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Author Topic: Cameras unstable  (Read 4802 times)

Kimmiland

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Cameras unstable
« on: July 25, 2013, 04:09:52 PM »
I purchased 3 cameras about 18 months ago and they worked properly (all are located in my garage).  In March, I began to have problems with two of the cameras.  #1 stays green the majority of the time, but I can only receive a picture on the website feed about 50% of the time (even though the cameras shows up on my list).  Camera #2 will only work inside the house, near the router.  As soon as I take it to the garage, it goes to red.  Occasionally, it will show up on the website as green, but I can never get a video feed on it.

Camera #3 is consistently working as it should. 

I thought my wifi signal might not be strong enough, so I bought a D-Link range extender and although it seems to be working property, I'm still experiencing the same problems with the cameras.   
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Kimmiland

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Re: Cameras unstable
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2013, 04:12:01 PM »
I should mention that I have consistently re-set the problem cameras back to their factory settings, but it doesn't help.  Again, one of the cameras works fine as long as it's in the house, it's just when I put it outside with the other cameras, that it malfunctions.
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RYAT3

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Re: Cameras unstable
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2013, 04:40:16 PM »
Quote from: Kimmiland on July 25, 2013, 04:12:01 PM
I should mention that I have consistently re-set the problem cameras back to their factory settings, but it doesn't help.  Again, one of the cameras works fine as long as it's in the house, it's just when I put it outside with the other cameras, that it malfunctions.


If you have a smartphone, download a free app to measure wifi signal strength out in the garage.
(assuming you are connected for probably G signal). 

The dlink cams are a slow G and not N.

Where did you place the extender? 
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RYAT3

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Re: Cameras unstable
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2013, 06:33:22 PM »
Quote from: RYAT3 on July 25, 2013, 04:40:16 PM
If you have a smartphone, download a free app to measure wifi signal strength out in the garage.
(assuming you are connected for probably G signal). 

The dlink cams are a slow G and not N.

Where did you place the extender? 


My bad. These cameras do connect N.

I keep forgetting, because they are SOOO SLOW in downloading and responding...

Key Features

Wireless N connectivity for superior wireless performance, clarity, and coverage

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Kimmiland

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Re: Cameras unstable
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2013, 12:34:27 PM »
Boy is my face red.  Because the camera is fine in the house, I began to wonder if it was the extension cord.  I plugged the camera, with the cord, into another outlet in the garage and it worked fine.  I then took the camera that's working well and plugged it into the bad camera's outlet and sure enough, it didn't work.  Strange thing about that outlet is that when I plug a nightlight or anything else into it, it works fine.  The camera seems to be the only thing that won't work in it. 

I apologize for taking up your time and do appreciate your attempt to solve a problem that never existed. 
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