On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:54:39 -0000, "Sparks" wrote:

I want to lay mains, Alarm, CCTV and Network (CAT5) from my house to the top
of the garden (to the garages)

The CCTV part, initially was going to be 6 lengths of RG59, however I have
heard you can run CCTV over UTP?

There are a few ways to do it:

- Media convertors. THese may make the exercise more expensive that
the cable.

- Network cameras

- Standard cameras connected to old PC in garage run as capture server

With the second two, the sources are then effectively run over
ethernet. Viability depends on what you want and already have,

Can I - would be a lot cheaper on the cable if I can!
If I can, can I run four cameras down one four pair cable?

When I bury this lot in the ground, I presume I will need at least two
pipes - one for the mains, and one for the rest?
Or can I shove it all down one pipe?

Definitely not. The mains should be in any case in SWA cable
buried to 450mm and separate from the pipe containing the other stuff.
I don't believe there is a specific rule on this, but 150mm or more
should be OK.


If I do, as I expect, need two pipes, how far apart should they be in the
ground?
(I dont fancy digging a really wide trench!!)

Thanks!

Sparks...


..andy

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