I just took a standard Ethernet patch cable, cut the sheathing without damaging the cable, disconnected the brown and blue pairs then connected + to blue and - to brown/white. Great info definitely worth a like!
I think I'm going to be trying this shortly. Just moved into a house that already has one on front and back and tried patching one in. I heard there was a y cable for some models but I didn't think it was for these dumb things. Why do people need to keep reinventing the wheel when there's already POE in the world?
I'm trying to determine which are the 12-volt wires on the Xfinity xCam2 which is apparently supposed to be similar. I'm building a splitter to plug in to a router just to setup the dang wifi on the cameras without having Xfinity service.
Thanks for the video. I've also acquired an Icamera 2. My existing system is a traditional BNC coax mux. I can get a poe switch but was wondering if I could find the video + pin and also the 12v + / - ? I've been searching online for a wiring schematic with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.
I have similar cameras i stalled by Rogers Canada. I ended the contract with them. Can u help to see how can I use these cameras with Samsung smart things
I have the camera and I want to continue using it. How would I use it through wifi to be able to view through my phone like what would app would I use to view it ?
Great Video. I tried this we a iCamera 1000 (i guess this was the original... haven't got it working just yet. the pin outs are probably different as the Rj-45 is a part of the camera), what software do you recommend using, iSpy? or something else?
Is there a simplified way to do this? Recently moved and would like to hardline the existing setup, but I have zero knowledge of electrical/ comms systems. It almost seems more practical to buy a hardline system…
If I make one of those, can I plug it straight into my PC ? And use it to record? I don't have a the system, I got the camera from Goodwill. I want to monitor my car in the carport. It doesn't have to be WiFi because it's close enough to plug in directly.
Thank you for video. Could you please share the full list of required accessories? I already have POE switch, 48V to 12V PoE Splitter Adapter. On the video I see that you are using 1 to 2 Port Female Socket Adapter and then I stopped understanding what else you were using. Thank you in advance!
Man, video looks great, but most difficult part is INSERT WIRES - try push red and black power wires - no way......it wouldn't work, video does not shown trick
Where did you buy the y connector? I bpught some cameras on ebay and have no idea where to find that connector to pair the camera to my router. I did see your link but I need the y connector with the female power output. Those were male. Thanks and great video.
😅 this several years old at this point but this is what I figured I thought a crossover cable might work but some of the newer cameras don't seem to be lining up with the correct pin to power them I wish there was a better write up and there's UA-cam video there's not much information out there
all i want to do is hook up a camera to my barn, but search after search, I still don't get it. The barn is a whole block away from the house, so are you saying to plug those things into the sockets in the barn and it will automatically connect to the house wifi up the hill and then just plug in the camera??
All this video shows is how to get standard POE power down to 12v for people with these particular cameras. I would recommend researching POE (Power over Ethernet) for maximum distance, voltage etc.
ok so if you want to connect camera to you're barn you want to have a wireless camera that can go from your barn to your house, you cant use the i camera on youre barn because it prob does not have wifi and also i think you need to have that same wifi to youre computer.
Hello.... a golf ball hit my icamera2 and broke the from plastic covering the eyes. the camera is working fine, but I would like to replace the broken piece...no where/how to get?
My Cox icamera2's are hard wired but you don't need to go thru all that work. I ran Cat5e from the cameras to my Cox router, and used the provided power supply at that indoor location(no splicing needed). When setting up the camera at the point it tells you to unplug the camera to establish wireless, you just leave the camera plugged in and tap continue. Then the camera runs on a wired connection vs wireless and you only have the cat5e coming from the camera. No need to splice wires. BTW this is standard for Cox techs to hard wire icamera2's when wifi signal reception is poor in certain locations.
These didn't come with any way to run wired. They only came with a cable that was two wired 12v cable that was a power brick on one end and a rj45 connector on the other. No way to power it otherwise because if you plugged that adaptor in, it used the only port on the unit. If you plugged the ethernet cable in to the included router it wouldn't have any power. What you received must have been something like the splitter we show at 3:04 which lets you plug two things into the back of the camera at once. Normal POE operations, office buildings running POE devices like wifi etc would need some way to use a POE injector like this so you don't need the original power adaptors, wall plugs etc at all.
I just took a standard Ethernet patch cable, cut the sheathing without damaging the cable, disconnected the brown and blue pairs then connected + to blue and - to brown/white. Great info definitely worth a like!
I think I'm going to be trying this shortly. Just moved into a house that already has one on front and back and tried patching one in. I heard there was a y cable for some models but I didn't think it was for these dumb things. Why do people need to keep reinventing the wheel when there's already POE in the world?
I'm trying to determine which are the 12-volt wires on the Xfinity xCam2 which is apparently supposed to be similar. I'm building a splitter to plug in to a router just to setup the dang wifi on the cameras without having Xfinity service.
