I'm currently in the process of fitting a couple of external PoE cameras to our townhouse property and have a query around fiting the conduit, more so around how the ethernet cable should exit it whilst keeping the conduit waterproof. The camera in question is the "Reolink Duo 2 Floodlight" which allows me to cover the whole outside area with the one camera rather than two, with the added bonus of floodlights, all delivered over PoE - saves me buying a bigger network switch for now.
I've attached an image of where the cable will leave the house (the PoE switch is in a cupboard on the opposite side so an easy exit) and where I was planning on routing it to reach the camera and carry on around to the other side of the house. I'd like the conduit to stay as close to the top side of the raised brick lip around the house as possible as it'll blend in better. The camera mounts directly to the wall rather than a backbox (the camera mount is already rather large) and can accept the cable entry from left/right/bottom.
I'm not sure how the cable should leave the conduit and enter the camera base whilst keeping the rest of the conduit waterproof and with as little exposed cable as possible. Do I fit a T branch from the conduit under the camera facing downwards and just exit the ethernet cable bare using a compression gland? That would avoid water entering the conduit and provide a drip loop on the cable but would also leave an exposed cable to both tampering/outside elements.
And some images of the camera mount that aren't mine:
I've attached an image of where the cable will leave the house (the PoE switch is in a cupboard on the opposite side so an easy exit) and where I was planning on routing it to reach the camera and carry on around to the other side of the house. I'd like the conduit to stay as close to the top side of the raised brick lip around the house as possible as it'll blend in better. The camera mounts directly to the wall rather than a backbox (the camera mount is already rather large) and can accept the cable entry from left/right/bottom.
I'm not sure how the cable should leave the conduit and enter the camera base whilst keeping the rest of the conduit waterproof and with as little exposed cable as possible. Do I fit a T branch from the conduit under the camera facing downwards and just exit the ethernet cable bare using a compression gland? That would avoid water entering the conduit and provide a drip loop on the cable but would also leave an exposed cable to both tampering/outside elements.
And some images of the camera mount that aren't mine: