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Ring Video Doorbell Pro: Ring video doorbell will not connect to wifi

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:58:11 -0700

Ring video doorbell will not connect to wifi and it cannot be seen by my phone.

⟐ Commented Mart 27, 2026 at 15:58 GMT-7

Ring Video Doorbell: Why is my ring chime not connecting to my WiFi?

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:07:51 -0700

We have set up the Ring video doorbell and now have the ring chime to go with it. We have followed all instructions and looked up forums online but still unable to get the chime to connect. It finds our WiFi and the blue light pulses, as soon as it says they are connecting the blue light speeds up searching for networks and says set up has failed! I've reset the chime, reset the router, checked internet connection and not sure what I can do now! Please help?!

Thanks in advance

⟐ Commented Nisan 08, 2025 at 19:07 GMT-7

Nest Cam: Cut and repair the power cable to the outside nest cam?

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:06:02 -0700

I bought the outside nest cam but the connector is like 3/4 around. Trying to fish that through the soffit is quite hard. I'm pretty technical but cutting the power supply and repairing on a $250 camera seems somewhat risky if I mess it up. My question is on the line that is connected to the camera if I cut it is it easy to repair?

⟐ Commented Aralık 13, 2023 at 6:06 GMT-7

Ring Video Doorbell Pro: Ring pro was working. then after about 11 months died completely.

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:34:04 -0700

Thought it was the transformer. but after checking 16 vac was present.

⟐ Answered Temmuz 19, 2022 at 10:34 GMT-7

Nest Cam: Nest Cam IQ - Using low voltage wiring instead of included wall plug

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:35:56 -0700

Hi There! Im new to the forums but looking for help with my security cameras. I have old security cameras on my house hard wired via low volatage (network cabling it looks like) to a central multi-channel power supply in my bedroom closet. I want to replace the cameras with Nest Cam IQ Outdoor cameras, so I purchased one to see what I could do. My hope was I could splice the included USB-C cable to my existing low voltage wires, supply the correct voltage at the multi-channel power supply box and be on my way.

No such luck. I'm afraid that Nest has done something special with it's wall adapter, requiring the third, yellow wire, to be attached - possibly to tell the wall adapter how much voltage is needed?

To test this theory, I took both parts of my my newly cut USB-C cable, and connected only the red and black wires to each other. The camera had a red light ring, indicating "Your camera is plugged in but there’s not enough power for it to work correctly. The small status light will be off. Make sure that you plug the camera into a standard household socket." When I connected the yellow wire back up, the camera functioned properly.

Here's a picture of the wall adapter, note that it's output is 5V-2A OR 9V - 3A OR 15V -1.87A.

I'd rather not have to run the included cables/wall adapter through my walls, any help/ideas would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented Haziran 09, 2022 at 10:35 GMT-7

Ring Video Doorbell: Why is my hardwired battery not trickle charging

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:23:05 -0700

I've had my hardwired ring doorbell almost a year a the battery has always been at 100%

Lately its been slowly dropping and not recharging. I've read on other forums that this was the cause of a firmware upgrade and ring knows nothing about it. Their tech support is really terrible. Anyone experiencing this?

⟐ Answered Ocak 24, 2026 at 13:23 GMT-7

Nest cam outdoor: Hardwiring the Nest Cam Outdoor

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:06:36 -0700

My house is new construction and has a low voltage hardwire in place for a security camera. I want to wire the Nest Cam Outdoor to this hardwire. Any thoughts on how it should be spliced and attached. Could I just cut the USB cable and attach the power wires directly to the house hardwiring?

⟐ Answer edited Ocak 17, 2026 at 12:06 GMT-7

Motorola MBP33SBU: Motorola MBP33 baby camera disassembly

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 05:09:44 -0700

Looking for a guide of how to dismantle the baby camera for a Motorola MBP33 baby monitor please. Found a few for replacing the mic and speaker but I'm hoping to replace some IR led's as only 3 out if 9 work giving a dark image. Have had it apart as much as the base off but wonder if anyone has managed to disconnect the 2 small multicore plugs as they won't disconnect and don't want to over do it and break any thin wires. Looks like the plugs have to disconnect to allow the camera housing to be removed to allow it to be split to get access to the camera led's, so any advice would be much appreciated thanks

⟐ Commented Haziran 05, 2023 at 5:09 GMT-7

Blink Cameras: Outdoor camera full of rain water

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:53:02 -0700

My blink outdoor filled up with rain. How can I open it up to dry it out and clean the inside of the lens?

