ejTV 0 Posted May 29, 2015 I decided to get my feet wet with a desk mounted Hikvision (http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=2236) before venturing into outfitting the rest of the house. I took it out of the box and plugged an ethernet connection in to it and....nothing. No lights, nothing. I tried different cables, different router, etc. It should get power directly from a router port correct? No POE Injector wall plug is required right? Am I missing something? Because this is the very first experience with any camera really, I have zero clue what I'm doing except the little that I've learned here on this forum. Any guidance would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogieman 1 Posted May 29, 2015 I decided to get my feet wet with a desk mounted Hikvision (http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=2236) before venturing into outfitting the rest of the house. I took it out of the box and plugged an ethernet connection in to it and....nothing. No lights, nothing. I tried different cables, different router, etc. It should get power directly from a router port correct? No POE Injector wall plug is required right? Am I missing something? Because this is the very first experience with any camera really, I have zero clue what I'm doing except the little that I've learned here on this forum. Any guidance would be appreciated. The camera will not power from the router..you need a poe injector or a poe switch...or you can use a 12v 1a, power adapter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ejTV 0 Posted May 29, 2015 The camera will not power from the router..you need a poe injector or a poe switch...or you can use a 12v 1a, power adapter. OK. I'm a noob. And feel pretty dumb now. Thank you for your quick response. I can stop trying every port and cable that I can find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ejTV 0 Posted May 29, 2015 Any advice on buying a POE switch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogieman 1 Posted May 29, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SF1008P-100Mbps-8-Port-802-3af/dp/B003CFATT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432929896&sr=8-1&keywords=poe+switch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ejTV 0 Posted May 29, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SF1008P-100Mbps-8-Port-802-3af/dp/B003CFATT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432929896&sr=8-1&keywords=poe+switch Looks like a winner. Thanks. Is there any sense in upgrading to the POE + version? What about Giga (1000Mbps) over Mega (100Mbps)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogieman 1 Posted May 29, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SF1008P-100Mbps-8-Port-802-3af/dp/B003CFATT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432929896&sr=8-1&keywords=poe+switch Looks like a winner. Thanks. Is there any sense in upgrading to the POE + version? What about Giga (1000Mbps) over Mega (100Mbps)? no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
