I’m planning to buy the TP-Link Tapo C210 WiFi camera, but I’m unable to be physically present at the location to set it up.

I read in the manual that only two people are allowed to have access to the camera. The tutorial can be found at the following link: [link for the tutorial].

A person, with their phone, will be at the location to set up the camera. According to the tutorial, the second user only has a view-only option.

My question is, is it possible for me to make my device the main account on the camera?

Are there other type of cameras you can recommend that work well and have option for me to access remotely?

Hi there! I have a wired surveillance system that the operating system has died and is no longer even supported by the manufacturer.

Can anyone recommend what I can do from here? I really don’t want to trash the cameras, they work just fine and I don’t have the wifi capabilites to do a wireless setup anyway, so I’m trying to figure out how to utilize what I have by replacing the computer that runs it, I just have no idea where to even begin. Can I just use an old laptop? Are the cameras only good for use with that particular unit?

I have already looked for an exact replacement, but no luck, and Uniden literally told me they won’t do anything for me since they no longer even support that type of product any longer. I can’t even get them to answer questions about it.

Thanks in advance for any help and if this isn’t the best place to ask about this, my apologies, and could someone direct me to a better place?

I have an NX-4v2 control panel and an interlogix GE Security NX-148E LCD Keypad. Since moving into our home we haven’t known the code and haven’t been using the system, but recently have become interested in getting it up and running. We want to keep local alarms at the windows/doors and potentially add wifi self monitoring but are not interested in paying for monitoring.

When reconnecting it most recently, it powered up but won’t stay on. I’m wondering if the positive wire touched the common wire…. now what is happening is the voltage regulator at the TouchPad and the heat sink are getting very hot very fast when connected. Does my TouchPad need replaced. Does the control panel need replaced. Any advice on testing or a path forward would be greatly appreciated.

Little bit of background info:

Currently living in a house with not very good internet (60mb down, 15mb up) and am using the Eufy doorbell with Eufy homebase2, and 2 satelite cameras.

My issue with them is that they never seem to actually record anything that I want them to. They’ll pick up steam from the boiler exhaust, or a hedge blowing in the wind, but not someone dumping a load of stuff in the skip literally right infront of the doorbell, or a truck dragging a neighbours car down the road…

In my previous house we used a Nest doorbell and wired nest cameras and they were excellent (not because of event recording, but just because they had 24/7 and you could manually skip back if needed). However, I can’t imagine my upload is going to be able to handle 3 cameras (and I’d ideally like to put in another 3).

Is there a decent quality doorbell + outdoor camera setup that has 24/7 recording to a local storage, but is accessible via an app, has event/detection alerts, and does not upload anything significant to the cloud other than event clip thumbnails (and when you’re viewing the clips via app etc) ?

I’ve read that you can set Ring cameras to be local only.

Oh also, I appreciate that Eufy can’t do it because they’re battery. I’m quite happy to get these hard wired if I need to. I just can’t spare the upload 🙁 Would love even to get some PoE cameras so I can install some in the garden.

Thanks for any help. I’m just about ready to bin these Eufy cams off.

No sure where else to go.

Mods: Please let me know if I should move this.

My elderly parents have moved into a new home without the old rj11 phone wiring. But it does have wifi. They just need a simple phone. They Hate cellphones. Boomer energy…

Because of their age, the “big button” ones are what they need.

Does anyone know if a phone like this could be somehow connected to wifi? Or if there’s a similar style pre-built for wifi?

There’s no access to ethernet, or cable. It’s a condo with Just wifi

Arlo cameras Gen 3 and Pro (VMC3030) and(VMC4030) have been declared EOL effective April 1 2023. Thus ending the free 7 day storage that was included when purchased.

Additionally the following models will be EOL 1/1/24: Arlo Pro 2 (VMC4030P), Arlo Q (VMC3040),Arlo Q+ (VMC3040S),Arlo Baby (ABC1000), Arlo Security Light (ALS1101), Arlo Audio Doorbell (AAD1001)

Per their FAQ “What does this mean to me when the services are moved to EOL?”

“For users of the affected devices, free 7-day rolling cloud storage will no longer be available, and users will no longer receive email notifications for system issues such as low battery or motion detection.”

Quote from Arlo’s Notice “These cameras also can utilize Arlo’s new cloud storage, which is available with the Arlo Secure subscription”.

How convenient to offer paid storage for EOL cameras.

Lesson Learned, I will NEVER purchase another Arlo product, nor any security hardware that relies on “the Cloud” to operate.

EDITED to Add: I will continue to use my Qolsys panel and Alarm.com service, but no more stuff from companies that are not dedicated security providers (Ring, Arlo, Blink, etc).

Hi all.

Our current security monitoring system (ADT taken over from Ackerman) has Alula cameras, 2 outdoor and 3 indoor. They are all powered by plugging in and connect to the system via wifi.

We liked Ackerman but totally hate ADT and are definitely leaving ADT because their customer service sucks so bad.

We are wondering if Alula cameras may be compatible with other monitoring systems. I’m good with DIY installation, but we definitely want a monitored system.

Does anyone have any knowledge about system compatibility with Alula cameras? My Google searches so far have indicated they are proprietary to Alula systems. If so, I wonder if that is standard in the security industry.

Thanks for reading.