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by Yardstick
Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:35 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Re: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

They used to come back after power cycling. I had them all doing auto-restarts once a week. If I unplugged one for some reason they usually came back without too much issue. They came back more reliably after setting them all up on static IPs. I have the NVR doing an auto-restart once a week too. Wh...
by Yardstick
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:31 pm
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Re: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

Yes, power supplies can be tricky like that. That's why I also tried switching with a different power supply from one of the working cameras. Neither of the cameras from outside worked with the power supply that had always been indoors and powering a camera with fewer faults. It would have been easy...
by Yardstick
Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Re: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

I did a couple of checks. The IR LEDs wouldn't come on when I put my hand over the front of the camera. On the first one, I checked the power supply output with my Fluke 87V. I also swapped power supplies and still got nothing from the cameras. The outside camera power supplies are also outside, but...
by Yardstick
Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:19 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Re: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

Agreed that WiFi is terrible for security cameras. I've had a few now and they never work well. The two outside cameras area dead-dead. I have swapped them with the two that were still working and the two that were outside are still not working. They are not accessible after resetting. They are dead.
by Yardstick
Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Re: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

Model: IP4M-1026W Version: 2.420.AC01.3.R. 2018-02-06 That version (I'm assuming that's firmware version) came from another camera that still works. The two that have been outside won't connect at all. The dropouts have been random up to this point. Now they are just dead. I have tried to reset and ...
by Yardstick
Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:14 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?
Replies: 10
Views: 991

Amcrap cameras dead in just over 2 years?

I've been having connectivity problems from the beginning with Amcrap cameras. My network is strong and the cameras are on static IPs. The IPs are also reserved in the router. Lately the two cameras mounted outside have been dropping out more and more. Today I can't access them through the NVR or di...
by Yardstick
Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:47 am
Forum: Amcrest View Pro
Topic: push notifications not working on android
Replies: 76
Views: 12554

Re: push notifications not working on android

Notifications are still out for me too. Haven't seen even a hint of them since the 23rd. The latest e-mail from Amcrest says, "Thank you for providing me the details I have passed the information to the concern team, I will get back to you once I have an update from them." So still no help...
by Yardstick
Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:22 pm
Forum: Amcrest View Pro
Topic: push notifications not working on android
Replies: 76
Views: 12554

Re: push notifications not working on android

I got another e-mail. Still no fix or even troubleshooting advice. They wanted more information - serial numbers, model numbers, phone details, carrier details, etc... At least it is recording events and I can review those. I found the Push Notifications handy because delivery people (UPS, FedEx, US...
by Yardstick
Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: Amcrest View Pro
Topic: push notifications not working on android
Replies: 76
Views: 12554

Re: push notifications not working on android

Mine still does not work. I contacted support by e-mail. They asked for all of my purchase and model number information. That was a couple days ago. Still no response. This isn't improving my opinion of Amcrest.
by Yardstick
Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:32 pm
Forum: Amcrest View Pro
Topic: push notifications not working on android
Replies: 76
Views: 12554

Re: push notifications not working on android

Same here. No Push Notifications since the 23rd on Android. I thought the problem was on my end until I found this thread. No wonder I wasn't getting anywhere with my troubleshooting steps.