Outdoor PoE Security IP Cameras, raceway system

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sugar22

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Hi everyone!
Surprised, alot of proffesional here :)

http://www.mikeholt.com/instructor2/img/product/pdf/11LE-968-sample.pdf This is what i found 1st; Awesome info/expications, but no details about outdoor raceway

I'm going to install my IP cameras system, most of them will be outdoor.

From the beginning my project didn't include fiber.

8 PoE cameras: 5 central pole with ilumiation lights and 3 different locations(building's facade&eave) also with ilumiation light;
In the future will be a total of 16 PoE cameras; next 8 will be indoor

For network I already have:
1. Managed Poe Switch Zyxel 1910-24hp
2. 8 IP PoE cameras Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I
3. Surge POE protectors for each camera line one at the IP camera side and one at the Switch side
4. FTP Cat5e Otdoor ethernet cable(black jaket, with messenger galv wire on the side)

My big concern is about outdoor LAN ethernet network construction to limit lighting damages!

Few questions:
1. Outdoor ethernet lines underground or overhead(I can do it both ways); Witch is the best option for surge protectors to work right? I am confused which option will work best!
2. Outdoor grade, grounded FTP in plastic raceway or in an grounded metal raceway?
3. Generally if in an grounded metal raceway an outdoor grade UTP will work?
4. Also for multiple LAN lines in the same plastic raceway or grounded metal raceway, FTP is better do not interference with each one?

Underground:
As raceway, instead of grounded RGS (Rigid Galv Steel),if I use grounded copper water pipes will do some protection operating as an inductor to lightning surges? Copper pipes are thin 0.7mm-1mm. If ok, Copper pipes will be good for direct bury or need a kind of bitumen/asphalt coat?

Overhead:
As raceway, Can I use grounded galvanized flexible spring tube (like spring shower flexible conduit), but again it's thin? or grounded copper water pipes groun or ungrounded flexible plastic ?

Outdoor lines are max 30m(in which, underground or overhead max20m)

Any suggestion and experience will be great!



Thx!
 

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