S SmartCountryNerd n3wb Nov 24, 2025 24 23 Illinois / Missouri Jan 10, 2026 #1 New UNV NVR and was wondering if I could connect a POE switch to one of the 16 Poe ports in the back of the NVR instead of connecting it to the Ethernet port on the NVR.
New UNV NVR and was wondering if I could connect a POE switch to one of the 16 Poe ports in the back of the NVR instead of connecting it to the Ethernet port on the NVR.
wittaj IPCT Contributor Apr 28, 2019 33,104 63,345 USA Jan 10, 2026 #2 Not sure about UNV, but usually not and has to be connected to the WAN/LAN port.