Multiple PoE switches and running the necessary AC power just didn't seem to make sense. I'm not looking to add cost and failure points, I was just considering being lazy.
Patch panel vs continuous runs?
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I can guarantee that the one that did go out would be the one I needed anyways. I'm also gambling on a retired enterprise switch vs. A handful of Amazon switches. I'm probably making the wrong decision though... as usual.
True LOL.
Those of us running multiple switches have mixed up the coverage. So say you have 4 cameras on the front and 4 on the back and 4 on each side of the house, put 2 from each side on one switch so if one goes out, you don't lose one whole side of the house.
Just something to think about as your cameras multiply like rabbits. Unless you bought a 64 unit enterprise switch, you will probably buy another one at some point, so don't expand to cover all on one, just buy another smaller one and mix up the coverage.
I have a 48 port being delivered tomorrow, so that is going to be enough I hope. Even if wanting to split them up, it would still be easier at a central location I'd think. I was also planning to have a backup switch mounted and ready to go. I could split them, then switch to a single if one fails.
But if I'm going to run multiple switches, I'd better split up my drives also. Aaaand down the rabbit hole we go lol
But if I'm going to run multiple switches, I'd better split up my drives also. Aaaand down the rabbit hole we go lol
sebastiantombs
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All my cameras come into the same spot where I have two switches, rack mounted. Each is about half full so if one dies I can bring almost everything back until a replacement gets here.
I just got my first hdd today and have to figure out what needs to be done to swap that, then what I need to add a second. Baby steps...
Smilingreen
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I have never had any issue with electronics when running 2 meter or 70 CM @ 50 Watts. I did have issue running 80 Meter @ 100 watts with a dipole that was strung up in the trees above my house. Everytime I keyed up, the paper shredder would turn on in my wifes office. Nothing else in the house was bothered by it.
sebastiantombs
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When I was running an SB220, 2KW PEP, on 15 meters, I took out all the TVs in the neighborhood. 80 and 75 meters weren't as bad, but the neighbors on both sides lost their TV for the most part. Harmonics can be a real PITA.
sebastiantombs
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They didn't smoke, they just went blank or flashing screens. Keep in mind this was back in the days of tubes and the early days of "solid state" TVs and before cable, too.
Flintstone61
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My 24 port enterprise switche just idles along, and the fans rarely ever raise up beyond cruising RPM's for more than 15-20 seconds, all while carrying a 16ch DVR and 18 Cam BI and an Hp Elitedesk. In a room thats 82 degrees 24/7/365.
Flintstone61
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if your going to go enterprise, the 48 ports can be more plentiful/ easier to get than 16-24 port flavors.
I tried out the 48 port today, and the 15 ports I tested worked. I couldn't figure out how to access the settings, and it is louder than I'd like. I will probably regrease the transistors and replace the fans with larger quieter fans.
Flintstone61
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Yeah they are industrial. Supposed be in a Network closet behind a door LOL...mine is in a rack at the center of the condo...in the maintenance man room......could you put it in a cabinet?
Is it a Cisco? If they shipped it with a 715 watt PSU.....Like mine was....That fan was workin....But when I put in the 1100 Watt PSU...it doesn't break a sweat...it cruises along.
Is it a Cisco? If they shipped it with a 715 watt PSU.....Like mine was....That fan was workin....But when I put in the 1100 Watt PSU...it doesn't break a sweat...it cruises along.
IAmATeaf
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To quieten my HP 2530 I just added a 28ohm 1watt resistor in series with the 12v red wire that powers the fans.
As the fans are 4 wire what I’ve done is not ideal but it has taken away the top end whine of the fan which travels through walls.
Since doing the mod I can no longer hear the switch in the dead of the night on the few hot days that we get here in the UK.
As the fans are 4 wire what I’ve done is not ideal but it has taken away the top end whine of the fan which travels through walls.
Since doing the mod I can no longer hear the switch in the dead of the night on the few hot days that we get here in the UK.