What is a Network IP camera?

The IP in IP camera stands for Internet Protocol. An IP camera connects to a local area network via an Ethernet cable, via a built-in RJ45 Ethernet port or through a Wireless Access Point (WAP) to the Wi-Fi network. An IP camera is typically PoE (Power over Ethernet) powered via an Ethernet cable and suitable PoE injector or PoE enabled network switch or router.