2 IP cameras over 1 cat 5 cable

[Angus19 0]

Hi 

I have been told you can run 2 cameras over one CAT cable ?

i have H265 plus hikvision cameras  and would like to add more but restricted on cabling 

Can anyone tell me if this is possible please?

many thanks

[tomcctv 190]

Hi yes it is 1 of a few options 

how many cameras are you adding ? Also does your nvr have the spare channels

[Angus19 0]

I have 2 on separate cat 5 cables and want to add another one to each cable if possible- nvr has available ports

i tried a splitter adaptor off eBay to no avail

 

many thanks

[tomcctv 190]

Hi problem with using a splitter is no power

you have two options …. Use a 4 way switch with Poe …. But you will need to call cameras back to nvr from your router

but quickest way is buying two tp-link Ethernet over power adapters 1 at camera end and one nvr end …… no cable needed

I use these all the time with no problems it is also the cheapest way

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/tl-pa717-kit/

 

[Angus19 0]

Many thanks for your reply

i clicked on the link - that seems to be for extending your WiFi via the electrics or I am not understanding how that then allows me to operate 2 cameras via the one cat 5 cable?

apologies- a bit of a thick mick at this end!

Would appreciate further feed back

cheers

 

 

[d-smes 0]

IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at only use two of the four pairs.  As long as your camera uses one of these PoE/PoE+ standards, you should be able to use one of these splitters.  One splitter has a female RJ-45 which connects to your second camera through a patch cable.  The figure on Amazon has it backwards- while it would work, who has two cameras really close to each other.