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**Note** Before beginning the setup process for IP cameras on your new DVR, make sure that you
have the DVR connected to the internet. This will allow our Technical Support Team to establish a
remote desktop session to help you if further assistance is needed for IP camera setup.
When installing IP cameras, you should have a proper layout of where the cameras are going to be
installed before you begin. Once the layout has been determined, finding the best location for your PoE
switches could save in time and money in cabling. Depending on the number of cameras and switches
you are installing, you can mount them in a “central” location of the cameras you want on that switch.
When using Watcher Preferred Power Switches, the switches must be connected together (or to the
DVR) using the Gigabit uplink ports on the right-hand side of the switch. Our 16-port switches have
two uplink ports and they can be linked to another switch. The 8- and 4-port switches only have one
uplink, so these would be better suited for an endpoint that is not connecting to any other switches. It
would also be a great idea to get a full gigabit 16-port switch (each port is gigabit speed) and utilize it
as a central hub for connecting other switches. Refer to the camera network diagram on page 2.
If you are using full gigabit PoE switches (each port has gigabit speed), you can run the camera
network according the diagram on page 3.
The DVR system will have 2 Network Interface Ports (RJ-
45) on the back to allow for the separation of Store Network
and Camera etwork. This is important because you will not
want the store's bandwidth to be bogged down by the video
data sent on the Camera network.
Before mounting any cameras, it is best practice to set them up, one at a time, at the DVR using one of
your PoE switches and a short CAT5 cable run.
1. Connect a PoE switch to the DVR in the camera network port with a short CAT5 cable.
2. Connect a short CAT5 cable to the switch to connect to the camera.
3. Connect a camera to the CAT5 cable you just connected to the switch.
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