I am thinking of something like this, but want to make sure I am not missing something.
I like that each port has 30W so that I can plug any POE camera (including PTZ) into it and guarantee that it has enough power.
There are two things I don't like:
1) I have to waste one of the 8 ports to tie it back into my main network
2) It doesn't support a Gigabit speed.
Are there other factors that I need to look at?
I am also looking at this switch. It only has a power budget of 120W. Which means it can do upto 4 POE+ devices or upto 8 POE devices. It does have support upto Gigabit speeds.
My only other consideration is that a $120 for a POE switch is about half the price of what it would cost me for an NVR. My issue is that I have a quad core computer with 16GB of RAM that I can use for no cost - I would need to buy Blue Iris for $60, but other than that it is free to use.
Should I be looking for an NVR or the POE Switch?
I like that each port has 30W so that I can plug any POE camera (including PTZ) into it and guarantee that it has enough power.
There are two things I don't like:
1) I have to waste one of the 8 ports to tie it back into my main network
2) It doesn't support a Gigabit speed.
Are there other factors that I need to look at?
I am also looking at this switch. It only has a power budget of 120W. Which means it can do upto 4 POE+ devices or upto 8 POE devices. It does have support upto Gigabit speeds.
My only other consideration is that a $120 for a POE switch is about half the price of what it would cost me for an NVR. My issue is that I have a quad core computer with 16GB of RAM that I can use for no cost - I would need to buy Blue Iris for $60, but other than that it is free to use.
Should I be looking for an NVR or the POE Switch?
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