Hey guys,
I am running a setup with 11 x IPC-T54IR-ZE that have served me very well since February 2021. They are and have been powered by 2xUnifi US-8-150W switches and I run them through a Synology DS 1522+ along with SSS. Never had an issue, until now.
Now for the issue: SSS reported that it lost connection with one of them a couple of times last week but connection was re-established within seconds. So I didn't pay attention. But then 2 days ago it dropped again and didn't come back. Last night I unplugged it from the switch, it came back 3 minutes and dropped again. I tried again today and it remained disconnected. I switched ports on the switch with another camera, it's not the switch or the PoE it's putting out. I checked cable continuity, it's not the cable.
So at this point is there anything else I can try to bring it to life? Is this to be expected after only 3 years?
PS: As an aside, what' the difference between the IPC-T54IR-ZEs I bought over 3 years ago and the S3s sold today for $20 more than then? I see it's still the top recommendation here but I am a bit skeptical that no better choices have hit the market in all these years,
Thanks!
I am running a setup with 11 x IPC-T54IR-ZE that have served me very well since February 2021. They are and have been powered by 2xUnifi US-8-150W switches and I run them through a Synology DS 1522+ along with SSS. Never had an issue, until now.
Now for the issue: SSS reported that it lost connection with one of them a couple of times last week but connection was re-established within seconds. So I didn't pay attention. But then 2 days ago it dropped again and didn't come back. Last night I unplugged it from the switch, it came back 3 minutes and dropped again. I tried again today and it remained disconnected. I switched ports on the switch with another camera, it's not the switch or the PoE it's putting out. I checked cable continuity, it's not the cable.
So at this point is there anything else I can try to bring it to life? Is this to be expected after only 3 years?
PS: As an aside, what' the difference between the IPC-T54IR-ZEs I bought over 3 years ago and the S3s sold today for $20 more than then? I see it's still the top recommendation here but I am a bit skeptical that no better choices have hit the market in all these years,
Thanks!
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