⟐ Commented Nisan 13, 2024 at 15:53 GMT-7

Lorex LW2742: What should I do if I am experiencing poor picture quality?

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:09:05 -0700

My picture quality is poor. The image is either too dark, or over exposed. The system is hooked up properly and I am receiving a signal with an image, I just can't see it very well. What should I do?

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 17, 2016 at 12:09 GMT-7

Lorex LW2742: Why does my wireless connection keep dropping?

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:08:48 -0700

I can't maintain a strong wireless connection between my two cameras and the LCD monitor.

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 17, 2016 at 12:08 GMT-7

Lorex LW2742: Why is my camera recording unwanted motion?

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:07:25 -0700

My camera is recording lots of motion that I do not need. This is causing my monitor to die quickly. I do not need video of cars passing in the distance or of my swaying bird feeder when there are strong winds.

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 17, 2016 at 12:07 GMT-7

Ring Video Doorbell: Why am I not getting Notifications

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:53:02 -0700

I am not getting any notifications on my phone and other iOS devices including two Mac desktops. Everything was working fine. After I charged the battery and I discovered I was not getting any notifications on my iPhone 8. Obviously I went through the basic troubleshooting steps to figure it out. I was never able to figure it out. I did look at the system health and it appears normal. The battery has a good charge and RSSI is good as well.

The Doorbell firmware is up to date and Ring App is 5.11.2. On my iPhone 8 running 12.3, all of the notifications are ON.

Does anyone else use a Ring Doorbell 2 and experience a notification issue?

⟐ Commented Ekim 31, 2023 at 9:53 GMT-7

Nest Cam Outdoor: condensation appearing inside lens interior

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:26:57 -0700

Last week (after about 26 months of functionality) condensation appeared on our Nest Outdoor Cam. Any ideas how to remedy?

⟐ Answer edited Kasım 13, 2024 at 5:26 GMT-7

Nest Dropcam Pro: Why is my video feed displaying only black and white?

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:23:38 -0700

The video feed from my Dropcam Pro is only displaying black and white video, no matter what time of day it is.

⟐ Answer deleted Eylül 03, 2019 at 8:23 GMT-7

DCS 936L HD: How do I get my dlink camera to record to SD Card?

Tue, 30 May 2023 11:03:37 -0700

I set the dlink camera up to record and store to SD, but when I checked the card, it was blank. How do I get the camera to record? I want more than just a brief snippet.

⟐ Answered Mayıs 30, 2023 at 11:03 GMT-7

Logitech Circle: In need of a replacement ribbon - Flex Cable

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:00:50 -0700

My Logi Circle fell on the floor. Apparently the only thing holding the camera to the base is the flex cable, which tore in half. I'm in need of a new cable to get this working. Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented Temmuz 18, 2020 at 22:00 GMT-7

Uniden Guardian G955: Why is my monitor not charging properly?

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 15:18:06 -0700

Whenever I connect the charger to the monitor, I notice that my device's battery does not charge and it dies quickly after being connected to the charger for hours.

⟐ Answer accepted Kasım 07, 2016 at 15:18 GMT-7

Ring Doorbell 2: My device is no longer charging via transformer

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:13:15 -0700

My ring doorbell 2(bought second hand) has recently stopped recognising as being hardwired so I have to charge the battery every few weeks.

the transformer is rated at 24v AC 3A(72vA) and I am still reading 24v AC at the terminations when powered up so the transformer is working as expected.

I can only assume something has gone wrong internally but obviously the device is outside of any warranty so it’ll be down to me to fix or repair.

⟐ Commented Mart 18, 2020 at 11:13 GMT-7

Nest Dropcam Pro: Where can I replace my Dropcam motherboard

Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:38:53 -0700

Where can I replace my Dropcam motherboard