The Cable is External PE rated UTP CAT 5e cable that I bought online from ebay. The cable is marked with 24 Awg.
I have bought the same type rated cable from the same supplier in the past and used it with Foscam IP cameras without issue. The connects are 2 part CAT6 connectors from my local...
Thanks Phil; Yes the camera is brand new as so is the DS-1280ZJ-DM18 back box it is mounted to, as so is the cable and the PoE switch.
Maybe a bit of silicon that I used to seal the cable coming into the DS-1280ZJ-DM18 back box contaminated the 8P8C pigtail?, however the camera works indoors...
So I have installed on Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I PoE camera at my relatives connected to a TP-Link TL-SF1008P 10/100 PoE Switch.
Cable run from switch to cam is with 24AWG solid copper Cat 5E cable at about 10 meters in length.
I tested the cable after I terminated it with a cheap and simple...