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Wiring New Rhombus Cameras

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Ethernet

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switch

For this method, all that is necessary is to plug one or more Rhombus camera into a PoE switch on your network. The cord will provide both the power and the Internet connectivity. The PoE switch must be 802.3af compliant (passive or 24V PoE is not compatible).

For the best experience, we recommend getting a cloud managed switch. This will give real-time data about the cameras as well as the ability to remotely power cycle them.

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Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector

If you are using a router or switch without PoE, power can be added to the cable with a PoE injector. The injector should be 802.3af compliant (passive or 24V PoE is not compatible). 

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WiFi

WiFi with the R230

The R230 camera has an integrated WiFi antenna allowing you to connect it to your wireless network during registration. For information on how to do this, please see the following documentation.

Power and/or network for the camera can be provided with either a PoE switch or PoE injector similar to the methods above. 
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WiFi with Adapters (R1 & R2)

For this configuration, simply plug an ethernet cord into the back of the R1 or R2 camera and the other end into the RP131 adapter. Register the camera to connect via WiFi and provide the network credentials for a 2.4GHz network in the app. The RP131 adapter acts as the WiFi antenna and power source for the camera. 

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Supported Cabling

Rhombus cameras and audio gateways support CAT 5/6/7/8 Ethernet cable standards up to 100Mbps cabling.

Notes about Wi-Fi Registration

There are a few network prerequisites if you plan to use the Rhombus WiFi adapter for internet connectivity.

  • The network must have 2.4GHz enabled
    • 802.11 b/g 
    • The cameras do not support the 5GHz band
  • The network must support one of the following authentication protocols
    • WPA2 Personal
      • WPA2-PSK (AES)
      • WPA2-PSK (TKIP)
    • WEP
  • Please contact support if you are using an unsupported authentication protocol as new ones are in development including RADIUS authentication
  • The network does not use a captive portal

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Contact Support and Sales

Have more questions? Contact Rhombus Support at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 2 or support@rhombus.com.

Interested in learning more? Contact Rhombus Sales at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 1 or sales@rhombus.com.

 

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