The additional benefit of utilising IP cameras though is the ability to connect into the system from a remote location and use it as though you are on the site itself.

Unless every camera in your setup has onboard memory, as the TV-IP322P does, the system must run Trendnet’s SecurView Pro software nonstop.

The PoE extender camera can be 100 meters from the switch, while the second PoE camera can extend a further 80 meters beyond. It is also possible to connect a standard network device to the extender.