Want to implement HDMI over ethernet (HOE) for my NVR setup.
Have managed switches and pfsense firewall with multiple VLANS.
Want to know will the HOE work with VLANS (create a dedicated VLAN just for the HOE)??
How will it behave with managed and unmanaged switches in between?
will i be able to get multiple receivers with single transmitter?
transmitter -->HOE–>managed switch with VLAN tag–>unmanaged switch (single VLAN of HOE) → multiple HOE receivers → HDMI input of monitor or TV
I think HoE requires a dedicated Ethernet cable. You are simply using an Ethernet cable as the medium and is point-to-point. It does not connect to your existing LAN network.
NVR HDMI Out → HoE Transmitter → Ethernet cable → HoE Receiver → TV HDMI In
managed switches and VLANS what i think are just ways to tell managed switch which port to send data to… i dont know whether the actual data gets changed when the VLAN tag is applied.
VLAN is like a virtual ethernet connection going over a single line. i may be wrong.
The only devices that I commonly see are HDMI over CAT5e cable (or CAT6, etc.). There are KVM over Ethernet devices that are very popular, generally just a local VNC server at the back of the device.
I have that same exact model in your photo. We’re using it in the same switch, and it does work. The GUI has very few options. Pretty much pick DHCP or a static IP, and that’s it, from what I remember. It uses multicast, and the receivers listen.
I’ve installed hundreds of other HDMI over Ethernet (aka video baluns), typically with one cable from the transmitter to the receiver. I would recommend this method if possible.