Hi Chris, could you use a mount for the camera? I've got these on my Hikvision 4k turrets and the POE tail is coiled inside them meaning only my cat5e cable needed ran to the camera before I fitted the connector to it, so no connectors had to pass through holes in walls.
I've used similar to the one in the attached picture, unsure of which ones would fit your camera but there's plenty room to coli the cable and connectors inside it.
Replacing a Faulty Hikvision PoE ConnectorRecently we've had a few customers who have experienced some issues with the PoE connectors on the pigtail of their Hikvision device that has caused it to stop receiving power. This can be as a result of a lot of things - faulty weatherproofing leading to corrosion within the connector, damaging it or just plain bad luck.
Hikvision themselves unfortunately do not offer replacement PoE connectors so you'll have to do a third-party workaround
We have since investigated this issue and found a way to replace the connector rather than necessitate a complete replacement. Thankfully it's relatively straightforward! All you'll need is a Cat5e surface mount box which can be found cheaply online and a punch-down tool.
In this guide, we used the Intellinet single-port Cat5e surface mount box and a damaged Hikvision DS-2CD2532F-I which you can purchase (undamaged, don't worry!) from our webshop.First of all, you'll need to chop off the faulty PoE connector from the cable connecting it to the camera using a sharp tool, knife or pair of scissors even. It shouldn't matter a great deal where you cut the cable but it's preferable to do it close to the connector itself - try and keep the cut straight.
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Now, strip the cable that you've left yourself with back approximately an inch to expose the 8 coloured wires within. Usually these cables are coloured to a very common standard but, presumably due to Hikvision being a Chinese product, the coloured wires may not follow this standard. Below is an image of what we were met with and what wire from the usual standard each colour corresponds to.
It is absolutely vital you get this correct - the device will not function otherwise.
WIRING COLOURS
Hikvision -> Standard
Orange -> Orange & White
Yellow -> Orange
Green -> Green & White
Blue -> Green
Purple -> Blue & White
Grey -> Blue
Brown -> Brown & White
White -> Brown
Now, take your surface mount box and open it to reveal the inside. It should look something similar to the below.
You'll note that there are two standards you can adhere to - the T568A and T568B standards. You'll need to follow the wiring pattern indicated by the T568B standard for this to work.
Now, take your exposed coloured wires and place each coloured wire into the corresponding slot on the surface mount box (with reference to the Hikvision colour conversion posted above). You'll need to punch them down using your punch-down tool.
When you're done, it should look something like this.
Once you've completed this, you're done! Simply secure the cable with a cable-tie if possible, close up the surface mount box and mount it to a wall if you require and the camera should be functioning perfectly fine once you connect a standard RJ45 network cable to the box.
A bit of a workaround, but definitely a lot better than having to replace the entire camera!
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In this guide, we used the Intellinet single-port Cat5e surface mount box and a damaged Hikvision DS-2CD2532F-I which you can purchase (undamaged, don't worry!) from our webshop.
If you need any further help please don't hesitate to let us know either in this thread or at support@use-ip.co.uk
I have the same problem with my hikvision ds-2cd 2020f-i.
Hi, I got exactly the same problem. In fact, two of my cameras have gone down because I think water got into the connector. These cameras have a serious flaw when it comes to waterproofing the connector. Anyway, Would you mind telling me where the instructions are that you followed in order to change the connector?Thanks a LOT to the OP for this!
Worked a treat!
My fault to begin with for not sealing the camera correctly! - Just saved £100+ on a new camera!
Hi, Hope you're still active, did you attach the coupler directly to the end of the cctv? I want to try it with mine but I don't know where to match colors with the coupler. Kindly simplify terms as I don't have knowledge to CCTV technical terms. Thanks alot man.I managed to pull the RJ45 plug off the end of one of my cameras when I had to pull it out of a hole that was too small for it to go through. Many thanks for sharing this Kieran as you've saved me a lot of hassle trying to work out the strange wiring colours myself.
However, after following your wiring colours above as I still couldn't get it to work. As you had started with the first 3 T568B colours in order I wrongly assumed that carried on. Finally figured out the next day with a clear head that I messed up the wiring. If it makes it easier for anybody here is Kieran's list in the standard T568B ordering from pins 1 to 8.
Hikvision - T568B
Orange ----- Orange / White
Yellow ------ Orange
Green ------ Green / White
Grey -------- Blue
Purple ------ Blue / White
Blue -------- Green
Brown ------ Brown / White
White ------- Brown
I did mine slightly differently and put a standard RJ45 plug on the camera end and used a cheap coupler I had knocking about similar to the one below.
Oh shoot, sorry for my english comprehension. My third language. By the way I used Ian Martin's arrangement of color and it work. Thank you all. I saved some bucks from these hacks. I appreciate this platform.
How would you waterproof the surface mount box?Replacing a Faulty Hikvision PoE ConnectorRecently we've had a few customers who have experienced some issues with the PoE connectors on the pigtail of their Hikvision device that has caused it to stop receiving power. This can be as a result of a lot of things - faulty weatherproofing leading to corrosion within the connector, damaging it or just plain bad luck.
Hikvision themselves unfortunately do not offer replacement PoE connectors so you'll have to do a third-party workaround
We have since investigated this issue and found a way to replace the connector rather than necessitate a complete replacement. Thankfully it's relatively straightforward! All you'll need is a Cat5e surface mount box which can be found cheaply online and a punch-down tool.
In this guide, we used the Intellinet single-port Cat5e surface mount box and a damaged Hikvision DS-2CD2532F-I which you can purchase (undamaged, don't worry!) from our webshop.First of all, you'll need to chop off the faulty PoE connector from the cable connecting it to the camera using a sharp tool, knife or pair of scissors even. It shouldn't matter a great deal where you cut the cable but it's preferable to do it close to the connector itself - try and keep the cut straight.
__________________________________
Now, strip the cable that you've left yourself with back approximately an inch to expose the 8 coloured wires within. Usually these cables are coloured to a very common standard but, presumably due to Hikvision being a Chinese product, the coloured wires may not follow this standard. Below is an image of what we were met with and what wire from the usual standard each colour corresponds to.
It is absolutely vital you get this correct - the device will not function otherwise.
WIRING COLOURS
Hikvision -> Standard
Orange -> Orange & White
Yellow -> Orange
Green -> Green & White
Blue -> Green
Purple -> Blue & White
Grey -> Blue
Brown -> Brown & White
White -> Brown
Now, take your surface mount box and open it to reveal the inside. It should look something similar to the below.
You'll note that there are two standards you can adhere to - the T568A and T568B standards. You'll need to follow the wiring pattern indicated by the T568B standard for this to work.
Now, take your exposed coloured wires and place each coloured wire into the corresponding slot on the surface mount box (with reference to the Hikvision colour conversion posted above). You'll need to punch them down using your punch-down tool.
When you're done, it should look something like this.
Once you've completed this, you're done! Simply secure the cable with a cable-tie if possible, close up the surface mount box and mount it to a wall if you require and the camera should be functioning perfectly fine once you connect a standard RJ45 network cable to the box.
A bit of a workaround, but definitely a lot better than having to replace the entire camera!
__________________________________
In this guide, we used the Intellinet single-port Cat5e surface mount box and a damaged Hikvision DS-2CD2532F-I which you can purchase (undamaged, don't worry!) from our webshop.
If you need any further help please don't hesitate to let us know either in this thread or at support@use-ip.co.uk
