PC to NVR direct cable connection

[Tic]

Do I need a crossover Cat6 cable when making a direct connection between a PC and an NVR's uplink port (not PoE port/s)?

Thanks.

 

[fenderman]

Do I need a crossover Cat6 cable when making a direct connection between a PC and an NVR's uplink port (not PoE port/s)?

Thanks.

No, crossover cables are not needed in 2017...forget that they ever existed.

 

[Tic]

No, crossover cables are not needed in 2017...forget that they ever existed.

So this guide is obsolete?

How to access your DVR/NVR without a Router and Access IP cameras directly with an NVR with a Built-in PoE Switch

If a crossover cable is used in a setup where a patch is needed and vice versa, will a short circuit occur?

 

[fenderman]

So this guide is obsolete?

How to access your DVR/NVR without a Router and Access IP cameras directly with an NVR with a Built-in PoE Switch

If a crossover cable is used in a setup where a patch is needed and vice versa, will a short circuit occur?

The link is reported as malicious by Symantec...regardless, u NEVER need a crossover cable..nothing will happen, try it.

 

[Tic]

Okay, thanks.

 

[Tic]

No, crossover cables are not needed in 2017...forget that they ever existed.

Is it because all ethernet ports nowadays are auto-sensing?