Thanks for the video. I've also acquired an Icamera 2.
My existing system is a traditional BNC coax mux.
I can get a poe switch but was wondering if I could find the video + pin and also the 12v + / - ?
I've been searching online for a wiring schematic with no luck.
Any help would be appreciated.
Not sure about the Video +, but pin 4 (Solid Blue) is positive & Pin 7 ( White/ Brown) is negative. For the 12v supply
I have similar cameras i stalled by Rogers Canada. I ended the contract with them. Can u help to see how can I use these cameras with Samsung smart things
I have the camera and I want to continue using it. How would I use it through wifi to be able to view through my phone like what would app would I use to view it ?
Do they sell Cables like the one you made? I need 3 of these for my Cox iCamera2 setup.
Great Video. I tried this we a iCamera 1000 (i guess this was the original... haven't got it working just yet. the pin outs are probably different as the Rj-45 is a part of the camera), what software do you recommend using, iSpy? or something else?
Is there a simplified way to do this? Recently moved and would like to hardline the existing setup, but I have zero knowledge of electrical/ comms systems. It almost seems more practical to buy a hardline system…
I’m kinda confused so will this camera only work if it’s cox or infinity Wi-Fi ??..I think that’s the other name u said
If I make one of those, can I plug it straight into my PC ? And use it to record? I don't have a the system, I got the camera from Goodwill. I want to monitor my car in the carport. It doesn't have to be WiFi because it's close enough to plug in directly.
Not that I'm aware. You'd plug it into a router then look for the IP on the network.
What add u use to see the camers
Can you work with standard POE injectors a.k.a. power over ethernet network hub I have a five port and that powers my mevo cameras
Thank you for video. Could you please share the full list of required accessories? I already have POE switch, 48V to 12V PoE Splitter Adapter. On the video I see that you are using 1 to 2 Port Female Socket Adapter and then I stopped understanding what else you were using. Thank you in advance!
Man, video looks great, but most difficult part is INSERT WIRES - try push red and black power wires - no way......it wouldn't work, video does not shown trick
@@tedmaryniak2566 You just wiggle them like you do with any cat5 line. Time and patience is key.
Where did you buy the y connector? I bpught some cameras on ebay and have no idea where to find that connector to pair the camera to my router. I did see your link but I need the y connector with the female power output. Those were male. Thanks and great video.
What does the two red lights mean when they are on? I have this camera and sometimes the red lights are on and sometimes they are not.
I believe that is when it is in night mode. Is it dark(er) when you notice them? Creepy red eyes watching at night.
Does the camera2 take battery
😅 this several years old at this point but this is what I figured I thought a crossover cable might work but some of the newer cameras don't seem to be lining up with the correct pin to power them I wish there was a better write up and there's UA-cam video there's not much information out there
I tried something similar and it wouldn’t work at night. It seemed like the night vision required more power and it just shut down at night.
Ours works just fine.
all i want to do is hook up a camera to my barn, but search after search, I still don't get it. The barn is a whole block away from the house, so are you saying to plug those things into the sockets in the barn and it will automatically connect to the house wifi up the hill and then just plug in the camera??
All this video shows is how to get standard POE power down to 12v for people with these particular cameras.
I would recommend researching POE (Power over Ethernet) for maximum distance, voltage etc.
ok so if you want to connect camera to you're barn you want to have a wireless camera that can go from your barn to your house, you cant use the i camera on youre barn because it prob does not have wifi and also i think you need to have that same wifi to youre computer.
Hello.... a golf ball hit my icamera2 and broke the from plastic covering the eyes. the camera is working fine, but I would like to replace the broken piece...no where/how to get?
Hey if I send the adapter to you can you do it for me?
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What he say?
My Cox icamera2's are hard wired but you don't need to go thru all that work. I ran Cat5e from the cameras to my Cox router, and used the provided power supply at that indoor location(no splicing needed). When setting up the camera at the point it tells you to unplug the camera to establish wireless, you just leave the camera plugged in and tap continue. Then the camera runs on a wired connection vs wireless and you only have the cat5e coming from the camera. No need to splice wires. BTW this is standard for Cox techs to hard wire icamera2's when wifi signal reception is poor in certain locations.
These didn't come with any way to run wired. They only came with a cable that was two wired 12v cable that was a power brick on one end and a rj45 connector on the other. No way to power it otherwise because if you plugged that adaptor in, it used the only port on the unit. If you plugged the ethernet cable in to the included router it wouldn't have any power. What you received must have been something like the splitter we show at 3:04 which lets you plug two things into the back of the camera at once.
Normal POE operations, office buildings running POE devices like wifi etc would need some way to use a POE injector like this so you don't need the original power adaptors, wall plugs etc at all.
@@SanDiegoLAN gotcha. The new ones should come with a y cable for installation. I thought the old ones did too. Maybe that was missing from your kit
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