1. I have a question on installing the xcam2? I want to have the camera on the outside of my rental property and have the video sent to my remote pc. Its about 20 to 30 feet between them. Whats the distance on the video receiver? Has anyone installed the camera to watch the house from the outside and if so how did u do it
2. Do you guys put holes in your house to run the cable thru for ac power?
3. I also plan to use a motion sensor. So I guess I need the sensor close to wireless receiver that is plugged into a camera.
1. The X10 cameras are tough little work horses although it's best to hang them under an over-hang or something they are plenty tough enough for outside. I haven't had any problem getting the 50 foot range.. although that distance does vary. I have mounted my cams outside in various ways... I really like putting them in a birdhouse.
2. Yes I drill a hole just big enough to slip the power cable through. Then after the camera is installed and working I chalk the area to seal it up. A tip is the power cable can be extended with a regular stereo extention cable (radio shack).
3. X10 works two ways... RF (radio frequency) and PLC (Power Line Command) The motion sensor sends a RF signal, the camera power supply hears PLC signals. You will need a "transceiver" to get the devices to talk to each other. The basic transceiver is a TM751.
