I am trying to get the DBPower cameras to work on UI7 with VeraLite. They appear very similar to the Foscam cameras.
I added all my cameras to Vera, but I cannot get any images on Vera UI.
In ImperiHome my camera image and PTZ work 100%
Camera image:
http://myip/snapshot.cgi?user=myuser&pwd=mypass
PTZ for Down, Up Right, Left
http://myip/decoder_control.cgi?user=myuser&pwd=mypass&command=0&onestep=1
http://myip/decoder_control.cgi?user=myuser&pwd=mypass&command=2&onestep=1
http://myip/decoder_control.cgi?user=myuser&pwd=mypass&command=4&onestep=1
http://myip/decoder_control.cgi?user=myuser&pwd=mypass&command=6&onestep=1
How do I get my images and PTZ to work from within Vera UI? I would like to use my images within Vera UI.
Any help would be much appreciated
Interesting, I though to share, with Vera Alerts I can send the image to my phone through a scene and Vera Alerts Plugin, but still Vera UI refuses to show the image.
I bought a DBPower camera from Amazon not long ago, but never could get it to work with Vera. It seems like the only way this camera works is through some Chinese website or their app. I returned it the day after I got it. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful, but I did still want to bring these concerns to your attention.
Here’s the review I submitted to Amazon:
Nice camera, actually takes very good video.
HOWEVER, it appears that you can only use the manufacturer’s Android app or website to view it. There is NO WAY to disable the cloud features and only access it locally. This is a HUGE security concern, and the reason I immediately reset this camera and started the return process. Even if you’re ok with accessing your camera via some website, they won’t even let you choose a secure password (only numbers allowed).
Due to the huge security issues, I cannot recommend this camera to anyone.
Thank you for your reply. I wonder If we had the cams. My cams are local network behind firewall so not accessible from outside…that is what I use Vera for and don’t seem to have the security issues you had.
Just an update on my progress so far:
I can send a request from my phone to Vera which triggers a scene and with Vera Alerts send my a snapshot of that camera.
Vera UI7 can now also take snapshots of my camera in the UI even though I dont see the image which Vera sends to my phone. I can also view the full archive, but still don’t see it on the normal view.
So I dug a little deeper and from the webpage I discovered the following
It refers to the image
http://192.168.0.100/port_3480/data_request?id=request_image&cam=87&res=low&rand=0.5611110057965832
which doesn’t show, but if I change the port bit to
http://192.168.0.100:3480/data_request?id=request_image&cam=87&res=low&rand=0.5611110057965832
the image shows if copied the url into the browser
The images in the archives seems to sit on mios
https://vera-us-oem-storage12.mios.com/storage/storage/store/???/archive?Key=???
So I am confused, if Vera can get a image and send it to mios server and my phone, why can I not see the image. Is there some way I can change Vera to refer to the :3480/ port instead of /port_3480/ and would this actually do the trick?
Any ideas?