Chapter 10: Camera setup
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The recorder has a maximum of 8 or 16 PoE ports, depending on the model. The total
PoE power budget for the 8-channel recorder is 120 W, and that for the 16-channel
recorder is 200 W.
The PoE-af port can support between 0 and 15.4 W and the PoE-at port can support
between 0 and 30 W. See Table 11 below for a description of the maximum number of
IP cameras that can be connected depending on the PoE type used.
Table 11: Maximum number of IP cameras that can be connected by PoE power consumption
Recorder
Total PoE
power budget
Maximum number of IP cameras connected
12.5 W
15 W
PoE-af
PoE-at
TVN-2208S
120
-
8
7
4
TVN-2216S
200
16
-
12
6
Note
: The PoE power specifications are the PoE power available at the recorder.
However, depending on the cable length and cable quality you can experience a loss of
PoE power. Ensure that this is considered when configuring the system.
To display the PoE power consumption information:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Setup
>
PoE Setup
.
2. Select the PoE type required for each camera: No PoE, PoE-af, PoE-at, or 12.5 W.
3. Click
Apply
to save the settings and then click
Back
to return to live view.
Automatically allocating PoE power (TVN 22S only)
The recorder can be set up to automatically allocate PoE power depending on each
camera’s needs. Note that if the full PoE budget (120/200 W) is used on the first seven
ports, for example, PoE port 8 will no longer be powered.
To set up auto PoE:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Management
>
Camera
>
PoE Setup
.
2. Select
Auto PoE
.
3. Click
Apply
to save the settings and then click
Exit
to return to live view.
Camera recording settings
The camera recording settings allow you to define the configuration per camera per
stream recording mode.
To configure recording settings:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Recording Settings
.