Recent content by Mike_C

I was wondering about that. I was under the impression that you want to try and keep your camera and NVR traffic isolated as much as possible (on their own dedicated switch if possible). Plugging directly into the router wouldn't interfere with other network traffic internet surfing, streaming...

Thanks for the quick responses. Glad I won't have to anticipate any network traffic issues. There's actually 2 cables running from the attic to the basement utility room...One is clearly marked as a Cat5e Ethernet, but the other one is a type of cable I'm not familiar with. There's about 10...

In the final planning stages of my camera system and taking a completely installation route now. Previously, I thought I would need to run outdoor Cat6 cables via underground conduit, but today I took a detailed look at the access panel in my basement utility room (where the modem\router...

Really appreciate the response. As I thought it through it some more this morning after your suggestion, you are correct. I'll need to add an additional switch in the utility room. I'll be honest...I'm a bit foggy on some of my Networking 101 skills, but it's slowly coming back to me. I found...

Hi, I'm new to the IPCamTalk forum and have already gained a great deal of knowledge from the community. I've done tons of research and currently in the process of running my outdoor ethernet cables and getting ready to order my equipment. My setup will be as follows: - 3 cameras monitoring...