Some Proven Practices for Protecting Your CCTV and IP Camera Surveillance Systems and Network Equipment from Lightning

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• Some Proven Practices for Protecting Your CCTV
  and IP Camera Surveillance Systems and Network
  Equipment from Lightning
• The following tips will help minimize the
  lightning effect on IP-based cameras and CCTV
  surveillance systems.
• Traditionally, coaxial cables were used for
  transmission in these IP-based and CCTV camera
  surveillance applications. In recent years, these
  coaxial cables have been replaced by unshielded
  twisted pair (UTP) and fiber optic cables. Again
  UTP cables may pose certain challenges when it
  comes to transmission, due to technical reasons.
  This is where fiber optic cables can make a
  difference. They are designed for better-quality
  transmission, and are immune to lightning or
  other weather conditions and electromagnetic
  interference.
• In networks using UTP cables and fiber optic
  cables, the use of fiber optic converters is
  recommended. These converters convert the copper
  signals to optical and transmit them through the
  fiber optic cable, and at the other end, the
  receiver converts the signals back to electrical
  signals. Many fiber optic media converters
  provide isolation from lightning, ground loops,
  etc.
• In addition to these, the following tips also
  work
• Avoid mounting the camera directly to the metal
  pole, instead use power supply panels to power
  the cameras.
• Use security mounts to secure your camera and
  protect it from lightning and natural disasters
  like hurricanes, thunderstorms, hail, and so on.
• Choose IP66-rated cameras over regular CCTV
  cameras because they can withstand most of the
  challenges that the weather presents.
• Use a custom case to protect your camera and
  sensitive equipment.