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Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I

Ruskey · 2015-08-10 20:49:23

Hello, I bought a Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I CCTV camera from the Chinese website Aliexpress (the worst mistake I've ever made and would never buy from them again, but that's another story) The camera is faulty and I can't get a refund. When I plug the camera into my laptop via Ethernet and change my laptops IP address to suit…

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#32 02-10-2015 10:48am
riskavarian

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KoolKid wrote: »

Cat5 or 5e would be fine. How long is the run from the POE switch to the camera?

Cat 5 cables. 2 cat 5 cables are two metres each approx.

Maybe I need to see how much power is actually coming from switch rather than rely on advertised 15 watts!

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#33 02-10-2015 12:09pm
KoolKid

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Well distance certainly is not the problem.

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