Steve, I’ll bring to your attention a chat I just had with one of our more experienced users so that you can have a broader perspective.
@TonyR mentioned this method:
Wouldn't the cams plugged into the NVR be on a different subnet than the cams on the switch (NVR issues IP's to its POE ported cams and router assigning IP's to those extra cams plugged into the switch) ?
Would this work and possibly be better?
I would run the 8 cameras direct to the NVR, connect the other cams to the POE switch then run a single line from the POE switch to a NVR POE port.
This allows the NVR and not the router to issue IPs to the extra cameras as well as the NVR's cameras.
Keep the NVR's LAN connected to the router and no camera traffic will go through the router.
My reply:
Hey Tony, Yes they are, but the NVR can see both.
I’ve seen different takes on whether/how well using a single PoE port to power multiple cameras works. I’m pretty certain 3-4 is max. at most. Also the NVR assigns an IP to the port, and while it apparently can pass more than one, I’ve seen and read IP conflicts doing this particularly as one plugs/unplugs cams for various reasons.
so yes, you’re right and may have more experience than I doing it so, im just confident the way I explained works without incident . I suppose I need to thoroughly test that method more.
Soooo
You may want to try using an NVR PoE port as
@TonyR suggests. If it works it would indeed be a more elegant solution.
