Recent content by brad_g

I stand corrected. Thanks.

When you change FW, the SSID changes from EZVIZ_[sticker_code] to softap_[sticker_code]. You can't and shouldn't change the SSID of the doorbell back to the EZVIZ SSID. Just connect your mobile device to the softap_[sticker_code] SSID in order to complete the configuration. Once you tell the...

David, A friend of mine names his 'FBIMINIVAN'

Earlier there was a post about being able to separate the colored plastic disc on the doorbell button from the cover assembly, and then swapping the disk for a lighter colored one. I did that with my EZViz, swapping to a white doorbell button on a black case. So far no thumb prints on the PIR...

Hi Riaz, Great to hear about your success. I have been running OpenHAB for a number of years, so I was very happy to see when matt1 over on community.openhab.org released the IpCamera binding. Here is a link to the post about the binding. Unfortunately the binding did not work with these...

Agreed. Easiest is to use the app. FWIW, I use iOS to configure my DB without issue.

It is also possible to connect to the DB with a windows laptop running the Hikvision Batch Config tool. You can switch the SSID the DB is trying to connect to using the Batch tool. This works best if you weld the MAC address of the DB to a specific IP address offered by the WiFi router. If it...

These doorbells do not have the best radios in the world. It sounds as if your phone sees the WiFi okay, but the doorbell radio is not able to receive it. I set up the doorbell on my workbench with my Access Port sitting right next to it. Then I installed the doorbell and experimented with...

I am now in my office so I can type a more detailed message. Perhaps something is a little confusing in the 101 (we should fix that). This is roughly what should happen when you have an EZViz DB and put HikVision FW on it. When you first unpack the doorbell, it will have an SSID of...

Hum. I am a little confused by your post. If you load Hik FW on an EZVIZ doorbell, then the SSID of the doorbell changes to softap. This is normal behavior. But you say "I have to reconnect laptop to Softap". Correct - you connect to softap_. What do you believe is incorrect about this...

Oh no! Read the 101 post. I never had to do this, but try leaving it disconnect overnight so it is completely out of power. I hope it works. People have successfully recovered from this.

Totally. But strangely enough, there is no built-in way to get the doorbell button press. However, pete_c came up with a solution which you can read about here. Also, if you go to the search function and type in reed switch you will find several people who have worked out solutions. Hope this...

Two-chime - I like it! Wiring the chimes in parallel makes a lot of sense. If you wire the bells in series, you are feeding one-half of the voltage to each chime, so probably not a best practice. Also, wiring the chimes in series means that the voltage drop across the two chimes, feeding the...

This seems to be a very dynamic situation. I just looked for a friend yesterday and I found new ones listed but at $119, not $89.

The ONVIF2MQTT utility works really well. It is a great thing. And if you are a little bit fluent in Linux you don't have to run a separate docker machine - it is just a node js app that you can run as a service. Let me know if you need any help with that. As for the FW upgrade, you already...