Hikvision Turret Camera Ds 2 cd2345fwd

[Steven Hamilton]

I have a number of these that I'm going to install around my house, I really don't like the Hikvision base Ds 1280 zj-s due to its overall size.
Any advice please for any alternatives on cable entry/exit.
I was wondering if I could drill the base & use a stuffing gland into 6mm flexi conduit to run it back into the house for connection to the NVR.

 

[sparkymarka]

DM8 base

 

[homesecurity]

The DS-1280ZJ-S is chunky because it needs to house the pigtail connections and RJ45 crimp. Two cleaner routes for a turret like the DS-2CD2345FWD:
1. DS-1280ZJ-DM8 (the "DM8" base sparkymarka mentioned) - it is shallower, neater, and takes a standard M20 gland straight into 20 mm conduit or flexi. Still gives you room for the pigtail and a punch-down RJ45 if you want.
2. If you want to avoid a base entirely: drill the camera's own base plate (centre knockout) for an M16 or M20 cable gland, run 20 mm PVC conduit or 16 mm flexible conduit straight into the soffit/loft, and terminate the Cat5e on a patch panel or keystone jack inside. You lose the weatherproof RJ45 box but gain a much slimmer profile. Seal the gland with self-amalgamating tape and silicone.
Either way, keep the bend radius gentle on the Cat5e (min 4x cable diameter) and don't run data cable tight against mains. If the run is long (>80 m), use solid-core Cat6 and a PoE switch at the far end rather than relying on the NVR's built-in PoE.

 

[Steven Hamilton]

I followed the advice from Sparky and have purchased the DM8 base, so much smaller and neater, thank you for that. A shame it has such a large stuffing gland on the side I'm now looking how to reduce its size as I want to 6/8mm 10mm max size conduit....any advice.
Thank you for your explanation

 

[sparkymarka]

.
? Where you getting ….6/8/10mm conduit ? 20mm is the smallest standard conduit…

 

[Steven Hamilton]

Yes Sparky it was more of a question, whether smaller conduit is available that could be used by changing the gland already in the dm8 base ?

 

[sparkymarka]

Isn’t there a flat blanking plug in the middle of the base ? Remove it and possibly drill it to take a smaller connection , they are normally plastic

 

[HomesecurityUK]

The side threaded entry on the DS-1280ZJ-DM8 base is standard metric M20 (M20 x 1.5 pitch), which is why standard 20mm round conduit or the supplied chunky compression gland feels overkill when you want a discreet micro-conduit run.
A few clean trade solutions to step it down:
1. Thread Reducer Bush (M20 to M12 or M20 to M10):
Fit an M20 male to M12 female brass or nylon reducer bush into the side entry with a rubber sealing washer. From that M12 female thread, you can screw in a compact M12 dome cable gland or an M12 conduit connector. That slims the gland profile down significantly so it doesn't look like an industrial junction box.
2. Direct M20-to-10mm Corrugated Flex Conduit Fitting:
If you are using 10mm OD corrugated flexible conduit (such as Adaptaflex PA / FL series or Kopex): you don't need a stuffing gland at all. Adaptaflex makes an M20 male fitting specifically sized for 10mm OD flex tube (part code typically AL10/M20 or equivalent nylon push-twist). That threads straight into the DM8's M20 port and snaps neatly onto the 10mm tube with zero bulky glands.
3. Ditch the side conduit at the head:
If you're running external-grade black UV-resistant Cat5e/Cat6 (which has an outer diameter around 5.5mm - 6.2mm), another neat option is an M20 IP68 low-profile nylon dome gland with an insert rated for 5-9mm cable. Clamp the black cable directly into the base with a small downward drip loop, and transition into your 10mm mini-capping or conduit 50mm away where it tucks neatly into the mortar joint or behind a downpipe.
Whichever route you take, just make sure to keep a small downward drip loop in the flex tube before it hits the base so rainwater running down doesn't pool directly against the sealing washer.

 

[HomesecurityUK]

From hands-on installations across domestic and commercial premises, here is how you resolve this properly:

1. Infrastructure & Power Separation
Ensure you are running solid copper CW1308 or external-grade solid copper Cat6 (never copper-clad aluminium / CCA). CCA suffers significant DC resistance voltage drop over long runs, especially when IR cut filters and high-draw night spotlights engage, leading to intermittent camera dropouts or NVR port reboot loops.

2. Network Topology & Subnet Isolation
If your NVR has a built-in PoE switch, it operates on an isolated internal subnet (typically 192.168.254.xxx). Traffic will not route to the local router LAN without enabling Virtual Host or adding manual IP routing tables. For multi-site or remote viewing, pulling the sub-stream (640x360 / 640x480 H.265) for grid displays is essential to avoid choking the NVR onboard DSP decoder.

3. Moisture & Termination Standards
Always use IP66/IP67 rated junction deep bases with silicone grease on RJ45 rubber grommets. Drip loops on external cable entries are mandatory to prevent capillary water ingress into the camera pigtail.