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    • stephen1_39356197801
      stephen1 last edited by

      I just got a rlc-423 and set it up. I can get it to work very well using the supplied 12v DC input but when I try using Poe nothing happens. I'm using a " PIXNOR DC 48V 0.5A POE Injector Power Supply Over Ethernet Adapter with UK Plug for 12V 24V 48V POE Device" from Amazon which plugs in directly to a mains supply socket and it appears to be working (led lit) but the camera doesn't respond. Any ideas?

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        Anonymous last edited by

        If you ping the IP address of the camera when you plug it into this PoE injector, what's the result?

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        • stephen1_39356197801
          stephen1 @Anonymous last edited by

          If you ping the IP address of the camera when you plug it into this PoE injector, what’s the result?



          100% packet loss, unreachable. Is it correct to be injecting 48V when the power in plug is 12V?

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            Anonymous last edited by

            Hi, will the camera show up in the DHCP list on the router at all?

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            • stephen1_39356197801
              stephen1 last edited by

              It shows up in the DHCP list when I'm using the 12V supply but shows as "disconnected" when set up for PoE. When 12V power is switched on the camera goes through an initialization (rotates, spins etc) but nothing happens with PoE. The injector is brand new so it should be working hence my query about voltage. Should I be injecting 12V using a dumb injector plus the supplied power supply? Is there a way to test the injector's output?

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                Anonymous last edited by

                Youe injector says "12V 24V 48V " but which one it actually runs on? Does it have a switch on it or something?
                If you can source another PoE injector to try, I think things will be much easier. You can purchase another PoE injector and return it at no cost if you are Amazon prime membership.

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                • stephen1_39356197801
                  stephen1 last edited by

                  The data label says output is 48V - 0.5A and a little picture shows it is using pins 4,5,7 and 8. Any idea which pins the camera uses? I understand there are two standards; one uses these pins and the other uses 1,2,3 and 6.

                  I've now checked all the ethernet connections and I am getting 49VDC on the ethernet plug which connects with the wire coming out of the camera so it would seem there is nothing wrong with with the PoE supply.

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                  • Guest
                    Anonymous last edited by

                    Well the camera also uses pin 4,5,7,8 so the problem isn't this one. Now I think you are at the stage of trying another PoE injector..

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                    • FongJeng Kum_34673838378
                      FongJeng Kum last edited by

                      I got the feeling that the supplied output current is insufficient to your ipc.

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                      • stephen1_39356197801
                        stephen1 @FongJeng Kum last edited by

                        I got the feeling that the supplied output current is insufficient to your ipc.



                        0.5A @ 48V is 24W which is the present PoE standard (used to be 15W according to Wikipedia) so what is the RLC-423's power requirement?

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                        • FongJeng Kum_34673838378
                          FongJeng Kum last edited by

                          Reolink RLC-410S of mine requires to be 12VDC @ 2A, that equates to 24W.
                          But, from the spec, it only takes the Max. Load of 5.8W which is more than enough for me.

                          So, I would like to stress that Reolink IPC takes in 12V, not 48V.

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                          • stephen1_39356197801
                            stephen1 last edited by

                            There's a confusion here for us non-experts. The RLC-423 spec on Reolink's website says its consumption is 22W. It also says it takes 12V (which it certainly does if you connect the power separately via its power lead). It also says its PoE complies with 802.3at which is an industry standard that specifies 48V supplying up to 25.5W. I assume that since the RLC-423 complies with 802.3at it is capable of taking 48V through the ethernet cable and deploying it as 12V internally.

                            What is at doubt is whether my injector is 802.3at compliant. The standard requires the units to have the ability to negotiate with each other and establish suitable power levels, auto cut out for overloads (so the ethernet cable doesn't fry) etc. It turns out there are a lot of cheap PoE injectors on the market that don't do this (often sold as "passive" PoE injectors) and typically will need a splitter at the far end to extract a DC voltage. I suspect my injector is dumb and because it's not "talking" to the camera,  the camera is not responding.

                            As it happens, my camera is located where it is easy to supply power via the 12V DC connection. However, I am considering a second unit on the other side of the house where mains AC will be remote and a PoE solution pretty much required so I'll have to think very carefully about what injector to get. Clearly it is important to get one which is explicitly 802.3at compliant since anything else (including a 802.3af unit which only supplies up to 15.4W) is not up to the job.

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                              Anonymous last edited by

                              That makes every sense to me. Those “passive” PoE injectors just won't do the job and one needs to take a close look at the specs of PoE injector before he makes the purchase. The power, the standard, etc.

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                              • FongJeng Kum_34673838378
                                FongJeng Kum last edited by

                                For me, I am using POE Passive Injectors as attached.
                                And they work fine over 20 meters length.
                                Selection_117.jpg

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                                • stephen1_39356197801
                                  stephen1 @FongJeng Kum last edited by

                                  For me, I am using POE Passive Injectors as attached. And they work fine over 20 meters length.


                                  As I suspected, passive PoE works if you have a splitter at the camera end to extract DC power to feed into the camera's 12V input (as you have done). A PoE setup that conforms to the 502.3** standard does not need a splitter because the camera takes power directly from the ethernet plug.

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