Need Advice on HikVision Camera Setup

[curious lobster 0]

Hi,

 

I am thinking about purchasing a camera system from Hikvision for my business and came up with this:

 

DS-2CD2512F-IS = 4 Cameras @2.8mm

DS-2CD2032-I = 6 Cameras @4mm

DS-2CD2032-I = 6 Cameras @6mm

DS-7716NI-SP, 16CH NVR = 1 NVR

 

I have a few questions and I figured why not pitch it to the pros before trying it out:

1.) All the cameras are PoE, but my business is 72m L x 55m W (3960m^2) and some of the cameras will have to go beyond the 100M limit. Should I get repeaters for this or would it be fine without?

2.) What cable should I use, I was looking at the Cat 6 FTP cable but I'm not 100% sure as yet. Also should I get Solid or Stranded?

3.) I have been reading on several forums that in terms of hardware ONLY, the English-Chinese Hacked Cameras + English-Chinese Hacked NVRs are the exact same as the Hikvision USA cameras and NVRs. If this is true then how would I go about changing the firmware of these specific cameras and NVR to that of their English counterparts?

4.) Also are the English-Chinese Hacked Cameras compatible with an English NVR? (All of this is from Hikvision).

 

I apologize if this has been posted before, but this has been bugging me for the passed 2 weeks and I have no idea what to do, whether I should get them or not.

 

Looking forward to your reply.

 

V

[Securame 0]

1) Don't waste time trying to go that far with POE. Instead of geting a single switch with maybe 16 POE ports, get several smaller switches. Or get a main switch, but a small 4 port POE switch but the cameras that will be very far away, etc.

2) Cat 6 UTP, you don't need FTP. Solid, not stranded.

[curious lobster 0]

1) Don't waste time trying to go that far with POE. Instead of geting a single switch with maybe 16 POE ports, get several smaller switches. Or get a main switch, but a small 4 port POE switch but the cameras that will be very far away, etc.

2) Cat 6 UTP, you don't need FTP. Solid, not stranded.

 

Hi There,

 

Thanks for the reply.

As far as my knowledge goes the NVR will act as a 16 POE switch as well as record the camera feed at 1080p and broadcast the live camera feed online for all 16 Ch, which is why I decided to go with it instead of using a computer. I could be wrong but I am not sure.

As for the Cat 6, I need it shielded because there will be alot of electrical interference from machinery below.

[Securame 0]

Thanks for the reply.

As far as my knowledge goes the NVR will act as a 16 POE switch as well as record the camera feed at 1080p and broadcast the live camera feed online for all 16 Ch, which is why I decided to go with it instead of using a computer. I could be wrong but I am not sure.

As for the Cat 6, I need it shielded because there will be alot of electrical interference from machinery below.

 

Understand, feel free to go for FTP cable then, just in case. Better spend a little bit more on the cabling, than waste a lot of time replacing cable that does not fit your needs.

I didn't even look at the NVR you had posted. The POE ports will serve you for the cameras that are near the NVR. For the cameras that are farther away, as I said I trhink it is just better to put some smaller POE switches along the way, making a tree structure.

[curious lobster 0]

Thanks for the reply.

As far as my knowledge goes the NVR will act as a 16 POE switch as well as record the camera feed at 1080p and broadcast the live camera feed online for all 16 Ch, which is why I decided to go with it instead of using a computer. I could be wrong but I am not sure.

As for the Cat 6, I need it shielded because there will be alot of electrical interference from machinery below.

 

Understand, feel free to go for FTP cable then, just in case. Better spend a little bit more on the cabling, than waste a lot of time replacing cable that does not fit your needs.

I didn't even look at the NVR you had posted. The POE ports will serve you for the cameras that are near the NVR. For the cameras that are farther away, as I said I trhink it is just better to put some smaller POE switches along the way, making a tree structure.

 

Sorry, I am a complete noob when it comes to cameras. What would putting a PoE switch do along the way that would help with distance?

Would this act as a booster of some sort?

Also would the PoE switched need to have their own power source?