eufy PoE and NVR Camera Installation in London

• NVR Security System S4 Max: four PoE Cam S4 bullet-and-pan-tilt cameras on an 8-port NVR; its own guide is above
• NVR Security System S4: two 4K turret cameras and two bullet pan-tilt cameras on an NVR, also with 2 TB fitted and room for 16 TB
• NVR E50: an 8-port recorder that expands to 16 channels, for the PoE Cam E50 with its 2K and 4K lenses and 5× zoom
• Add-on cameras: the PoE Cam S4, the PoE Cam E40 (a 4K bullet, IP67) and the PoE Cam E41 (a 4K turret, IP65)

• eufy rates a single cable to the PoE Cam E50 at up to 100 m, which is also the usual ceiling for one Ethernet run
• The S4 Max and the E50 four-camera system each come with four 18 m cables; from a front wall to a recorder in the back bedroom or loft of a terrace, 18 m is often short once the cable goes up and around
• Where 18 m will not reach, the pro brings longer outdoor-grade Cat cable, agreed with you and added at cost before you book, and cuts each run to length
• eufy sells an outdoor junction box made for the PoE Cam S4, E40 and E41, plus corner and pole mounts, where a camera cannot sit flat on the wall

• Solid brick: the solid wall of a Victorian or Edwardian house, about 225 mm thick, is drilled through with a long masonry bit, and the hole sleeved and sealed so water cannot track in
• Lofts: cameras under the eaves often cable straight up into the loft, where a PoE switch or the NVR can go if there is a socket; the pro checks how hot the loft gets, since the recorder holds a hard drive
• Garages and outbuildings: a run along the garden wall to a garage is clipped high, and put in conduit wherever it could be knocked
• Indoors: cables follow skirting, coving or the inside of built-in cupboards, not the middle of a wall
• Flats and leasehold houses: outside walls usually belong to the freeholder, so drilling them needs their agreement in writing first

• Each bullet-and-pan-tilt camera on the S4 Max counts as two of the NVR's channels
• A PoE switch takes the recorder up to 16 channels, eufy says, and it has to have a spare port and enough PoE power for each camera on it
• The PoE Cam S4's page notes that a PoE NVR, switch, injector and DC adapter are 'required (not included)', so an add-on camera needs one of them to power it
• Drive: the S4 systems ship with 2 TB, and both the S4 recorder and the NVR E50 take up to 16 TB; the pro fits a larger drive you have bought and formats it

• PoE cable carries extra-low voltage power and data from the NVR or switch; in England, work outside the three notifiable kinds is not notifiable, though it must still be done safely and to BS 7671
• The NVR plugs into an ordinary indoor socket, so it changes nothing on your fixed wiring
• A new outdoor socket, or a new spur for a socket near the NVR, is electrical work: it is priced at the electrical-work rate, needs 30 mA RCD protection, and comes with a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate
• Running a new circuit from the consumer unit is notifiable, so that part goes to a registered electrician, and JACK does not book it as part of the camera job

• Planning: the Planning Portal says permission is not normally needed for home security cameras, but the permitted development rules for them (Class F) exclude listed buildings and set limits, including at least 2.5 m of height, no more than four on one side and none within 10 m of another, so check with your council before putting several on one wall
• Privacy: once the cameras capture the street or a neighbour's garden, GOV.UK's domestic CCTV guidance applies, so aim them at your own property, tell your neighbours and keep footage only as long as you need it

A vetted pro prices your job from the eufy model, photos of where each device goes and what power is there now, and the JACK app shows you that fixed price before you book.

The power and the walls move the price more than the device does. A battery doorbell on a brick reveal, or a SoloCam on a fence post, is a smaller job. An S4 Wired doorbell on a new transformer, a HomeBase moved to the middle of the house with a hard drive fitted, a Floodlight Camera E340 in place of an outside light, or four PoE cameras cabled through solid brick and a loft all take longer, and the price reflects that.

The eufy kit is yours to buy, since JACK sells no devices. A stronger transformer, a Chime 2, a wedge, a floodlight's weatherproof box or extra Cat cable is agreed with you and added at cost before you book, and several devices go on one booking for one price. Where parking has to be paid for, that is added at cost and agreed before you book too.

Prefer to pay for time? As a guide, smart home work is typically £45–£95 per hour, and electrical work such as a floodlight camera £55–£110 per hour. For a multi-camera system or a PoE NVR, a full-day booking is a flat £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on site.