Power adapter for POE camera

[Fastb]

Arnonz, the Splitter I was referring to "splits" the poe ethernet into a) ethernet and b) power.
If you want to support two cams on one cable, you can separate the 8 conductors into two sets of 4. This will support two 100Mb cams. Several posts on this. See:

Splitting 1 Cat5 to run 2 Poe cameras

So I am installing a camera system on a house that had cat5 cable run from a walk-in media closet to each bedroom in the house during construction. This is a tri level house and is impossible to run new cabling from what I've seen so far without removing facia panels or drywall to look for a...

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PoE splitter wanted that provides both 12v *AND* PoE on the camera end

Most PoE splitters strip the power out of the Ethernet and provide 12v and just plain data on the far (camera) end. I'm not having much luck finding one that taps into the PoE to provide both PoE and a separate 12v supply on the far end. I'm looking to run a PoE camera (no 12v option) and a 12v...

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Sharing one cat5 cable for two cameras (DS-2CD2532F)

After spending an inordinate amount of time trying to snake another cable, I am about to give up. I am trying to install a second camera where a single cat5 cable already exists and would appreciate some assistance. I will not be able to get a second cable at this location nor can I fit a...

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Or use one cable to support up to 4 cams, using an extender. See this post: 1 to 4 PoE Extender

Fastb

 

[ArnonZ]

Arnonz, the Splitter I was referring to "splits" the poe ethernet into a) ethernet and b) power.

Thanks,
got your meaning now.
and yes, I do know how to use the 4 wires (1,2,3,6). By the way, I still have few such old cables.
what i meant is that my splitter is probably doing it. fortunately, I didn't need to use it. bought it cause I was afraid I'd find a dead cable.

 

[Pink-Flamingo]

I've read through the thread but still don't understand why there is a power socket.

 

[sebastiantombs]

Maybe because some people don't use PoE. If nothing else, it does provide a handy way to test a failure to see if the PoE portion of the camera has failed.

 

[Pink-Flamingo]

Maybe because some people don't use PoE. If nothing else, it does provide a handy way to test a failure to see if the PoE portion of the camera has failed.

Remains a mystery

 

[wheelz]

Don't you need to use it when initializing camera with computer.

 

[spile]

As well as initial set up I used the 12v supply when testing locations along with a power line adapter.