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No waaaay. I'll try that. Thanks.

I wasn't able to connect to my original doorbell through the app on an existing installation that had been working so I tried a hard reset. It says something like starting hard reset with a voice, a minute later the LED ring changes from solid to flashing as intended, but it never says hotspot activ...

This is within the mp4 file and not when switching to the next mp4 file, correct? I'd throw the kitchen sink at it since it isn't normal behavior... if you are writing to an SD card, try replacing it. Reset to factory defaults and ensure latest firmware. Maybe try a lower video quality setting. If i...

I'd just try it with the integrated IR lights and leave them on all the time if it works well enough. Otherwise, add external lighting or more cameras. I've picked up Amcrest cameras as low as $20 refurbished so IR lights going bad years later isn't a major concern.

Resurrecting thread to include my observations of the same issue on IP4M-1051. Disabling WiFi does not down the logical interface (this is back end terminology not exposed to the user). So, however the wireless interface is configured, it will use any physical interface it can. If DHCP is enabled an...