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So the one camera i have right now is a PoE camera. If i chose to use a switch i could plug it in to one of the regular ports and it would have power if i ran another cable from the switch to the back side of the NVR....Or would i have to have a switch like you have with PoE and regular Ethernet, pl...

Hello, and thanks for the input. If i understand. When you say front side or network side you mean like in my case, wanting to connect them to a switch rather than using the ports on the NVR? I believe i have the same or similar NVR as you. Would it have to be a PoE switch? Also, my particular camer...

So I just bought an Amcrest PoE NVR, NV4108E-HS, and I'm considering how I want to run the ethernet. Right now i have just one PoE camera, IP8M-T2499EW-28MM, but plan on getting 3 more. What i'm wondering is if I HAVE to run the ethernet from these cameras directly to the NVR, OR if I can run them t...