NVR Network Layout

I have a Hanwha 4CH NVR and a mix of four Hanwha cameras.

One camera is connected using ethernet via one of the four camera ports (network 1) and the other three cameras come in via an outdoor AP connected to a couple of PTP links to another one of the four camera ports (network 1).

Also connected to the PTP links are a couple of WAPS.

Originally I had the local cabled camera and the AP coming in via a switch connected to the network 2 port with the intention of having all the cameras/PTP links/WAPS on the same subnet. This worked great as far as network design went, but caused a problem when viewing the cameras remotely. The pics would freeze/disconnect and after speaking with Hanwha support they advised that the max bandwidth for network port 2 is 50mbps including local traffic and that they always recommend using the camera ports for the cameras. So I switched the cabled camera and the AP to the camera ports (network 1) and the cameras now stream perfectly.

However that’s knocked out the WAPS as they are now on a different subnet than the internet which is on network 2. The WAPS and the PTP Links are now getting DHCP addresses from the camera port (network 1).

Is there a way to bridge the two nics or is there another way that I should be doing this?

The PTP links and the WAPS are ubiquiti gear if that helps.

I really hope I explained all that properly!

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March 13, 2023
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