I have a couple of HikVision dome cameras that I want to install in the garage. There is probably another camera that I want to install somewhere else later on. It's very difficult and risky (damaging existing cables) to pull more CAT cables to the closet where the switches are located. I do however have an unused Ethernet cable in the attic. So I am considering installing a PoE switch in the attic and connect the 2-3 cameras to that switch. Since the cameras are located in the garage, they will use IR a lot. I am in Northern CA so it doesn't get too cold, i.e. the cameras are probably not using any "keep warm" function, if they have it in the first place. My point is, those 2-3 cameras are probably not consuming a lot of wattage. Ambient temperature in the attic can go pretty high, though (never meassured it). Are there any recommendations (brand, model, where to mount, etc) for (4-port) PoE switches for such an application?
Btw, if the solution is a very expensive 'military grade' PoE switch then I probably will just go with something cheaper that I might have to replace every few years. The switch will be located right by the most convenient attic access so replacing the switch will be relatively easy.
Btw, if the solution is a very expensive 'military grade' PoE switch then I probably will just go with something cheaper that I might have to replace every few years. The switch will be located right by the most convenient attic access so replacing the switch will be relatively easy.