- Feb 27, 2018
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OK but if i have 5 poe cameras and on the switch are 4 poe slots..Can i one camera plugging in poe slot in NVR? It is best solution for me?
the ports on the nvr are irrelevant...the "channels" is what sets a hard limit.So if it's feasible to connect cameras to an external POE switch, and then just connect the POE switch to one port of the NVR, is it still necessary to buy a 8- or 16-port NVR? Could I buy a 4-port NVR and then hook up 8 or more cameras to it using a separate POE switch? Or do the "guts" of the NVR need to be scaled up in order to handle the load of more cameras?
Sorry if this is a newb question, but I'm a newb.
the ports on the nvr are irrelevant...the "channels" is what sets a hard limit.
No that is not correct...they have 32 channel nvrs with 16 ports...the others are connect via a switch someplace on the networkSo I assume that typically the number of ports mirrors the number of channels? They wouldn't sell a 4-port NVR that supports 8 channels?
No that is not correct...they have 32 channel nvrs with 16 ports...the others are connect via a switch someplace on the network
Yes that looks good.... One suggestion, If you have enough ports on your POE switch you could wire your cameras direct to the switch then one feed to the NVR. This will allow you to hide the NVR somewhere secure in your property.
If you're not going to use the poe ports on the nvr than don't buy a poe nvr. Most people would recommend you don't anyway, for easier installation and easier camera settings configuration. I happen to prefer poe nvr but that's just me.
Can you recommend any non-POE NVRs? I haven't been able to find any that aren't POE-equipped. Since realizing this was a possibility, I'd much rather put the NVR near my living room TV, and terminate all the cameras at a POE switch in my equipment closet than keep the NVR in the closet where I'd need to find a way to stash a monitor.
In terms of alarm outputs...
Alarm Action:FTP Photo
Is that the sum total of its capability? No possibility to output to a trigger that could be routed into a Z-Wave smart home scenario?