Two Hubs - 8 cameras - ONE ethernet port available

[carolbpeter]

We have 8 cameras - all necessary (wish I had 2 more) - and two hubs.  But, only one ethernet connection available.  I am using the 2nd one for my work computer.   Is there ANY WAY to get both the hubs on one ethernet connection?  Or is there a hub that will handle all 8 cameras?  Really pointless to have the cameras if they're unable to tell us anything.

[StephenB]

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@carolbpeter wrote:

But, only one ethernet connection available.  I am using the 2nd one for my work computer.  

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Best option is to purchase a small gigabit switch.  You can find 5 port switches for $20 USD or less, and that would result in 5 ethernet ports total (not counting the connection between the switch and the router).

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@carolbpeter wrote:

We have 8 cameras - all necessary (wish I had 2 more) - and two hubs.   

Or is there a hub that will handle all 8 cameras?  Really pointless to have the cameras if they're unable to tell us anything.

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 You can connect all the cameras to one hub, but there is a limit of 5 simultaneous streams at once.  So in some situations you would lose recordings.  So I recommend using both, but adding in the switch. 

If practical, put the hubs in different rooms, so you can get a bigger coverage area.  Though that might require some wiring.