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  1. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Holy crap. I just looked up "finding hidden SSID's" and you're right. How freakin stupid is this???!!! Why on earth would there be a way to receive the name of a hidden network?
  2. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    OK, that's real news to me. How does one even know a wifi is there if there is no SSID broadcast? I'm retired but I was in computers all my adult life and have not heard of the hack you refer to. If you can, provide a link to an article where they describe this vulnerability please. The way...
  3. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    I will continue to use them both and look for the differences going forward. I hope you're around when I decide to expand my camera population for you intuitiveness and prompt replies Maat. Thanks!
  4. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Thanks Maat. I really haven't used both enough to see their benefits option by option. I am a newbie to surveillance cameras (this is my first one). What options would I check between the two (Surveillance Pro vs Smart PSS) to see the difference you refer to?
  5. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Not really. I want to keep Firefox as my default browser and the IP Config software wouldn't work without my changing default browsers each time I connected from the IP Config software. IP Config automatically opens the default browser so IE had to be the default. Then I'd need to switch back...
  6. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Since I can access my camera via the web from my smartphone, I don't need the web interface from my PC. I can connect to it directly on my LAN with "Amcrest Surveillance Pro" and it is more configurable and has a much more seamless setup (including auto-login, etc.). Best of all it's FREE! Win...
  7. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    -------------------------------------------------------------------- I downloaded and installed both programs. Seems like either one fits my need. I aimed the snapshot and video outputs from each one to the same respective directories and tried each separately. So far, so good!
  8. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Thank you again Maat. I won't mess with the "Smart Codec" setting. I probably don't need to anyway.
  9. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Yes, I'm using Win 10. I just downloaded the PSS using the link you provided. Thank you Maat. I need a little clarification on what option to avoid so as NOT to "brick the camera". Maybe a screenshot (or other means to make it clear to a newbie like myself) since this seems very important?
  10. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    OK, I received the Amcrest IP2M-841B and I'm quite happy with it. I have it on my wireless network and access it from my smartphone as well as a web interface on my PC. I'm getting used to some of its shortcomings. Nothing to get upset about, it really is a nice piece of equipment. I use...
  11. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    I will be checking back with Newegg and Groupon, etc. after I receive the camera I ordered. Maybe I'll start putting them up around my house. It does sound like a nice device. Caveat... the price drop going to just under $60.00 for a camera that used to be ~$100.00 surely indicates something...
  12. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    I agree so it depends on whether you want to take a chance or not to save more money. I'm always worried about the highly intermittent problems or the previous buyer who may have connected the item incorrectly and weakened the components. Like handling a motherboard without static straps. The...
  13. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    I just bought it using "Groupon" and the item description says "Condition: New". I don't buy refurbs either. After tax and free shipping I paid $57.77 for one IP2M-841B.
  14. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    TontR: I got it, and I sure like the price of the VLC software . I ordered the camera. I will download the software too. I already have a wireless router and Internet as well as a 32 GB SD Card so I should be ready to go when it arrives (8 to 10 days because the shipping is free).
  15. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Thanks to TonyR and StevenP, (and everyone who responded) I missed out on the Newegg sale of the IP2M-841B's for $55.00. I didn't realize the sale ended at midnight but I found the same units at another site for $54.00 and will buy it today. TonyR: What is RTSP to VLC? I'm technical but this...
  16. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Thanks mat200. looney2ns suggested a slightly cheaper model but going from 720P to 1080P for five bucks looks good. Since you're both talking Amecrest it sounds like it must be reliable too.
  17. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    Thanks looney2ns, Do you own this one? How good is the Night Vision? Sadly, I really need the wifi, it would be a little difficult to run RJ45 direct.
  18. BiigRich

    Need purchase advice for specific installation - help!

    I am technical but new to IP cameras and this forum. I have several machines in the crawlspace under my home and I need to monitor them randomly, NOT continuously. It is a pain for me to get under my house because I am an older person and I am 6'8" making it difficult to get into the crawlspace...
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