I wanted an IP Lorex camera outside but with a longer cable. For this, I tried to use a waterproof connection. To use this, I had to cut the connector of the Lorex camera, and then the challenge started!
Different colors
Unfortunately the color’s of the Lorex camera are different compared to a standard network cable.
Multimeter testing
The only thing to know which color is connected to which pin of the network cable, is to test it with a multimeter. After a while I knew the color code.
RJ45 Pin to Lorex Camera
Here are the RJ45 pins and color codes.
Pins 4 and 5 are connected, the same as 7 and 8. I used some shrink tubes to make it waterproof.
Testing the cable before the final result
To ensure everything was okay, I just did a small test with a temporary connection of the cables.
Luckily, it was working.
