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Thanks, I've been digging into this and I see what you mean. I'm looking at a Vista 21IP for an already hard-wired house with window and door sensors. I like the idea of tying in glass breakage and smoke/heat/co alarms. Any comments on this system and any gotchas with buying a used panel?

Woo Hoo. Got my 2nd place lotto prize today. Will be busy this weekend installing. Thanks Andy!

I'm wondering how many people are using cameras/alerts in leu of a legacy security system, and if this is even a reasonable idea?

Yes, builder ran a cat 5 and an outdoor electrical outlet near the AC unit on the (adobe flat) roof. If you go with the POE extender make sure your POE switch pushes enough power for it.

I always back into the garage. I glued a scrap piece of 1 x 4 to the floor where my back left tire would generally stop. When I back in, I open the door just enough to look at the back tire and get it just against the board and I am good. Never needs bulb, batteries, or any maintenance.

I'm in the same boat. I'm about to add 2 cameras to the roof and I need something. What you are looking at is a POE extender, which is limited by the power your existing POE switch can provide. I'm looking at the buying this and will report on it unless someone else beats me to it...

Get an LED flashlight or headlamp if you don't have one. Go out at night after the spiders have had a chance to become active. When you shine the LED on them their eyes will reflect back and you can easily see them and spray them. For anyone who is curious, go out at night with an LED light...

Andy said the IPC-Color4K-T180 does not come with a power supply. Not sure about the others. Thankfully, my poe switch is at/af.

I emailed mine to the address he provided on page 1 and he responded quickly.

Yes, the 12 v is the easy part. I just wasn't sure how standard the power receptacle is amount these cameras. The poe extender should work fine.

Interesting. Thanks

Correct, I have a flat roof and the builder ran one cat5 and one electrical box on the roof. I have one POE camera up there now but I am going to use the one cable to run 2 cameras, so I won't be able to use the poe any more. I found a power supply on the dahua website, but I'm surprised they...

I don't see any power supplies on the Empire web site (other than POE). Where do i find a power supply that fits the dahua power receptacle?

Do these cameras come with power supplies or do we have to buy them separately. I'm looking specifically at the IPC-Color4K-T180.

Thanks, that worked.