I probably should have researched this topic a little bit before buying 3 Vistacams, but I still have time to return them if I need to.
Ok, I installed all 3 cams and got them all working wirelessly. I can see the video feed from the U15 screen for each device I click on. I can record and archive as well. That part works fine.
The issues I have with cams are as follows:
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Is it just me or is the feed from these cameras completely unsecured? I set up an admin user name and pw for each cam, but that only keeps me from getting to the admin options…I can still see the feed. A little documentation from MCV would have been nice.
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Do these cameras actually have motion detection or not? I type in the ip address for the cams in my browser, go to the admin settings, go to motion detection and nothing happens. No image, no area to select, etc. I saw there was a plugin being developed for Vistacam motion detection, but it doesn’t seem to do anything. If these cameras do not have motion detection, I’m not going to be too happy.
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I can’t seem to find a way to record video remotely. I use SQ remote, but even if I bring up Vera mobile to look at the cameras from my phone, I can’t find a way to record anything. I can see the images (about 1fps) but can’t set it to record. Is this possible?
Thanks for any help. I am really frustrated by this experience. How MCV advertises these things as basically just plug them in and go is a joke.