power you combine the ethernet negatives and the ethernet positives to be one positive and one negative then use pigtails to wire in on both ends, one to connect to the camera and one to connect to the power adapter.

 

Does that sound like it will work?

 

Thanks,

Mickey

[PaulsonLaw 0]

SO......

& I'm no pro.....

 

Sry, but to make sure you are not leaving the house w/ any cams right?

 

Need some pics....

If the runs aren't over, "100'<?" or so & you have cat5 running to each location, it may be just as easy to forget the rg59 & just run power up 3 pairs & video back down the 4th<?

 

Are they 12vdc or 24vac?

 

I am only guessing question that will help the pro's when they get on here later lol.....

 

Try taking pics w/ your phone, they tend to be lower size & maybe just load one at a time per post?

[tomcctv 190]

They said for power you combine the ethernet negatives and the ethernet positives to be one positive and one negative then use pigtails to wire in on both ends, one to connect to the camera and one to connect to the power adapter.

 

Does that sound like it will work?

 

 

 

yes that is ok to do. and on the coax you need a BNC on each end. if you dont have the tools to strip the coax and to crimp then i would look at screw on BNC connectors.

 

 

or another way is to not use your coax and just use your cat5 do the same as before but the blue and the white with blue stip keep that pair from the rest and use a balun for your video.

 

this is also the best way if you have not done Coax connections before and saves on buying the tools that you may not use again.

 

this is what a balun will look like ( lots of connectors going around that say baluns but are not)

 

you would put the blue cable into the + and the white / blue into the -

 

 

[rrr757 0]

Can I use this to use the Ethernet to run power and video?

http://www.apexcctv.com/p-577-2-video-balun.aspx

[tomcctv 190]

Can I use this to use the Ethernet to run power and video?

http://www.apexcctv.com/p-577-2-video-balun.aspx

 

 

 

yes you can use that type. but just a few things to look at first how far are your cat5 runs. and are you using 12 or 24v cameras ???

 

and $6 each is a good price.

[jxk716 0]

So going to be fun determing what ethernet cables are for the security pre-wire - not sure how the best way to do that.

 

If finding the wires is still an issue you can always use one of these cable tracers and see where they end:

[rrr757 0]

Thanks For the responses. I found all the Ethernet cables,and only one end is bare so that's a plus. The powe adapter for the camera reads 12V and has 4outputs split from the adapter to power 4 cameras

 

So then Tom you think I am good to do it that way, any pros/cons using Ethernet vs rg59 for video?

 

Thanks so much,

Mickey