How to Fix a Damaged Cable Connection on a Security Camera

Today we are repairing a damaged ethernet port on this Reolink security camera.

The RJ45 connection on a security camera can get damaged or fail, especially if they are not sealed. If any moisture gets in there, you may see burn marks or corrosion, resulting in a camera that no longer works. The camera may even power on but, no data is flowing. I’m going to show 2 methods to replace the female ethernet port. First is with a female keystone jack and secondly a female-to-female connector.

First off, I need to prep camera’s connection, so we’ll cut off the open one here and remove some of the outer jacket allowing me to organize the wires inside. I have separated the wires in the order they need to connected. 1 is white-orange, 2 is orange, 3 is white-green and 4 or 5 is grey. 6 is green and 7 or 8 can be purple. These numbers will align with the numbers on the keystone jack that you see on each side, and on the male RJ45 connector.

For the next example, we’ll attach the male connector to the end of this lead. And crimp it down. Test to confirm the wires are correct.

Alright guys, time for some final thoughts of what I liked and disliked.

For my dislikes, there are a couple and pretty minor. Since I exported a lot of footage for this review. I use the Reolink PC app a lot and in order to save footage, I need to download the 2 channels, for each camera, individually. Thankfully on the NVR or a mobile device the 2 tracks are downloaded together, which I like. The second issue, is how the camera outsmarted itself by anticipating motion by tracking the vehicle to the left. The camera turned too close to the pole and lost sight. A corner mount could help prevent this, or setting limits within the app, preventing the camera from going outside of areas where there will be no action.

Ok things that I like: I like how quickly the camera returns to its home position after an object it was tracking goes out of range. I like how there is little lag considering there are 2 video feeds streaming over one WiFi connection. I like how well it performed in cold weather and how well it works with Blue Iris. Lastly, of course is the auto-tracking. You have that 4k panoramic shot maintaining over 100 degrees of coverage and a 2k camera zooming in an pulling out details. And it’s versatile, meaning it works great for larger areas under surveillance, or on smaller properties.

Links for the camera, micro sd-card and blue iris are in the description. I hope you found this video helpful, so you know exactly what to expect if you decide to pick up this camera or the PoE version. Please hit that thumbs up button and subscribe so you don’t miss out on more home tech diy projects you can do yourself.

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👍 Replacement camera for the one shown in this video: http://reolink.com/product/rlc-811a/?aff=216