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[-] darkevilmac@lemmy.zip 202 points 4 months ago

If you have to run power to it, you might as well run some data as well. Never really the best idea to have mission critical equipment at the mercy of a congested wifi network.

[-] Bonehead@kbin.social 136 points 4 months ago

Save some trouble and go with POE. A little more expense to setup, but you only have to run one wire and everything is permanently hardwired.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago

I'm hard pushing my family and friends to replace/install POE switches currently. Its a minor cost upgrade that will make my life so much easier

[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago

Heck yeah. In addition to POE, I’ve got a power line adapter setup to the NVR so that the cams are all hardwired to the modem/router combo. It’s fast enough for remote viewing in HD.

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

What system do you have and how many cameras. We are moving north and I wanted to get a POE system and am looking for recommendations. Obviously Costco has some options but they are going to be pretty basic and have iffy reviews.

[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

These are 3 outdoor cameras I helped setup for my bestie. I’m pretty sure she went with a no name brand. The UI is the same UI you see in other basic NVR’s out there. It was likely an Amazon or Costco purchase. This was a few years ago, the details are a bit hazy. I helped setup the software on a non-PoE system and it looked exactly the same. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of much help…

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