I could only get mine to work while I was connected to my internet. When I went to work and tried to watch the feed it would not work. Can anyone give me easy to follow instructions to make it work away from home? Also I can't get it to work without...
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You need to setup your modem for port forwarding. Also make sure the port is open via your firewall software. Send me an email and when I get a free moment I can team-view your computer and your modem and show you how to do port forwarding. Also depending on the port, your work firewall may not allow outside connections to the port. In that case you need to setup a web server to view all the cameras with a port that your work firewall will allow. Also I can show you how to set it up via wireless. crr.guy at gmail dot com
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Good responses from other owners. Also consider whether the radio is getting the signal at all. In my case, it didn't work except on a wall facing Colorado --in my case, west -- and had a nearby window. Now it updates consistently withno problems. If I have it in any other location, it does't receive the signal and doesn't update.
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I sent mine back. I couldn't get it to connect to the remote unit. I have dealt with wireless networks for work and home for years and found this to be not reliable or easy to use.
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I have used it when I was away from home but no one was home. It has interrupted my husband watching the TV he was using when I tried to watch something on my tablet. You have to have different TVs, at least two, to watch live TV at the same time.
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Without Wi-Fi, the only way to get a live feed is to use the special headphones that come with this player. The headphones have a built in antenna. Too be honest, I do not use these headphones as they are very bulky. Instead I use the Wi-Fi streaming function of the player - which probably will not help you outdoors.
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Dear Customer,You would actually need to have you internet running in order to be able to view the feed live. Even if you are all on the same LAN network, you would still be required to have the camera connected to the internet and would have to sign in from the samsungsmartcam.com website to view the video.Best Regards,Soltech Security
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My recommendation is to follow the directions EXACTLY, step by step, if it says turn everything off, do it. I have set up plenty of wireless routers and assumed I knew what I was doing, and couldn't get it to work. Then I went back and followed the directions step by step and it's worked like a charm ever since.
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Honestly i dont even know if the device works at all, i have not used it ever. I bought it just before i got a satellite internet setup at my house.sorry not much help.
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I just read this. Very good info. But does the computer have to be on the internet all the time or just on. I do not mind keeping it on but I find my router often goes off the internet if I leave it too long. Can you Help LaRaine
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I don't quite understand your question, but I'll tell you what I tried to do. I tried to take my box 3 hours north where we had an antenna, and all i wanted to do was watch my recorded videos, not the live direct TV. It wouldn't work because the antenna was not activated. It was very hard to get the company to tell me whether this would work or not and they kept transferring me until my call got disconnected. lol. My advice is don't count on it being so easy.
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I bought the ip cam viewer app and was able to set it up see it on the same network but once I leave the network it wont work. Something about the ip address not being static but always changing. I was unsuccessful in setting up the record either since I'm not an IT guy. I think unless you really know networking it's pretty complicated for a noob like myself. There are couple of free ip camera viewers out there so check it out. I'm able to view, pan, and tilt with the one I got. Just wish I knew how to take advantage of the full potential. Sorry I couldn't have been a better help.
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Check other responses, but it really only communicates during setup. Once you have devices added and timers set, it pretty much never uses the Internet until you add another device or change the setup/config.
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Are your asking can you locally access the drive or remotely access it? If its on your home network it does not use the Internet. But if you want remote access from outside your house you need the Internet. The only problem I'm having is remote access. I'm on the second drive, first one replaced by Buffalo, and we cannot keep remote web access working!!!
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One review said just plug in and go..I plugged mine in and nothing happened..Can someone tell me how do you get this thing to work...
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Hello, it works fine... Mine have been working for 3 years. To do what you want: 1) For example, Connect your internet ethernet to port 5 2) Computer A port 2 and Computer B to port 3 ------- (I am assuming you are connected on port 1) 3) Create 3 VLANs Name, for example where there are the VLANS DATA, Audio , Voip, etc... make yours (Alpha, Beta, Internet) 4) Then go to the specific sections where you can put a check on the ports and: and make sure all have the check in them, except for the ports you dont want to communicate. Done! If you want i can help you via team viewer, My twitter is @RomelSan
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Sorry I have mine setup to a monitor. I have not tried to setup a smart phone or a laptop yet. I am sure the time will come when I do. I can watch it on my computer through the LaView setup and a router.it lets me keep an eye on what is going on outside and look for freaky stuff like bears and other wild things in my yard. I took mine to a comp tec lol I do not like to read directions. sorry I can't be more help.
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Janet, did you after connecting the coax cable, then AUTO-TUNE your TV? That is, go to the settings where it searches / tunes the broadcast channels? It's a necessary step, taking maybe 2-3 min. (Sorry if my info insults, just want to be sure you completed the entire set up process!)