Looking for new safe. . . power *and* data?

[lucusloc]

I am looking for a new gun safe now that some other projects are wrapping up. One of the requirements for the new safe is the ability to stuff a NAS box inside so that all our backups can automatically get some decent fire protection. Unfortunately I do not see any safe companies out there that make them with a data connection, just power. Winchester Safes had me hopeful, as their specs mention 2 USB ports, but these appear to just be USP power adapters, no data.

I can work with USB or Ethernet connections, so the type of data does not really matter to me, just that is has the feature at all. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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[Koda]

why put all your eggs in one basket....

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[Member 24198]

Why not run the power cable through the heater cord hole? A NAS drive will also add heat, so you won't need a safe heater.

 

[lucusloc]

Why not run the power cable through the heater cord hole? A NAS drive will also add heat, so you won't need a safe heater.

Fire safes don't have a hole for power, they have a dedicated power pass through, which is sealed around the wire. You plug in outside the big metal box, then have a small outlet inside to plug things into. I need a similar setup for data. Yes, I will be using the NAS box as the safe heater too, already in the plans.

 

[lucusloc]

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Because the house only has room for one more (really big) basket.

 

[Member 24198]

Fire safes don't have a hole for power, they have a dedicated power pass through, which is sealed around the wire. You plug in outside the big metal box, then have a small outlet inside to plug things into. I need a similar setup for data. Yes, I will be using the NAS box as the safe heater too, already in the plans.

Remove it and add fire caulk.

 

[lucusloc]

Remove it and add fire caulk.

Yeah, I was considering something like that, but considering how they are put together it would probably be easier to drill my own hole. They should be pretty well sealed from the factory, so rewiring will be non-trivial no matter how you slice it.

 

[Member 24198]

Yeah, I was considering something like that, but considering how they are put together it would probably be easier to drill my own hole. They should be pretty well sealed from the factory, so rewiring will be non-trivial no matter how you slice it.

That's an option too. They use fire caulk in buildings to maintain fire walls.

 

[FateOne]

Use a powerline network adapter like TP-Link AV2000.

 

[Joe13]

Drilling and running a Cat6a thru with connectors then filled with fire caulk sounds like the best of the options.

Add a F to F coupler on both ends and your up and running.

 

[Nosferatu]

I would just do a panel-mount RJ45 connector and apply some 3M fire barrier putty inside and out after plugging in your cables.