Not sure of the reason the customer wants to go with external power.  They just said they want to power the camera off the pigtail.  It could be that they don't have PoE capabilities on the switch.  In which case, the power injectors mentioned above could work for them.  We've sent the information, just waiting on feedback.   Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.     Ken   ... View more

Thanks for the quick reply.  Is there an external injection source that would be more plug-and-play?  While I don't mind a little soldering / wire splicing... not sure our customer would want that in a corporate environment.  Also not sure why they want to use an external power supply for the camera.  I'll provide the option to use the external POE injector. ... View more