Recent content by rehamkcirtap

I tried 3 cables that I made myself, three premade, and four or five non camera devices. It is returned and either the replacement works or I get a different kind. Because these are supposed to just work and all the things I've ever used switches for just worked.

That's my first thought.

Yep, switch is not showing up on my network. This thing is so user friendly it doesn't even let me troubleshoot, lol. 'just plug and play!' Gonn return that and see what the wiki suggests for something that I can get into the guts on after I install it.

That was a good thought and when I get things talking to the router through the switch I'll configure them one at a time.

That image looks like pretty much what I'm looking for to get started so maybe the cameras will work out for me. Initially this is a hobbyist residential observation effort. Looks like the first definite impediment is the switch (this one specifically, TL-SG1210P | 10-Port Gigabit Desktop...

OK. There is food for thought here now that I've had time to pop back on. The Deco mesh is a wifi mesh system. I have since determined that was an extraneous question on my part. Seems like hindsight is what I get on the cameras. I bought them months ago, just now checked the return, and the...

New guy to this stuff. I'm a telecomm guy that thought my robust knowledge of that was going to transfer seamlessly into getting a small CCTV system up and running. I'm here so we all know that it's not worked out 100% effectively. So I'll lay out what my current situation is and then ask for...