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I`m a newbie in this buisness, but i have a problem and i`ve spent weeks on the internet, trying to solve it, without result, so any help would be welcome. Recently i bought a Dahua DVR DH-NVR3216-P (16ch), 8 Dahua IP-cameras (IPC-HFW2100P) and 2 D-Link DES-1008P POE-switches. I tried 2 connect the 2 POE-switch with 4 cameras each,to the POE-input on the DVR, with zero result. It works fine if i connect 4 cameras directly to the DVR, but not if i go through the D-Link switch. The manual on the Dahua DVR doesnt help at all. My question is; Is it possible to connect a POE-switch to the DVR ? Otherwise, how can it be that it is a 16 ch DVR if it only has 4 inputs ? Thanks!

It did not Work,- the DVR did not find any cameras, so today i called for a technician. I hope he can pinpoint the problem. Thank you very much for your answers and your help.

You mean that the DVR get the signal from the cameras via the router ? Or do i need to put a kable from the poe-switch to the camera-input on the DVR ?

A Little bit of help please ..... It does`nt seem to Work, so far. A kabel from the internet to the routers internet-input. (?) A kabel from the external poe-switch with the 4 cameras to the router. Do i then kabel the router to the DVR`s internet-input or the DVR`s poe-input? (or both?) (My DVR has 4 poe-inputs and a internet-input.) Thanks!

Sounds like a good advice. I try it monday. Thanks!