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CCTV camera network topology

IP-video surveillance topology — Internet → perimeter firewall → core switch → PoE switches → dome/PTZ/bullet cameras, with the cameras isolated on their own 192.168.20.0/24 subnet and an NVR for recording.

For the CCTV / security integrator

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Network diagram — Acme HQ — CCTV 10 devices, 9 links, 1 boundaries. Topology: hierarchical. Links: 1 serial, 1 fiber, 4 copper, 3 poe. Acme HQ — CCTV 192.168.20.0/24 ISP 1Gbps 10G Trunk · VLAN 20 · 1G Trunk · VLAN 20 · 1G 1G PoE PoE PoE Internet Perimeter FW Core SW PoE PoE Switch A PoE PoE Switch B NVR Video Recorder Guard Station Lobby Dome 192.168.20.11 Gate PTZ 192.168.20.12 Dock Bullet 192.168.20.13
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Scenario

A security integrator is documenting an IP-CCTV install for hand-off. The cameras need their own isolated subnet (so they can't route to the corporate LAN), Power-over-Ethernet from the access switches, and a single NVR recording everything. The diagram has to be editable and printable so it can be reused for the next building.

What the diagram shows

Annotation key

ElementMeaning
Dashed blue boxLogical subnet (label = CIDR)
Green link + PoEPower-over-Ethernet to a camera
Orange linkFiber uplink
Trunk · VLAN 20 · 1G802.1Q trunk carrying VLAN 20 at 1 Gbps

Swap layout: tiered for layout: tree to get a pure hierarchy, or add more subnet / vlan boundaries as the install grows.

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