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    Save on POE switch

    Thank you. The runs would have been 20’ to 60’ I was considering installing it in the center of the house but have since found a switch.
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    Save on POE switch

    Thanks. I’ve never heard of that brand but I’m sure it’s good, thanks for recommending them. In years past I’ve purchased Monoprice because of their quality. I’ve finally found a switch ( Netgear GS324TP ) that is priced fairly for a POE. The largest complaint was the fan noise but going from FW...
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    Save on POE switch

    I’d don’t mind buying a quality switch but don’t want to pay double or triple the price for a little wattage. I believe the Dahua 5442 series pulls 7 watts. There was nothing wrong with having a separate power supply. They were marketed when CCTV was was the standard by brands like that...
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    Save on POE switch

    Adding the additional wattage would be a small fraction of the total cost and gives me flexibility
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    Save on POE switch

    I completely agree with you. There were some praising cheap hardware and that’s not the route I wanted to take.
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    Save on POE switch

    I took that from the product description.
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    Save on POE switch

    Take a basic 16 port switch and add POE+ and they add $150 -$200 to the price tag . An IP camera can be powered by POE or 12V DC adapter, 12V DC is 12V DC. That why I was considering running Cat6 & 18 AWG wire with the correct male pigtail. Every channel is protected by a fuse to protect your...
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    Save on POE switch

    Funny you should mention that. I actually checked EBay for high end switches last night to see what was available. I scored a great deal on an Optiplex there so it’s worth a look.
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    Save on POE switch

    I live by the saying the cheap comes out expensive. I try not to buy anything more than once. Netgear offers a 5 year warranty on the prosafe switch I was looking at but this one is only 3 years. I'll look into quality 4 port switches. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
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    Save on POE switch

    Well the power supply I'm talking about will handle 16 channels and 500ft of wire is $50 But you've helped so thank you. I'll just add 1 4 port switch at a time as I build out my system.
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    Save on POE switch

    They say buying cameras is more addicting than drugs and you never have enough so I want to leave room for the future. I'm going to run Cat6a for data to My network but don't want to pay a fortune for a POE switch. So do you think the 18AWG stranded wire Unshielded and not twisted would power...
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    Save on POE switch

    Can i run 18 AWG wire and power the Dahua 5442 series instead of buying a switch with 16 poe ports. Dahua sells power supplys for this purpose and I can buy the pigtails And wire from Amazon
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    BI system

    That’s good to hear, thanks for sharing that. With zero experience with a surveillance system I didn’t know what To expect. I would hate to have needed A more robust system when this one just Arrived. Thanks again
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    BI system

    I still haven’t decided on a camera yet because I’ve been searching and reading on the forums here. I only know 6 cameras should cover the outside based on the calculator I used that was surprising in the newbie guide lol. I wanted to figure on the high end of things so I used 8MP x 6 cameras...
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    BI system

    While I returned the system The Hook Up spoke so highly of I ended up buying the same PC he suggested That arrived yesterday. Dell Optiplex 7040 I7 6700 3.4 quad core with hyperthreading & quick sync 16GB DDR 4 Windows 10 Pro 64 but I looked through the BI update helper and it appears to me...
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