It appears you did not use a large a enough blade driver.....that large slot is there for a reason, because aluminum is soft. The large driver slot gives you more surface to apply pressure to remove plug.
That may be true, but there is only a small section in the center that is deeper than the rest of the slot. I used a blade that fit into the deeper part of the slot. In any case, no plug should be that difficult to remove. Hell, it's not doing anything but filling in a hole!It appears you did not use a large a enough blade driver.....that large slot is there for a reason, because aluminum is soft. The large driver slot gives you more surface to apply pressure to remove plug.
I wonder if it was painted in place. I would have tried smacking it with a rubber or rawhide mallet. Or maybe one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Reversible-70006-Applications-Disengage-Fasteners/dp/B01F5XOFFM/That may be true, but there is only a small section in the center that is deeper than the rest of the slot. I used a blade that fit into the deeper part of the slot. In any case, no plug should be that difficult to remove. Hell, it's not doing anything but filling in a hole!
I am glad to hear that it is smaller than you thought. Mine should be on its way.DHL delivered this to me, yesterday. It is a little smaller than I thought, which is good.
Do me a favor please, and check the knockout plugs on your junction box. I still haven't gotten mine out. Really unhappy with this part, and the quality control on it. The wall mount is fantastic, it extends it out from the wall a little more than most mounts.I am glad to hear that it is smaller than you thought. Mine should be on its way.
You might check if the plugs are the same size as the aluminum weatherproof boxes at home depot and lowes... looks similar in size. Those plugs are also al and can be a pain too, you might be able to get a replacement plug.Do me a favor please, and check the knockout plugs on your junction box. I still haven't gotten mine out. Really unhappy with this part, and the quality control on it. The wall mount is fantastic, it extends it out from the wall a little more than most mounts.
Another invalid IP will accomplish the same thing. Just use an unused ip on your subnet or even a different private subnet like 10.10.10.253One issue I don't like about the firmware on this camera, is you can't put in a 0.0.0.0 IP address for the Gateway in Network setup.
Only an IP address within the same subnet as the camera, will work for the Gateway address. If i use 10.10.10.253, as soon as I do the SAVE and error pops up saying it's not in the same subnet. Seems they have added some logic to the firmware to detect the subnet.Another invalid IP will accomplish the same thing. Just use an unused ip on your subnet or even a different private subnet like 10.10.10.253
Okay, my camera showed up today. Very fast shipping by Andy. Thank You, Andy. The 2 knockout plugs on my junction box came out just fine with a large screwdriver. I have the wall mounted bracket so I will not be using the junction box.Do me a favor please, and check the knockout plugs on your junction box. I still haven't gotten mine out. Really unhappy with this part, and the quality control on it. The wall mount is fantastic, it extends it out from the wall a little more than most mounts.
that is fast, can make some videos to show us that would be great. Thanks.Okay, my camera showed up today. Very fast shipping by Andy. Thank You, Andy. The 2 knockout plugs on my junction box came out just fine with a large screwdriver. I have the wall mounted bracket so I will not be using the junction box.
I will as soon as I can figure out how to change the IP address. I initialized the camera but it does not like my password. I will work on it tomorrow. Why me Lord? hahahahahathat is fast, can make some videos to show us that would be great. Thanks.
I kindof had the same problem as you when first setting up the camera. But I just entered the default IP in Firefox and used the default login and password and I was immediately prompted to change the password to a more secure one.Yes. I am going to give it another try in a few moments after resetting the camera again. Thank you for the suggestion. I have been making a new mount for the camera as the one Andy sent has to big of a "footprint" to mount to the beam on my roof. Now back to the camera after giving it a rest and my brain a rest.