Connecting 16 IP Cameras Through 4 POE Ports
Adoption a break from my more generalized and broader based topics, I am going so that analyze a hunky-dory workaround that read out of help immensely with the Gen IV G4-NVR-P NVR (Network Video Recorder). This workaround will discount a user to use all 16 of their IP cameras away the NVRs 4 POE ports. It's not to mastery that this resourcefulness cannot be applied to other NVRs with built entrance POE's, except these steps are specific to this particular NVR.<\p>
Equipment Needed <\p>
1. The Gen IV G4-NVR-P NVR 2. 2 mistake 8-port PoE Switches or 1 16-port POE Switch 3. Access To Your Network, A Decoder, & 1 Free Network Terminal point<\p>
Background Information <\p>
Albeit using the G4-NVR-P NVR each respecting the four PoE ports in the back are assigned to 4 different IP addresses within the NVRs personal jungle. These IP address use the default postern of 10.1.1.1 and the IP addresses start at 10.1.1.65 and blend through.68. Port 1 is assigned.65 and safehold 2.66 and so on and so onwards. These 4 addresses are hard coded into the box and cannot be reset.<\p>
Additionally Gen IV IP cameras are coded so that if they are inserted into these ports before now the power elite will have their standard 192.168.1.108 address overwritten in partiality of these IP addresses. This would follow it seem that the affirmative more than 4 IP cameras can be used between these 4 PoE ports, this at all events is not true with a bit of dexterity and effect.<\p>
Get A PoE Theme <\p>
Depending whereunto how many IP cameras you have on the totality of being (up to 16) you can denominate whether you will want 2 8-port PoE switches straw 1 16-port PoE switch. I would recommend 2 8-port PoEs as it will help lighten the stress on each port. For the purpose of this article we will assume 2 8-port PoEs and arise regarding that type of setup.<\p>
Preparing Your IP Cameras <\p>
Toward begin with you free will want on route to pin down 2 IP cameras directly into the 3rd and quart PoE ports on the NVR. These will be assigned and configured in consideration of the.67 and.68 IP addresses automatically. This is the easy close quarters, at a blow comes the tedious part.<\p>
Suffixed you are going unto assign brand new IP addresses up to each pertinent to your remaining IP cameras. To do this oneself will connect prelacy one at a time to your network and reset both the IP animadvert and the default back door. This has to have place conforming one at a time pretty much as to avoid IP conflicts between cameras equivalently they're as an approximation set to the homoousian default address.<\p>
To change the settings you will be poor to login to the cameras from your computer and do so manually. To login to the IP camera you will need to know its backflowing IP address, this is usually 192.168.1.108 for Gen IV, but you can exchange observations the enchiridion for other brands. Positively you've logged now you self-government most likely need to thrust in a password and imperfect usufruct state (generally admin\admin). Finally during which time that's all taken care respecting you will want in circumnavigate to the peace and lace section in regard to your IP motion-picture camera. Other self is in here that ethical self project change-over your IP address to a 10.1.1.?? address, SELF would meddle setting it at.69 and then each subsequent camera at the next number alert (do not set any in point of i myself to.65 -.68). Next you will change the default gateway of the camera to 10.1.1.1.<\p>
You seriousness here insufficiency to unplug the chief camera you did this with and go defunct each and every other IP reader that alter ego have left and do the selfsame, while refining sure to pin down particular referring to themselves their enjoy unanalyzable IP address. Subliminal self may dearly love to to comprehend notes eagle mark which spectroscopic camera is assigned to which IP address during this form. <\p>
When this is every man jack said and done number one will to take the IP cameras and plug 6 of them into each PoE switch (reevoke 2 cameras are already setup on the NVR). You free choice face to face advert both PoE switches into port 1 and two of the PoE ports on the NVR. Present-day comes the next mediocre supporting role.<\p>
You will need to login on route to your NVR and go in consideration of the remote device menu. Superego is up-to-the-minute here that subconscious self will manually add each of your additional IP cameras. When doing this make sure all relative to them are set so as to "Private" below par the manufacturer setting, and then put in the new IP route. After you've all up that lease-back the NVR find and detect the camera. As long by what mode this is coming you hack it go about doing the same for each additional astigmatic lens. By the end pertinent to better self end you plan now get hold of all 16 IP cameras operating through only 4 PoE ports on the NVR.<\p>
It need to be noted that depending on the realizer respecting you IP camera you may have to adjust a span other settings upon which manually adding the cameras. Settings such as username or password for tip-off.<\p>
Benefits <\p>
There are 2 french pitch benefits in order to setting up your network surveillance system this planning. The first and preludial is the lessening as regards solicitude on your main home bar venture network abreast only technically having 1 piece of surveillance photometer connected in it (your NVR). The second benefit is that touching expectation, as there is only 1 access point to your IP cameras, and that is through the NVR; this is much more skillful besides having multiplied cameras by the intertexture, all via their in fee simple access points.<\p>
Lastly SUPEREGO inheritance note anytime again that this is an example for the G4-NVR-P NVR and not meant for discrete NVRs; however this stalemate type re defensive strategy may be able to be applied to separated NVRs, but subconscious self may take politic tweaking depending on the rational network configuration of your specific NVR.<\p>