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    DIY POE Power

    Hi i'm vahid new here and new here last week i was installing cams in a local school with hikvision 2132 3MPixel cameras.i used cat6 copper wires but i think cat5 wires could be the best choice to save bucks. because cams use 10/100 NIC and i think there is enough bandwidth with Cat5E .but i...
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    Has anyone used a Hikvision NVR and cheap cameras?

    Has anyone used a Hikvision NVR with cheap POE cameras? I ordered a Hikvision NVR with (2) DS-2CD2332-I cameras, and I'd like to add two cheaper cameras (maybe 1 MP, around $40-50) to add some coverage to areas of lesser importance... just because I'll have the POE ports available. Can anyone...
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    Hidden Camera Housing: Share your DIY solutions

    I have a small project i'm working on to make my own PoE "nanny cam". I got an "ELP 1280*720p 1.0 Megapixel Mini IP Camera,Mini Hidden Network Camera,Onvif" from Amazon with the intention of mounting it inside of a digital alarm clock or some similar housing. I'm having doubts on what exactly I...
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    Passive POE trick to save a buck

    one of my favorite tricks is to wire up the RJ45 with the blue and brown pairs...I leave them hanging out...Then, I grab the power supply for whatever device I'm powering, chop it in the middle, strip the wires, and splice them onto the blue (for positive) and brown (for negative) to send...