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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => IP Cameras => DCS-942L => Topic started by: hokanp on November 26, 2014, 10:27:04 AM
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Hello
Bought 2 942L and installed the first one today. Little troubel but i manage. After the installation, very close to the router, I moved the camera to another room. It is about 5 m. BUT NO WIFI. The camera doesnot connect or switching on/off to the network. Is the WIFI really so bad on the DCS942L???
I am not to happy about the picture quality, any comments?
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- What region are you located?
What Mfr and model # is the main host wifi router?
What wireless modes are you using?
- 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz routers: Try single mode G or N or mixed G and N on 2.4Ghz and single mode N or AC on 5Ghz?
- Channel Width set for Auto 20/40Mhz or try 20Mhz only.
- Try setting a manual Channel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_channels) to a open or unused channel. 1, 6 or 11. 11 for single mode N if the channel is clear. 13 for EU regions. Try channel 48 or 149 on 5Ghz.
- What security mode are you using? Preferred security is WPA-Personal. WPA2/AES Only. Some WiFi adapters don't support AES (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard), so you might want to try TPIK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_Key_Integrity_Protocol) only or Auto TPIK and AES.
- Any 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz cordless house phones or WiFi APs near by that maybe causing interferences?
- Any other WiFi routers in the area that maybe causing interferences? Link> Use InSSIDer (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html) to find out. How many? Use v3, its free.
Router Placement
Forum User - "Well I feel really dumb. After moving the router away from other electronic devices my speeds are back to normal. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing slow speeds, you might want to move it away from other electronics and see if that helps."
3-6' feet minimum safe distance between devices.
Placement on main level floor and central in the building and WELL ventilated is preferred. Not in basements or closets as building materials, or near by electronics devices could interfere or hinder good signal propagation.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31083-smallnetbuilders-wireless-faq-the-essentials (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31083-smallnetbuilders-wireless-faq-the-essentials)[/list]
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Hello
Bought 2 942L and installed the first one today. Little troubel but i manage. After the installation, very close to the router, I moved the camera to another room. It is about 5 m. BUT NO WIFI. The camera doesnot connect or switching on/off to the network. Is the WIFI really so bad on the DCS942L???
I am not to happy about the picture quality, any comments?
Any update on this issue? Are you saying wireless works in close proximity (i.e. did you test wireless at a close range)?