Surveillance cameras 2

[mcinstallation]

Need help with connecting IP Cameras using Cat 5E cable utilizing Power over Ethernet. The question is connecting the cameras to the poe switch how do i connect to the DVR?
Do I use patch cords to connect to the POE to the DVR?
Thank you for the Help and Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Servamatic]

Take a look here for some good info.

http://www.axis.com/solutions/index.htm

Richard S. Anderson, RCDD

http://www.servamatic.net

 

[robertjo24]

DVR’s (Digital Video Recorder) usually has composite video inputs (BNC or RCA type jacks). NVR’s (Network Video Recorder) typically record IP cameras directly off the network. Of course, DVR manufacturers are now producing hybrid solutions that are usually DVR’s with NVR software built in.

That being said, if you are recording video from an IP camera, the camera is plugged into the switch, and the NVR or DVR/NVR hybrid machine will plug into the switch as well. The recorder will then need to be configured to point to the camera, and have the recording parameters set up. The typical things you will set are recording frame rate, video quality, video size (1CIF, 4 CIF), etc. If you want to get into more advanced settings, you can do motion detection, record on alarm, etc. The available settings really depend on the type of recorder you have.

 

[pbxn]

There's also balun converters available. The balun on one end will have a BNC end, and other end is a female RJ45 port where you can plug yur IP camera cat 5 into. I think black box has those

 

[pbxn]

Quick google search to see what I'm referring to

http://www.google.com/products/cata...ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ8wIwAA#ps-sellers

 

[robertjo24]

The balun converters PBXN listed above are really just to allow you to use the 100 ohm UTP cabling infrastructure as a transport for the composite analog video. Do not plug this into your network switch.

We often use baluns like this if we need to extend composite video from a distant location back to a central location. If you are using a tru DVR, then one of these on each end would work. If you have an IP camera, these would not be necessary. If you are going from an analog camera with a composite video output to an NVR, you would need a vide to IP converter, like an Axis 241S or 241Q.