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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    Yes I understand what people want from home security cameras, but these cameras are used to watch over a specific area of a warehouse, in which every vehicle and person is already known. In fact there are two other sets of security cameras on the premises, but our agency does not have access...
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    Maybe you meant pause the recorded video, I can't pause live video on the amcrest app. I just tried pausing last nights recorded video and the still image of trucks driving by and people walking look flawless. Even with the digital zoom I would think the framerates, bitrates or the megapixel of...
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    The camera is in the parking lot and I see no difference with cars driving by after dark. It uses Sonys starlight sensor Look on YouTube for "Dahua Full-color camera"
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I'll look into RemotePC, my boss would like the ability to see the cameras from home. I was extremely impressed with the video quality of the $50 amcrest 5mp camera, the color saturation and clarity are great. I can only imagine what the 4k cameras looks like. But what impressed me the most...
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    Thanks for the info. I think the ubiquiti nano is the way to go.
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    I have one DCS- 2132, four DCS-932 and one DCS-934. I dont actually need any of them to view 100% of my designated area, my three poe Amcrest's will do that job. I got the Dlinks at a second hand store for $5 a piece so I figured I'll try to put them to use. The DCS- 2132 will be the only...
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    I'll take your advice and keep the wifi to only one camera, and do five over ethernet. I bought a switch as others here suggested
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    The Ubiquity Nano Loco looks nice, thanks
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    I've never heard of that, I'll look it up
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    The cameras will be offline LAN only. I'm going to try 4 cameras with ethernet cables and 4 over wifi. The wifi cameras only have a resolution of 240p to 480p. Will see what happens
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    Running a ethernet cable between them is not practical. It has to be done wirelessly
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    So I'm looking for a router that can also function as an access point?. I'll have to research the router before I buy it. I see many Linksys routers at a second hand store I frequent. They are loaded with cheap ethernet equipment
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    Can a old router be used as a repeater/range extender

    I want to extend the range of my LAN setup to the end of our (almost) block long warehouse. I don't think my GB wavlink router will reach that far. I read that some wifi cameras can function as repeaters, but I dont think my 6 Dlink cameras (I bought 6 used DCS-932 wifi cameras for $5 a piece)...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    I bought a RJ45 jack today and installed it, camera works fine. The colors matched other than having two extra connections that my camera does not have. Besides being unaware of the A&B arrangement, I stripped the wires first and they kept slipping out slots, youtube videos revealed they don't...
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    Can power strips with in/out ethernet ports be used for POE?

    Ok thanks, I'll leave it alone
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    Can power strips with in/out ethernet ports be used for POE?

    I seen a power strip with two ethernet ports at a second hand store for $5, can I use the ports to power my poe cameras?
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    Agreed, from what I've read they are rebranded Dahuas. I'm going to buy two of the HD PTZ cameras in a few weeks. The three main selling points for me were they have 256gb sd card capacity, have H.265 compression and are onvif compliant. A lot of camera for $50. Also NVR software for the PC I...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    No I did not. I tried splicing a female in, but that piece had 5 solid color wires and the wires were cheap and thin, not cat5e. So I just ordered another camera about 30 minutes ago. I'll fix the other camera later properly when I have more time and mount it outside the building I do love the...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    I already ordered a 1ft cable with a male at one end and female at the other. So I'll try splicing the male end into my camera. One good thing that came from this was discovering liquid electrical tape that paints on the wires. In my many years of splicing wires I never knew that existed. I...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    Maybe the colors will perfectly match making it easy, but I'm still left with two extra wires that have no counterpart to my camera. All I can think is the ethernet cord on my poe camera has only 6 wires because it does not need the hot and ground wires. Possibly if I cut open the power plug on...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    Thanks for the video, I did notice another option in that video and the follow up video, which is splicing in a Male RJ45 and using a coupler. Although I'm not prepared to buy all that equipment, and every video I have watched show 8 wires coming from the camera, while mine only has 6 wires...
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    I have the Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW turret. My question is can I use an 8 wire jack with only 6 wires?, or are there 6 wire Jacks on the market that fit my particular color scheme?
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    Help with installing a surface mount jack

    I was installing my new Amcrest 5mp camera when an accident happened while trying to take off the RJ-45 weather proof cover, while in the process I ripped off the female poe plug. While researching my options I found the surface mount Jack that would allow me to strip the wires and add a new...
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    The two ptz cameras will be plugged into a power source, they are wireless cameras that have an option to connect hard wire via ethernet. The router is offline and only used to access video streams and recordings via my phone connected to the router. We will see what happens. I'll be back to...
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    Question, my 3 camera system will be "offline local only" recording to sd cards, does it make a difference if I use the router mode vs access point mode?.
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    I'm only putting up 3 cameras in a small area of a warehouse, no rabbits. I already bought a cheap $8 single port poe injector for the 5mp amcrest turret, and plan to connect two other amcrest 1080p ptz cameras directly to the 4 port router leaving one port open. Hopefully this will run...
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    I just found that out, it's time to get a switch. Thanks
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    I didn't know the router needed a special ethernet port for PoE. The router is a wavlink AC1200 dual band (Aerial G2). Ok, then that's the problem. Thanks
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    Help installing Amcrest PoE camera

    I just recieved my Armcrest 5mp PoE camera, I plugged the ethernet cable from the camera into my router, then logged into my router to find the camera and it's not showing up in the device list. The camera has an optional power adapter attached but I'm assuming because it PoE I should not need...
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    Yes, I read there were other variables to fov. But one would think someone who wants a 2.8mm lens wants more than a 71.5 fov
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