elproducto 0 Posted March 13, 2015 I have a general questions. What are some of the best practice for terminating UTP cables on the camera end and the DVR. Usually I would just run UTP between DVR and Camera and put on RJ45 plugs at each end with passive balun. I was thinking to improve my UTP cable runs by terminating connection on a patch panel on the DVR and and setting up RJ45 jacks at the camera ends. Is this too much to do? Maybe just do the patch panel on the DVR end and leave the camera with RJ45 plug on the camera end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeromephone 6 Posted March 14, 2015 It always seemed to me that installing plugs was harder than installing jacks. I prefer the patch panel patch cord at the Data closet end and a jack with a patch cord at the camera end. that way if you have to move a camera you can just change patch cords to the desired length provided you are still withing the 100 meter limit. whatever you end up doing at minimum be sure to wiremap all the runs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elproducto 0 Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks. So data jacks at both end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeromephone 6 Posted March 18, 2015 Yes I would do jacks on both ends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
