IP Camera Networking & Placement

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BLazeD

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#302630 7-Dec-2022 16:28

I bought 2 Realtek IP cameras and have some questions about setting them up.

I have an 8 port switch in my house. 7 ports are taken, with only 1 remaining (it it a POE port). That port will be used for the front yard camera. No issues there - just need to run the cabling.

The issue is with the backyard camera.

I would like to mount it at the very back of the back yard on a building that exists there. The building is already wired with 1 ethernet cable coming from the house. The cable is POE live (from the 8 port switch) and currently powers/is plugged into a Unifi U6-Lite AP.

How do I "splice" that ethernet cable to connect both the Access Point and the IP Camera? Do I need to get another switch, plug the ethernet cable into that, and then use 2 other ports (one for each of the devices) along with with a POE injector for each one, if the new switch is not POE?

Also, anyone have a guide they would recommend for specifically where to mount security cameras around a property? I kind of bought these things on a Black Friday after some cursory research here.

Thanks

MadEngineer

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#3007013 7-Dec-2022 18:32

Best to add a poe switch and get one that’s auto switching between poe/not else split with the ports clearly labelled.

For camera positioning it’s recommended to have them cover each other, for example if you imagine a square building, instead of all the cameras pointing outward perpendicular from the middle of the sides, have them pointing along the walls from the corners with the next camera just in view of the last.

This does depend on the situation and what you’re trying to capture

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

BLazeD

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#3007160 8-Dec-2022 08:03

Thanks @MadEngineer, great point on the camera placement. I'm just trying to capture the front of the house (entry by thieves) and also the rear (if they gain access that across a neighbour fence or something), or decide to steal from the rear building.

On the networking, just to confirm, so I will be able to add another switch into my network (ie a switch connected to a switch)? Basic question I know, but I am not all that familiar with networking stuff.

wratterus

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#3007200 8-Dec-2022 09:44

No problem to add another switch at all. Assuming the camera is 802.3af/at compatible a cheapie like the TP-Link SG1005LP will work perfectly.

BLazeD

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#3007202 8-Dec-2022 09:47

wratterus:

No problem to add another switch at all. Assuming the camera is 802.3af/at compatible a cheapie like the TP-Link SG1005LP will work perfectly.

Thanks, the 8 port version of that is my main switch, got it for Black Friday - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00BP0SSAS

wratterus

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#3007204 8-Dec-2022 09:54

Cool. They are a good value PoE switch.