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Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. The junction box at the cam isn't large enough to hold an active splitter in addition to the camera's cable connections and all the cable. In addition, the wire run goes past the location of the IR light before it hits the cam by about 20 feet. So I...

This does not work if you're trying to pass the PoE along the ethernet cable, according to the seller. I've tried using a passive splitter/injector combination, but this doesn't work because it doesn't step the 48v down to 12v. Alternatively, I'd like to use the active splitter you linked to...

I haven't done a comparison with faces, although I probably should. I was just pleased that I could see more detail in the margins than before. The external IR is mounted two rafters in front of the camera. You can just see it in the upper left corner (note how the rafter tail was illuminated...

Okay, pretty much solved my problem with this IR illuminator. I also turned off the onboard IR lighting. Attached are before and after photos. The lighting still isn't uniform, but the edges of the image are brighter than they were before. Before: After:

This is the only manufacturer I've found who makes a PoE passthrough IR illuminator. I chose not to try it based on the reviews on Amazon. Granted there aren't many of them so it might be fine.

I've been trying to solve the same problem. You're not going to find a splitter that lets you tap the DC voltage while passing along the PoE on the ethernet cable. I had to rig something using a splitter followed by an injector, both rated for 12V DC, plus a DC splitter between the two to...

I've installed some Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z cameras around my house. I'm trying to use an external IR illuminator in place of the onboard IR to get better illumination over a large deck. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to disable the camera's IR while leaving the camera in IR-sensitive...

I already have Starlight cameras, as I said in my original post. The IR on the Starlight is what's causing the problem. And I don't think your statements about IR range are correct. There are many products out there for illuminating large areas.

I'd be interested in knowing. My main motivation for making PoE work here instead of using a wall wart is that I've got my security system on a battery backup and it'd be better if the IR illuminator didn't go down in a power outage.

It looks like my NVR supports IEEE802.3af/at so I expect to have 25.5W available. Good point that the splitter will have to be rated for whatever the camera and emitter need. With 10W for the camera, that leaves 15W for the IR. So if I keep the emitter at or below 1A at 12VDC I should be...

Yep. This is the conclusion I'm coming to. I still have the issue of how to tap my PoE to power an IR emitter and still keep everything weatherproof. Probably have to insert a large weathertight junction box somewhere along the conduit and place a PoE splitter inside. No rest for the wicked! ;)

Absolutely buy a tester. I was going nuts too before I bought mine. Now I can immediately tell when I haven't punched a pair down right. Also, make sure the punchdown side of your panel is expecting 568B. The panel I have uses 568A, so I have to make sure that I terminate cables at the...

I can tilt the camera slightly downward and get the rafter tail out of the field of view, but not sure what other reflections you're talking about. It just seems to me that items in the foreground, like the railing, are naturally going to be illuminated more than items further away, right?

I'm open to this, but I'm not sure how to do it without ruining the clean weatherproof install I've got (see attached image). I'm using PoE, so it's just CAT5e running thru 1/2" PVC conduit into a Dahua weatherproof junction box. Everything's enclosed, and there's nowhere to put what looks...

I've installed some Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z cameras around my house. The beam of the built-in IR seems a bit too narrow. For example, I've got one installed over my deck and while the center of the frame is well illuminated, the left and right margins are pretty dark and it would be hard to...

I hadn't looked at the software disk that came with the NVR until you mentioned SmartPSS. Went ahead and installed it. It seems to do a better job of some things than the web UI, but not others. I find Dahua's software to be frustrating, as it isn't well documented and it isn't always clear...

Ah, yes, I see. If I unclick "normal" events from the timeline, I do now see the "orange" IVS events. Not very intuitive, as I would expect to see IVS overlayed on top of the normal, but at least it does work. Thank you! I also finally got the Smart Play feature to work. I'm not sure how...

Model: NVR5208-8P-4KS2 System version: 3.215.0000000.2 Web version: 3.2.3.87438 Camera: IPC-HDW5231R-Z Ideally, I'd like to be able to see a digest video showing clips recorded from every IVS event that's happened in a given time period. Right now, I can use the Web Service software to...

Thanks for the confirmation. Much appreciated!

So, based on older posts I'm finding, I'm guessing there's no way to do exactly what I want. Sounds like the next best approach would be to bridge one of the NVR camera ports to a laptop or separate VLAN configured on the router. Too bad, as this seems like an obvious thing the NVR should...

I'm having a bit of trouble clearly understanding some of the stuff in the manual for my Dahua NVR5208-8P-4KS2 NVR, and am hoping that someone here will know the answer from experience. I'd like to know if it's possible to have the NVR make the individual cameras visible on the LAN. Out of the...

Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll have to test proposed locations at night, too. I'd rather not put them under the rafters, as I'd like them not to be an eyesore, so hopefully we can get away with the other.

So the issue I see with running conduit from the camera is that the connector attached to the camera is too large to fit inside (see image). Any thoughts on this?

I could do that if I were willing to run cable from the camera to the blocking and then into the attic. Certainly possible, though I won't know how much field of view that clears up until I test out that camera position. Basically, I'd like to be able to have a camera that points along the...

I've bought some Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z cameras and would like some advice on how best to mount them outside my home. I'd like to put them under the eaves (photo attached). Because we have exposed rafter tails and no soffit, I plan on drilling through the blocking between the rafters to pull the...

"Wife acceptance factor"... classic! That's my motivation for having a simple display near the entry. My W wants to be able to easily see what's going on with zero effort.

Interesting idea, though a large tablet could get pricey. Sorry, but what is WAF? Not familiar with that.

Because I want to be able to see what's on the cameras from a central location in the house, near the entry, where there is no TV or computer.

Thanks to you both for your replies. I'm not sure what distance I need to cover. There are a lot of possible configurations but knowing how far I can take 1080p will help narrow them down. The NVR has both VGA and HDMI outputs. VGA over cat6 sounds like a straightforward solution that would...

I'm planning a home security camera system. I've got an NVR and a couple of starter cameras on the way. I'd like to know if there's a way I can have the NVR in a secure location, like a locked closet, but have a monitor in a public part of the house so we can easily see what's going on at any...