Hi folks... first post and a bit of a newbie to the NVR / Webcam world.
I picked up a POE NVR (HikVision DS-7608NI-K1/8P, but I don't think that matters).
Also picked up three IP POE Cams (HikVision DS-2DE2A4041W-DE3/W, but I don't think that matters either).
See attached images (current state, and some TBD state that is the crux of my question).
Currently, my 3 POE cams are all connected directly to the NVR, and that works fine.
I want to add more of the same POE cams to the OUTSIDE structure if possible.
Therein lies the problem.
QUESTION: Is there a way that I can use a number of free ports from my NVR, feed them into switch/hub/whatever (???), use the ONE Ethernet cable that goes to the external structure, feed into another switch/hub/whatever to split and feed the various POE Cams out there? In other words, trick the NVR into seeing a different cam on each port, even though they are all run through the one ethernet cable I do have. The "TBD ???? STATE" image shows what I mean.
Other possible useful (or not) info:
Omada Controller: OC200
Router: TP LINK Omada ER605
Switch: TP Link Omada SG2210P POE+ Switch
APs: (3) TP Link Omada EAP615 (they each have 3 ethernet ports under them, one of which is POE, however, when I connected one of the CAMS to it, It didn't do anything).
I picked up a POE NVR (HikVision DS-7608NI-K1/8P, but I don't think that matters).
Also picked up three IP POE Cams (HikVision DS-2DE2A4041W-DE3/W, but I don't think that matters either).
See attached images (current state, and some TBD state that is the crux of my question).
Currently, my 3 POE cams are all connected directly to the NVR, and that works fine.
- Two POE CAMs are inside the house.
- The third POE CAM is in an external structure fed underground by ethernet POE directly to NVR.
I want to add more of the same POE cams to the OUTSIDE structure if possible.
Therein lies the problem.
QUESTION: Is there a way that I can use a number of free ports from my NVR, feed them into switch/hub/whatever (???), use the ONE Ethernet cable that goes to the external structure, feed into another switch/hub/whatever to split and feed the various POE Cams out there? In other words, trick the NVR into seeing a different cam on each port, even though they are all run through the one ethernet cable I do have. The "TBD ???? STATE" image shows what I mean.
Other possible useful (or not) info:
Omada Controller: OC200
Router: TP LINK Omada ER605
Switch: TP Link Omada SG2210P POE+ Switch
APs: (3) TP Link Omada EAP615 (they each have 3 ethernet ports under them, one of which is POE, however, when I connected one of the CAMS to it, It didn't do anything).
