Doesn't the device only have 4 PoE ethernet ports on the back? How do you hook up more than 4 cameras?
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This model doesn't have poe on it. Some do. You would have to use a poe injector. I use the BV tech 16 port poe. They also make a 8 port and 4 port. Reasonable priced and good quality.
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It's an extension LAN port to attach a wired client to the network, like a surveillance camera, although it does not have PoE, which makes it somewhat less useful. I'm not using the secondary port in my application.
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POE is not built into this Foscam model but Foscam offers a couple of different adapters such as this one...http://foscam.us/accessories/active-poe-splitter.html
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Used mine for analog cameras one at the camera and one at the DVR (bnc) & wall wart (power). The IP cameras are connected to a PoE switch for power and data transfer over CAT5.
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At the camera end you will need what is called a POE splitter. I have had good luck with the LevelOne POS-1002 PoE Splitter. You can get these on Amazon site as well.
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Hello Andy,Thank you for your support,The ip camera support PoE (802.3af),not come with the power adapter now.Thank you very much.Fosfun
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Yes. Power Over Ethernet. It uses a special router/switch which supplies power over the Ethernet cable. Alternatively you can power the camera with the included ac adapter, but installation is cleaner using POE. Either way the camera must be connected to a wired network.
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YES! I have installed the 8 camera set from the SDE-5001 System. You'll note the "POE" statements. That's Power Over Ethernet. It only uses 5 wires of the 8 wires in the Cat 6 cable. Cable runs can maintain good quality to 160 feet... sometime even longer runs.
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I am sorry you can't. Only support 2 analog cameras and 2 ip cameras at the same time.
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The cameras I'm using are IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet 48vDC. Not sure if this is common or not. It's what I have.
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I'm guessing it's a mistake in the description. In theory you could have 8 ports with only 4 of them delivering power to the cameras (i.e. POE ports vs non-POE ports), but I don't think that's the case with the 7608. That said, I can't be sure because when I ordered this from TechVideo it came with no nameplate or designation and the firmware reports a different (presumably OEM) model number. The NVR I received does in fact have 8 POE ports. I'm currently running 5 cameras, all POE.
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The switch seems to handle the three POE ip cams i have installed just fine. "foscams" Which cameras are you going to use? I also have Blue IRIS insalled on a PC. Blue Iris does a decent job at managing the cameras, but i have noticed that performce is weak when trying to do continues recording from 3 cameras. Some of that may be the pc im using but i am unwilling to invest in a new computer for just the purpose of running the cameras. There is not a lot of documentation with the software and its not very intuitive. I have 4 total and it will work with a wide verity of cameras. I dont have any experience with NVR's. I have looked into them but they seem pretty pricy. If you have not bought any cameras or equipment yet, I would strongly point you in the direction of CCTV systems. You can easily get a system for the same cost of buying 4 POE cameras. I wish someone had told me this before i got started. You will still be required to pull the cable to cameras either way. I think the upside with CCTV would be that the dVR is doing all the recording continusly. They do a great "Superior" job at what they are designed to do. PC based systems are kind of shakey at this price point. In most cases you can record up to two weeks worth at a time, with several cameras with a DVR system and have alerts sent and motion triggers. I have seen the difference in between my setup and two different CCTV systems. One of them "lorex" and the second "swan" If I had it to do all over again i would go with CCTV. Id buy a 4 camera set with a dVR with room to expand up to 8 cameras. I started with one camera and now have four. Its good to have room to grow. Just FYI I have seen a 4 camera setup with 4, 700 lines of resolution cameras for less or close then what your going to spend on POE. One last note you will also be able to remote monitor with your smart phone or web browser just like using POE and Blue Iris. More info then you wanted I know, but just my 2 cents!
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I have two 9821W cameras. The one with the extension cable is being used wireless. The other one is in a part of my house that does not get a good wireless signal from the router so that one is on ethernet. Amazingly the wireless camera performance is better than the ethernet camera when accessing remotely.
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Yes you need to have a POE device, you don't have to buy a new router/switch though. You can buy an injector such as this one http://amzn.com/B001PS9E5I. I did a measurement on the load of this device and with everything hooked up it draws about 4.5 watts and with the LEDs enabled it bumps up to 5.5 watts. This is your best low cost choice. If you want, there is also a barrel power connector pig tailed onto the camera. But it doesn't come with a power supply and I don't really know what the power requirements are. You would have to buy the power supply after finding one that works.
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If your cameras are PoE, then this switch will just power and connect your cameras to a network. You'll still need some sort of recording hardware / software to capture and archive the video. I got this switch to learn how to setup a VoIP system at home (to better market myself in the workplace) and it works great for that. I can only put 4x PoE phones on the network, but that's more than enough to learn. If you want to one day expand your security system past 4 cameras, or at least like the idea of being able to one day upgrade, look for a switch that has more than 4 PoE ports. If you KNOW that you'll stop at 4 cameras, then get this switch. You won't regret it. If your cameras are PoE, then this switch will just power and connect your cameras to a network. You'll still need some sort of recording hardware / software to capture and archive the video. I got this switch to learn how to setup a VoIP system at home (to better market myself in the workplace) and it works great for that. I can only put 4x PoE phones on the network, but that's more than enough to learn. If you want to one day expand your security system past 4 cameras, or at least like the idea of being able to one day upgrade, look for a switch that has more than 4 PoE ports. If you KNOW... » Read More If your cameras are PoE, then this switch will just power and connect your cameras to a network. You'll still need some sort of recording hardware / software to capture and archive the video. I got this switch to learn how to setup a VoIP system at home (to better market myself in the workplace) and it works great for that. I can only put 4x PoE phones on the network, but that's more than enough to learn. If you want to one day expand your security system past 4 cameras, or at least like the idea of being able to one day upgrade, look for a switch that has more than 4 PoE ports. If you KNOW that you'll stop at 4 cameras, then get this switch. You won't regret it. « Show Less
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If you have only one camera then you need one PoE injector. But if you have more than one camera then one plug in injector is not enough. Get multiple plug in holes for about $50. No need to use DVR.
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this is a question that can only be answered after seeing the area, but you are restricted by where electrical outlets are located (can't use extension cord) and the system will only support 6 cameras. Good luck....