Multiple cams on one CAT6e over a microwave shot

[phantom462]

Ok, so I'm currently designing a system that I'm going to install in my casa. I have most of the mats purchased and have all of the rough in cat6e ran. I'm having issues figuring out what equipment I will need to complete the install, specifically the remote cams.
The system itself is a REOLINK NVR with several PoE cameras. All but 3 cameras will be home run to the NVR, but I have 3 cams that will be connected to the NVR via a TPLINK microwave shot (5Ghz 300 Mbps Outdoor CPE). The connection flow will look like this (I'll use question marks {?} to denote where I'm not sure what equipment I will need): NVR -- cat6e -- ? -- Microwave Shot -- Microwave Far End -- ? -- Cameras x 3. Basically, how do I multiplex the cameras for the shot then how do I demux them at the far end for distro to the cams. Router and some switches? Is there a cleaner way to do it? The NVR is PoE and pretty much everything is in the system.. how will I deconflict PoE voltages??

Thank you for the help all.

 

[Flintstone61]

Sounds like you're well on your way...I think you can plug the far end cameras into a small 4-5port poe switch, along with the Far end transmitter, whether it's microwave, or Ubiquiti Nano's. Thats how my system is set up.
Reolink likes to trap you into the "Reoverse" product wise. like a lot of things these days, they want you to buy their stuff. The problem the guys on the forum have heard over and over again, is that if you buy non-Reolink cams they dont work right in the NVR or if you go with Blue iris, the reolink cams use non-standard stuff that gives Users here fits....
Search the forum...you'll find examples.

 

[Mike A.]

NVR to local switch to CPE <> Remote CPE to POE switch to cameras.

I don't know how your NVR handles external IPs but that's the basic flow. The remote cams would connect to the NVR in the same way that they would if connected to a local POE or plain switch depending on how powered (vs connected to and managed directly by the NVR). The local switch could be your NVR if it works that way. The CPE is just acting as a bridge between two switches in whatever form.

 

[phantom462]

Thanks for the reply guys, I fixed it. The flow is like this: NVR -- cat6e -- switch -- router -- Microwave Shot -- Microwave Far End -- router -- switch -- Cameras x 3

Was super easy once I had the routers. I was trying to convince myself I didn't need extra boxes...but she worked out.

Donzie!!

 

[Mike A.]

You shouldn't. Unless you have two different networks. Switches should be fine if all on the same.