I was just wondering if the seperate network port can be used to record cameras on the network via a switch, or does this unit only support recording and monitoring via the 8 PoE ports?
If P is the number of PoE ports of the NVR, and N is the number of channels the model is rated for:
Cameras can be arbitrarily split between 0->N LAN-connected and 0->P NVR PoE port connected with a total number <=N