How is everyone routing power to these devices? I'd likely be running power from the garage and under the eave of the house.
469188
no problem here. Installed a year or two ago. Ran old telephone wire pair to the CMV IR-130. Supplied unit with 12 volt DC as specified. The unit will automatically turn off when there is existing lighting ( like sun light ). My wire run was around 50 feet, using 22 gauge wire, as close as I can remember. Note that the frequency of the light must be the same frequency as the sensor in the camera. I was careful to mount the IR-130 in such a manner that water would not run into the internal part of the unit. Note: the hex tool used to adjust the 130 is metric. I do not recall which tool, seems like it is a 3 or 5 millimeter hex tool, but do not remember which. Just be prepared to find the right tool. Unit has never had a problem in the year or 2 that I have been using it. Good luck.
469189
Thanks for the detailed info. Are there set screws to connect the power or do you have to splice the wires to connect the power?
1735671
You need to have a power source and wifi for the system to work. It's a great system and the feed is excellent but you'll have run power to your garage.
2129514
The range really depends on if the outlets are on the grid. Even in the same house sometimes it may be "out of range"
966581
That's exactly what I used it for . My hub down stair used 1 port to electrical outlet. The other receiving end is upstairs then go to another router . Now I have strong wifi signal all around the 2 story house.
1915469
There is a CAT5 connection and a 12v power connection. The CAT5 is PoE capable.
1461590
My home security system uses this. I think it is the back up power in case of blackout.
1131781
1 power source is if you have a standard outlet close by, where you will be mounting this unit, such as in your attic. If you plan to mount this unit outside near the main incoming line of your service provider, there is typically no power outlet nearby. You would then use the supplied power converter in a room of your choosing near a television and outlet. Using the supplied coax T, you could then power the unit outside your home via the coax cable that is already run out there. Basically, 1 input is if you have an outlet nearby, and the other input is if you plan to remotely supply power from inside your house to the unit outside where there is no outlet for power within reach. I did mine this way, and works perfectly.
1352608
It has a rj45 cable (network cable) that goes from the controller to the device. No power is needed.
1999887
If the devices connected on the other end are susceptible to lightning, then yes. If they are just devices inside your home, you are probably OK. I would make sure the switch is hooked up to a UPS.
714386
I am not sure if there are power limitations, but you technically could plug them all into here. I use every outlet, but all of the equipment is not on at the same time.
655857
It will power them but it will probably overheat. I would go with a bigger unit than this.
315785
If you can get Power Over Ethernet (POE) from a Netgear switch (which you probably can, I didn't look into it) then you should be fine. I wanted the least amount of headaches possible with this setup and parts that were 'proven' to work. I went with it and all worked as advertised. I'm not sure what else is out there re: POE switches, but all the components required for this project worked and continue to work and was an item in my queue for longer than I care to think. The fact that it's behind me has paid for itself in my opinion.
1716437
Each would have to be connected with network cabling to an adapter that's plugged into an electrical outlet. And a network cable would need to be run from your router to another adapter plugged into another electrical outlet in your house.
1041249
Not sure how one could find out power use with everthing elese running in house.
1235930
Using wire for outside usage , will be more than enough voltage to handle garage doorm
90125
We are currently working on our cameras. We have had an ongoing problem with them not staying on wirelessly. So with the help of a neighbor we have ordered a network switch to assist our router. We ran cat 5e wire yesterday and as soon as the switch arrives we will have them all hardwired into the house. Hopefully this will solve our problem with the cameras not staying on. We have all cameras running on regular household extension cords.
928719
Sounds like folks are using 15amp circuits, I used a 20 to allow our house hold items on the same curcuit.