Daisy Chain Switches?

[Kaos]

I have a Ubiquiti Bridge connecting two buildings approx '2000 feet part. The building (not housing the BI server) has a switch (A) with multiple cameras all within close proximity to each other. I would like to add a couple of more cameras over '300+ feet from that switch. Can I add a POE switch (B) '300 from switch A and then add more cameras on the new switch (B) without problems? Hope that isn't confusing, added diagram.

 

[sebastiantombs]

Switches can be daisy chained with no problem. I have two PoE switches daisy chained running my cameras now. Gig uplink ports are probably a good idea though.

 

[mikeynags]

I have exactly what you have drawn, with multiple switches daisy chained with various cameras on each switch. Agree with @sebastiantombs on the Gig uplinks.

 

[TonyR]

FWIW, I like your avatar!

 

[anijet]

OP, I assume you have 120vac at the location of switch B. If so, no problem. Switch B can be a 100 Mbps but I would make sure switch A is a gigabit switch.

 

[Griswalduk]

My understanding is a network cable cat 5 or 6 from switch to point of use is ok for distances up to 100m or 330ft. Any longer than that and the preference is to use fibre optic for the run instead.

Sounds like you should be ok but your approaching the limit. Other more knowledgeable members will know about bandwidth degradation and distance or whatever other reasons for this limit. I stick to rules of thumb lol

The fibre option might not be as dear as it sounds. I think many switches come with an sfp port to plug in a copper or optical module to facilitate both methods.

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What do others think?

 

[TonyR]

What do others think?

If the CAT-6 cable between the 2 POE switches is ~ 300 ft. as stated AND the "couple" of POE cams are fed by ~100 ft. of CAT-6 as stated AND switch A is gigabit, I think he'll be OK.

 

[Flintstone61]

Yes you can.

 

[sebastiantombs]

The limit is, technically, 100 meters or ~328 feet. That limit refers to the distance between two devices, be they switches, routers, PC/switch, PC/router, camera/switch. In reality I have gone as far as 400 feet with no noticeable degradation in speed or high packet losses.

 

[Flintstone61]

The I triple E Nazi's will come and tag out your 400 footers.

 

[Kaos]

OP, I assume you have 120vac at the location of switch B. If so, no problem. Switch B can be a 100 Mbps but I would make sure switch A is a gigabit switch.

Yes, I have power and both switches are gigabit switches. Thanks

Thanks for all responses, will be working on the project this week.

 

[Arjun]

Ideally you would want a router (if connected to the internet) and connect switches directly to the router's switch ports. Or, you should connect the downstream / secondary switches to a core switch (primary) on the network. This minimizes the number of hops. If you are using VLANS, you would have to configure VLANS on each and every managed switch on the network if they are different brands (i.e. Netgear, TP-Link. Ubiquiti, Zyxel, etc.)

Also, regarding cable, if you are running Solid Copper Cat5/6 wires between your cameras and networking equipment, make sure your patch cables are solid (not stranded) as well

 

[Kaos]

I completed the project yesterday. Everything works well. I used a simple 8 port POE unmanaged switch (B) and I did use CAT6 solid copper outdoor cable, although it is under a warehouse. Thanks for the responses.