Reddit reviews TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit PoE Switch | 4 Port PoE 56W | 802.3af Compliant | Shielded Ports | Traffic Optimization | Plug and Play | Sturdy Metal (TL-SG1005P)

These are decent. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HZFY3F

Pretty much any name brand switch will work, so long as it supports 802.3af for PoE.

The eero stuff won't do POE, so you would have to use a POE injector for that side of the wire:

https://www.amazon.com/BV-Tech-Single-Gigabit-Ethernet-Injector/dp/B00B4H00EO/

Run your CAT6 through this and it will generate the power.

Then, on the camera end of the wire, you can use a POE splitter:

https://www.amazon.com/ethernet-Splitter-Compliant-Surveillance-ipolex/dp/B078LYW6D7

Be careful and watch your voltages!! If you set your POE to 12V and plug it into a 5V cam, expect to buy a new cam.

The POE theory is very simple: CAT cable has four pairs of wire but uses only two pairs for Ethernet. POE uses the other two for power. Industry standard says the power on the wire is 48 volts DC, so this has to be regulated down to the proper voltage at the device end. If your equipment doesn't support POE, you can add it by using these injectors and splitters. In a more traditional system, you would use a POE switch to supply the power.

Edit: Actually, if you're running both cameras to the same place, a switch might still make sense:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-compliant/dp/B076HZFY3F/

If you wanted to get a PoE switch and ditch the injectors, this is the cheapest I've found. If you need more ports, this one is good. You could get the Ubiquiti one, which is managed through the same controller you'll need for their APs, but it's significantly more expensive.

A cheap switch should suffice:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Compliant-Shielded-Optimization-TL-SG1005P/dp/B00A128S24

Or you could get one with PoE so that you don't have to use the phone's brick.
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Compliant-Shielded-Optimization-TL-SG1005P/dp/B076HZFY3F

Thanks for your reply Ben. Yes I have eth1-4 on switch0. I set up a firewall rule for eth0/in that drops all traffic from source 192.168.1.18 (camera IP), which seems to block internet access for the device.


However I will soon be getting three more cameras and an unmanaged POE switch, so I think it will be a good idea to configure a more robust solution than just blocking internet for all 4 camera IP addresses.

Essentially I want to block all 4 cameras from accessing the internet and any other device on my LAN, but make the cameras' RTSP feeds (and admin page) accessible from a certain device 192.168.1.240 on my LAN (which is my Raspberry Pi running motionEye.) Your help is appreciated.

I'm using https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076HZFY3F/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Get some of these and try doing PoE:

https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Outdoor-Weatherproof-Enclosure-Cabinet/dp/B0042ZKWBG

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-ZoneFlex-Unleashed-Dual-Band-9U1-R310-US02/dp/B01FV0OIJM

https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Waterproof-Ethernet-Direct-Shielded/dp/B002HFKSS0

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-compliant/dp/B076HZFY3F

The APs are special ones that have a software based antenna that improves range. They are the lower end (but newer) versions of this:

https://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/5077/64/

The enclosures is intended to make it safe to use them outdoors. The outdoor cable can be buried (although it should go below the frost line). The switch is designed to power the APs. If the cables are not long enough, you will need outdoor range extenders and a beefier switch that supports 802.3at to provide the additional power needed by the range extender. These would work:

https://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Repeater-Amplifier-Ethernet-TPE-E100/dp/B00SDFF6S0

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Unmanaged-Rackmount-Lifetime-Protection/dp/B07788WK5V

If you need to go even further than 200m, you could probably run your own dedicated low voltage DC powerlines alongside armored fiber cable and use media converters to convert from fiber to twisted pair. You would need a switch that supports SFP modules and to get a SFP transceiver for each end.

as I said, you don't NEED routing, infact if you get a router and don't disable the lb1120's routing you're in for trouble.

what you're wanting is a wireless AP, which most routers also provide.

something like THIS is all you need for good wifi.

I would get two, and a PoE switch and install a AP on each floor.

add a POE to 12v adapter so you can mount the LB1120 somewhere it gets the best signal and not have to run power to it.

when my sole internet connection was a lb1120 this was basically my setup. call it "overkill" or "business grade" but it was rock solid, now my lb1120 is at my mom's house with a consumer grade AP attached to it.

> I'll need to find a PoE switch strong enough to power all these devices

Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W)

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Managed-Gigabit-US-8-150W/dp/B01DKXT4CI/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1541701054&sr=1-19&keywords=poe+switch

55 watt TP Link:

TP-Link TL-SG1005P 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE Desktop Switch with 4-PoE Ports, 55W IEEE 802.3af compliant.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-compliant/dp/B076HZFY3F/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1541701054&sr=1-8&keywords=poe+switch
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-compliant/dp/B076HZFY3F/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1541701054&sr=1-8&keywords=poe+switch

96 watts:

BV-Tech 10 Port PoE+ Industrial DIN Rail Switch (8 PoE+ Ports | Gigabit Ethernet & SFP Uplink) – 96W – 802.3at

https://www.amazon.com/BV-Tech-Industrial-Switch-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B075FZQX14/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1541701054&sr=1-4&keywords=poe+switch

A lot of POE switches at amazon, you can sort through:

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_review-rank?keywords=poe+switch&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Apoe+switch&qid=1541701042&sort=review-rank

You can plug these AP's directly into your router if you like, you don't need to purchase additional equipment. However, if your router does not have enough free ports you can purchase a switch to expand the amount available to use.

You can use either a regular gigabit switch or a poe switch. POE switches have the ability to send Power Over Ethernet, this means when the AP's are plugged into them you do not need to use the included injectors, there is no performance benefit just a cleaner install. You can find small poe switches that are relatively inexpensive.

If you do decide to buy a POE switch double check to ensure that it can do gigabit speeds (1000mbit), many of the cheaper poe switches are only 10/100 mbit.

Do you really need super fast wifi in the garage? Might be better served to just go with a regular UAP AC Lite in the garage, the money you save could afford you a POE switch.

I dont have any experience with the Eero, however, it will still fall short of a dedicated AP. Those wifi mesh systems are meant to be turn key for someone who just wants something plug and play. So if your uncomfortable setting up the Nano's the Eero or even Ubiquiti's own Amplifi setup may be more to your liking. Just remember they won't be able to push nearly as much speed as a dedicated AP can.

There are lots of great guides that can easily walk you through Ubiquiti's controller online if you have any questions. The video I linked has some extra hardware but you can still follow along if you want to install the controller on a PC to configure the AP's, then once there are setup you can uninstall the controller and have them run without it. You only need the controller to configure Unifi devices and to record telemetry.

Best of luck with the new Fiber!

This is my modem and I haven't had any issues in six years with it.

For my router I followed these instructions after putting a gigabit ethernet card in an old computer I had laying around. It also doubles as a backup, VPN, and file, and media server.

Then I set up a couple of these guys and a PoE switch to power them.

What about something like this?

https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-Desktop/dp/B076HZFY3F/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=poe+switch&qid=1565730610&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Couple Prime Day deal ones right now. This one for $30 and this one for $35

$35 one looks nicer quality