Just got a DS-2CD2432F-IW from Nelly's last week. Overall, I really like the cam, but I have a few issues, one of which is pretty big:
1) Wireless - I initially configured it for wireless operation, and it worked fine for a while. However, twice in less than a week I lost signal. The only way to recover was to unplug/replug the wall adapter. I believe the first outage occurred after my router rebooted (automatically) and the second was right when my PC rebooted (automatically). Strange. So, I instead plugged it into a surplus Logitech PoE/Powerline adapter (leftover from one of my failed Alert cams) and so far it's been working fine. Unfortunately, I don't know how to turn off WiFi. Am I out of luck with WiFi despite a strong connection?
2) Day/Night - I'm having problems getting the camera to properly switch between day and night modes. It seems to choose night mode even when there is enough light for day mode. I've tried to tweak the image settings, but the only way to force it to switch is to set a schedule. I'd rather it do it automatically. I'm really confused over Switch Day and Night and Day/Night Switch options. Any ideas?
3) Firmware - I'm on version 5.1.2. Any advantage to updating to 5.2? I certainly don't want to brick the camera, but if there are improvements, perhaps it is worth while.
4) Telnet - I turned on Telnet and can log in to the camera. Are there any useful functions I can use? Perhaps setting up an automatic daily/weekly reboot to avoid dropouts using WiFi?
Thanks in advance for assistance.
Tom
1) Wireless - I initially configured it for wireless operation, and it worked fine for a while. However, twice in less than a week I lost signal. The only way to recover was to unplug/replug the wall adapter. I believe the first outage occurred after my router rebooted (automatically) and the second was right when my PC rebooted (automatically). Strange. So, I instead plugged it into a surplus Logitech PoE/Powerline adapter (leftover from one of my failed Alert cams) and so far it's been working fine. Unfortunately, I don't know how to turn off WiFi. Am I out of luck with WiFi despite a strong connection?
2) Day/Night - I'm having problems getting the camera to properly switch between day and night modes. It seems to choose night mode even when there is enough light for day mode. I've tried to tweak the image settings, but the only way to force it to switch is to set a schedule. I'd rather it do it automatically. I'm really confused over Switch Day and Night and Day/Night Switch options. Any ideas?
3) Firmware - I'm on version 5.1.2. Any advantage to updating to 5.2? I certainly don't want to brick the camera, but if there are improvements, perhaps it is worth while.
4) Telnet - I turned on Telnet and can log in to the camera. Are there any useful functions I can use? Perhaps setting up an automatic daily/weekly reboot to avoid dropouts using WiFi?
Thanks in advance for assistance.
Tom