Terminating Cat5 in soffit - best methods

[scubasteve776 0]

I will be running cat5e to the camera locations through my attic and pass though my soffits (I think they are aluminum) I will then use Baluns for the power and coax connections to my cameras.

 

The problem that I am running into is that I want to terminate per code and I don't know what that is. I also want the passthrough from the soffit to the camera which will be mounted to the side of the house, to look professional.

 

Do I need to have a waterproof box in the soffits?

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  This will need to be a old type work box as I have gutters and don't have full access to the soffit areas to add new work style boxes from above the soffit.
  Has anyone used the Cam-Box from arlington?

http://www.aifittings.com/catalog/security/cam-box-kit-for-security-camera-installations/
Would this be too much weight on a vinyl or aluminum soffit to support?

 

Do I need a box at all? Can I terminate the cat5, connect the baluns to the camera and use heat shrink to protect the ends, then passthrough a plate screwed to the soffit?

If I can use a plate without a box, I could use these instead. http://www.aifittings.com/catalog/security/cam-kit/

 

Any recommendations or ideas on the products and code for this type of termination would greatly help.

[GH75 0]

If you are mounting the camera under the soffit I suggest you drill up into the soffit, pull your cable down and terminate, then push it back up into the soffit. It's not going to get wet.