# Power Over Ethernet (POE) extends power to the Wyze cam, AND adds wired internet, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Tags:** cam-pan-v1, cam-v1-v2, not-platform-specific\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689 "2020-07-06T13:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YeahThatCee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/yeahthatcee/32/4578_2.png) [@YeahThatCee](https://forums.wyze.com/u/YeahThatCee)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/1 "2020-07-06T13:19:22Z")
Are there any posts that feature before and after footage captured by a POE-connected Wyze cam? If there’s any quality boost, I’ll start looking into what everyone’s using. Not sure if this is just an “extension cord” benefit, or it’s also a quality or perhaps just stability boost. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ryny24](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/ryny24/32/33255_2.png) [@ryny24](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ryny24)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/2 "2020-07-06T13:30:39Z")
PoE only adds power. WyzeCam only connects via Wifi. I use them all over the place. ![IMG_20200309_151045](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/4/6/46d2ab13ae7860b6e39fc228e97bf793cea34473.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Brlepage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/brlepage/32/21184_2.png) [@Brlepage](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Brlepage)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/3 "2020-07-06T13:35:07Z")
Do you have a link to this device? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/8/5/854b21245b3327bfcf6b46f01e6c11d7c132932c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![slider\_alt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/slider_alt/32/3984_2.png) [@slider\_alt](https://forums.wyze.com/u/slider_alt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/4 "2020-07-06T15:23:52Z")
How did you get one up that high? That’s pretty impressive! ---
**Author:** ![ryny24](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/ryny24/32/33255_2.png) [@ryny24](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ryny24)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/5 "2020-07-06T15:36:40Z")
This is that poe to 5v power. Plugs right into the Wyze Cam [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WCGY7KJ/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_apa\_i\_TfZaFb7FDAP2N](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WCGY7KJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TfZaFb7FDAP2N) Note: since this photo, I’ve started protection them from the elements using PVC pipe. They are not designed for outdoors but they do last a while on their own. 1 didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Customer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Customer](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Customer)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/6 "2020-07-06T16:23:14Z")
Thank you @ryny24, that is a good recommendation and a cool “use case”. Going PoE like that would not only probably make my Wyzecams a bit more stable, it would prepare me to easily move on to better cameras without issue. ---
**Author:** ![ryny24](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/ryny24/32/33255_2.png) [@ryny24](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ryny24)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/7 "2020-07-06T18:22:42Z")
Here is how I protect them now. 1.25" PVC pipe with cap. hole for a ty-wrap at the bottom. micro-usb extension cable OR y-splitter if 2 cameras. done. ![IMG_20200706_142029](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/a/7/a782c5a6b069689e4027b9656d8addd4bb09a5a5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Big\_monkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/big_monkey/32/71881_2.png) [@Big\_monkey](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Big_monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/power-over-ethernet-poe-extends-power-to-the-wyze-cam-and-adds-wired-internet-right/110689/8 "2020-07-06T19:40:09Z")
From my experience, some of the contrast and clarity of images thru the cameras can be altered via software.