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Hey guys I am working on installing 16 channel IP cameras (external) and have questions about POE/Extenders. I have three building and I know I will need some type of extensions. So I came up with two designs and wanted to check if it would work. I will be using different cameras (4MP, wide angle etc – no PTZ) with cat6.

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Nope. This will be fresh install and currently not seeing any expansion so didn't go on route to pull cables.
 
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So that would look something like attached picture (Radio setup)?

Also, would I be able to use the original setup if we decide to keep all wired (optional)?
 

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Welcome @ucamt13

1) Remove the router from between your NVR and switch. You're asking for more trouble by having another device between the cameras and NVR which does not need to be there. ( reliability / failures, throughput, security issues.. )

2) Consider isolating your IP cameras and NVR from the main LAN. You want to minimize the attack surface area by bots which will attempt to cyberjack your cameras / NVR as well as LAN performance issues.
 
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mat200 said:
Welcome @ucamt13

1) Remove the router from between your NVR and switch. You're asking for more trouble by having another device between the cameras and NVR which does not need to be there. ( reliability / failures, throughput, security issues.. )

2) Consider isolating your IP cameras and NVR from the main LAN. You want to minimize the attack surface area by bots which will attempt to cyberjack your cameras / NVR as well as LAN performance issues.
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thanks @mat200. Router is placed for remote viewing availability. If anything changes I can connect it directly to the POE or radio station.
 
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ucamt13 said:
So I came up with two designs and wanted to check if it would work.
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It can be quite troublesome when camera video streams are traversing a router's switch ports. @mat200 gave good advice on the need to eliminate that.
Some router models don't have the capability to fully maintain the routing task while coping with heavy continuous switch traffic.

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Router is placed for remote viewing availability.
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It just needs to be somewhere on the network - it doesn't need to be stress-tested.
 
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as @mat200 indicated.
Connect the router to the data switch, connect the NVR to the data switch. No unnecessary traffic flows to the router.
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If the NVR has two ethernet ports. Connect NVR to data switch, Connect NVR to Router.
 
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SouthernYankee said:
as @mat200 indicated.
Connect the router to the data switch, connect the NVR to the data switch. No unnecessary traffic flows to the data switch.
OR
If the NVR has two ethernet ports. Connect NVR to data switch, Connect NVR to Router.
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Ah! I see. That's good idea. I will let yall know how it goes.
 
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