Hello,
I have (3) 4MP cameras along with (5) 2MP cameras. These IP cameras use H.264 compression.
I have all ( cameras wired into a BV-Tech 8 port POE switch. https://www.amazon.com/BV-Tech-Port-Switch-Ports-Uplink/dp/B005GAATOG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1517757535&sr=8-3&keywords=bv+tech+8+port+poe+switch
I have the switch connected to a gigabit router. All cabling is cat5e.
My PC based recorder has an AMD 8-core CPU @ 3.2GHZ and 16GB of RAM.
When I add the cameras to ispy connect or blue iris software I get lagging video. The frame rate goes to 2-3fps on all cameras. My computer hardware seems to be suitable as the cpu doesnt go over 50% and 40% on ram.
I thought the problem may be the POE switch because it is 10/100mbps and not 1000mbps but bandwidth calculators say the cameras stream at 8mbps per camera. That is 64mbps max.
Why is my frame rate reduced?