For many years we have had a swann NVR but it required proprietary software 
(Windows .exe) and I wanted to be able to look at any camera or the console from
our Linux boxes.  I also wanted to add more cameras.

In 2023 I decided to replace our old Swann video system with a Mini PC (BeeLink
AMD Ryzen) running Ubuntu 22.04, Zoneminder, MariaDb, apache2, php, and perl.
Since the Swann cameras used proprietary software, I replaced them with Reolink
(9) IP cameras.

To accomplish this I needed to add POE switches, to support the IP cams.  Due to
existing cat5 and location of new cams, I put a 5 port 1Gb POE switch in Betty's
Office, for the new cams at the rear of the house and an 8 port 1Gb POE switch 
in my office connected to the main network switch.

To be clear, the Gb, POE switches only run 100Mb to the camera but, 1Gb to 
non-POE devices. 


After observing the amount of traffic, I decided to move the camera traffic to 
a dedicated Video Network, accessable from the main home net.  

I already had an unused cat5 from Betty's office (Panel 1-7) to mine (Panel 2-7)
so I put the 5 port POE switch in Betty's office and an 8 port POE switch in my
office (Front BR).
I put a new 5 port, Gb, switch in my office and tied the two POE switches to it.
I connected the 5 port Gb switch to the new Cams Mini PC and the main switch.

This allowed the Beelink (Cams) to receive all the video and any host on the 
home net to access the CCTV cams or the ZoneMinder console but the bulk of 
camera traffic stayed on the Video Net.