Mferron 0 Posted July 2, 2021 I've never setup an external microphone and I'm having issues finding a tutorial that fits my camera. I recently purchased a DS-2CD2185FWD-IS because I thought it had a mic installed on the camera, but turns out it only does line-in microphones. No big deal. I was going to purchase the DS-2FP2020 but I have no idea how to connect this. In every single tutorial I've watched about connecting an IP camera to a microphone the mic is connected via RCA cable. This microphone seems to just have the bare cables at the end with no connectors and the IP camera has a "audio interface", but I don't know where to connect these two or how to power the microphone. Any suggestion on a video or something like that? Microphone: https://us.hikvision.com/sites/default/files/data_sheet/acc_ds-2fp2020_050718na_0.pdf Camera: https://us.hikvision.com/en/products/cameras/network-camera/performance-series/outdoor-dome/8-mp-network-dome-camera-ds-1 Thanks ahead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted July 2, 2021 Hi so long as your camera has 4 fly leads out of it and one is marked up audio then your good to go but that type of microphone also needs a 12v 1amp power supply for it to work do you have one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mferron 0 Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 4:50 PM, tomcctv said: Hi so long as your camera has 4 fly leads out of it and one is marked up audio then your good to go but that type of microphone also needs a 12v 1amp power supply for it to work do you have one Thanks tomcctv Is the fly lead the connector that uses a flat head screwdriver to crimp the cable? I do not unfortunately. I don't see any official power supplies Hikvision makes for this either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted July 6, 2021 Hi I’ll send you a PM with diagram You only need a small power supply 12v 1 amp here are some on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/ALITOVE-100-240V-Converter-Security-Surveillance/dp/B07VQHYGRD/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=power+supply+1+amp&qid=1625585509&sr=8-9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites