5442-ZE Virtually Zero Network Connectivity

Barboots

Pulling my weight
Mar 15, 2018
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Perth, Western Australia
I have a 5442-ZE which quickly went from needing a Blue Iris "restart camera" operation very rarely, to pretty much never connecting to the network. I can bring up the web-GUI sometimes, but rarely get past the login.

So far I have:
  • used a different camera on the building wiring, and it is stable.
  • disassembled the camera and re-seated all the multipin connections.
  • reset the camera using the internal reset button.
  • checked the camera cabling for damage, either visible or by feel, and there's nothing abnormal.
  • inspected everything to confirm there is no sign of moisture having entered either the loom or the camera body.

Does anyone have any war stories which could narrow down failure points on these cams? The installed environment is hot more than wet, if that makes a difference.

Cheers legends!
 
Does it have a microSD card installed? If so, try removing it and leaving it out.
 
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