PoE, or Power over Ethernet, is commonly used as a way to power devices and equipment using the unused conductors in a standard Ethernet cable. To accomplish this, there must be a sending device, or power source equipment, as well as a powered device.
The CC5MPX family of cameras does not work with PoE. For the family of CC5MPX cameras to be powered, a separate accessory, the CC5MPXCBL1-L cable, must be used to provide both power and RS-232/RS-485 communications.