Amcrest Forum

Msytery Solved... Im just glad my bell is working.. It would be nice to have an auto call option, while I know it isnt a cell phone process as Gary mentions apps like Whatsapp call you via data so its certainly possible. Im not sure how the other doorbells work - the biggest in the uk is "Ring&...

Hi Gary and James, So I watched the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDgBMfIhgo (time 7:40) and it seems my Doorbell is working as it should? I should not hear a ringing tone when the doorbell is pressed only the notifcation that is working for me (after I press I get the call screen). To be...

Hi Gary,

Thanks for replying - I do get the notification sound alert for both motion and bell press but the phone does not move to accept / reject screen without pressing on the notification on the home page - I assume the phone should go into call mode when the bell is pressed?

John

Well ive reset my doorbell (twice) and removed the feed from my NVR and the bell STILL doesnt ring my phone. I must say that im more than annoyed at buying something that literally doesnt work. I still get a notification and sound alert motion is detected and the same when I press the bell. The only...

Seems strange, you would think the app would handle the ring after the notification comes through but clearly not if a hardware reset is required. I also have a NVR with the rtsp stream loaded, it was the reason I chose the Amcrest vs a ring. It would be a shame if I cant have it on the NVR. I have ...

Hi, I think I’m seeing this problem, when I press the button I get a notification someone is at the door but I need to press the notification alert to accept. Should the doorbell actually ring the phone? Or is there a setting I need to change? (Call notification is on so I guess not) It’s a pain hav...

Hi Gary, Thanks greatly for your reponse - I see you have done lots of work on this. I also see lots around the HA community talking about Home Assistant, although Ive not used it - Im using The Home Remote (thehomeremote.com) which is similar. I learned a little JS for this system but i know nothin...

Hi,

Thanks I will tread carefully. I tried a few from the api but the camera started misbehaving- the bitrate went really low and colours dropped to 4, not sure if it was related but hard reset corrected it.

John

Hi,

Is there a basic HTTP GET call that can be made to see if motion is detected?

http://192.168.1.108/cgi-bin/alarm.cgi? ... etOutState

The above is posted in the api for a result of 1 should motion be detected but does not work on my AD110.

Thanks

John

Hi,

If you live in the UK (or eu) then I can confirm the Honeywell D142 Atanta works. It’s not the loudest chime by any means but is listed as compatible (named as Friedland 142) and I have one and tested it as working. It’s about £13 on Amazon.

John