Installing IP Cameras Over Existing Coax and Two-Wire Cable

Upgrade Analog Cameras Without Rewiring

You can install modern IP cameras without running new cable through your walls and ceilings.

Existing coax or two-wire cable from an analog camera system can carry an IP camera or a network jack when adapters are fitted at each end.

Old coax carries a different signal from network cable, so a camera cannot simply be plugged into it without adapters.

Older network cabling of Cat5e grade or higher can usually be kept as it is.

Each UniFi camera uses a single cable that carries both power and video.

The cameras record to a recorder in the building, with no per-camera licence.

Where a cable cannot be used at all, Wi-Fi cameras such as the G6 Instant join the same recorder, running on USB-C power.

The same approach works in other settings.

The Access Gate Hub runs over existing two-wire cable using PoE extension, and a PoE Over 2-Wire Retrofit Extender exists for door access.

Hotels and inns can use existing coax or phone wire to give rooms a network jack.

CloudCentric is a managed IT provider in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, serving businesses across Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Call us at (844) 422-7000 to discuss your camera system.