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    Lost capability by using POE?

    What I saw was from Giomania in an excellent long post and I wante dto understand why POE seems to limit comms with the camera: "A PoE NVR is a simple plug-n-play setup, but is also less flexible and harder to work with. Some of the Dahua PoE NVR limitations are: No virtual hosts, no direct way...
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    Lost capability by using POE?

    The replies from all are clear and appreciated. I likely only need to change the lens 'zoom' occasionally, not as a regular feature. I assumed that a motorized feature enabled the ability to change the setting anytime from anywhere. I do not need PTZ so it seems like I need not really be...
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    Lost capability by using POE?

    New to the forum and technology and getting feet wet. Read here that I may lose come capability to use cameras like the IPC-HDW5231R-Z if I use POE to run a Dahua camera. Specifically, the zoom function. Can anyone point to a discussion on the trade offs of POE or using a POE switch. I could...
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