Wyze Security Cam: Works without internet and during power outage

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video, I show you how you can use the Wyze Camera during an internet outage and/or power outage. Great for short term or long term emergencies when you want video surveillance of your property. Great for preppers and emergency preparedness for SHTF and WROL.
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@garrychauvin6731 Жыл бұрын

*My old camera started flippin out so i bought a **Newest.Technology** one. Was really excited about the talking feature but my friends said “we can hear your voice through the front door.”10/10*

@harleyrdr1 4 жыл бұрын

Your WiFi network is a LAN (Local Area Network). All Wyze Cam devices work if you are on the same WiFi network with your phone whether or not your router is connected, Your internet connection is a WAN (Wide Area Network). If you and your phone are at the store and your LAN loses internet connectivity you cannot access your cameras till you are close enough to reconnect to your LAN. If your internet goes out the camera will still record constantly to the capacity of the SD card you installed, then begin overwriting oldest footage first. Called FIFO or First In/First Out. What it won’t do is record 15 second motion detection clips to the Cloud since the Cloud is only accessible via internet. Hope this helps.

@13ryanheartbreaker27 4 жыл бұрын

harleyrdr1 helped me a ton , thank you for breaking it down so a knucklehead (myself) could understand the way it works.

@DanielGonzalez-po7pn 3 жыл бұрын

WTF, its magic don't tell people that its not.

@BBXFX 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You just saved me ten minutes and 33 seconds for most answers I was looking for. Still curious why there is no mention of offline recording motion clips onto the micro SD. Is the motion sensor activity only processed in the phone app? Is there any other brand that records motion clips on the camera just like simple trail/nature cams?

@areyoumybuddy 2 жыл бұрын

This guy gets it haha I was like how is eryone so dumb. Do they have zero idea how &why stuff works?

@ELEVOPR 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for testing and taking one for the team "KZfaqrs" 👊 My Dad is in an Senior Citizen Building, and he is claiming they are coming into his home when he isn't their. He has no wifi, but if I can at least get these cams to work and then go over his house later and review events when he left his house, I can either prove him wrong or prove him right. He does have memory loss issues, so it's likely no one is going into his home, but we must still investigate as a good family should. We all know elderly people are abused and taken advantage of, and most people will put it as complaints from a whining older person and because of that reason is why so many staff members get away with abuse and taking advantage of the Elderly. I don't want to guess it's not happening, I want know know for sure if it's is or if it's not. These Wyze Cams will be of great help. I have a few extra Wyze Cams around as I switched to Eufy 2k Pan and Tilt Cams so I can forward them to my Dad's place for wellness check recordings. Thanks alot 👊

@Claudia-fb9zz 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Very helpful!

@MM-dg9sz 2 жыл бұрын

Both thumbs up, impressive video that teaches so logically and well ! Your video is highly appreciated !

@reggierichard9052 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Prepper !

@nyuu444 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering this question for me!

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful.

@visitor3756 4 жыл бұрын

The Florida Prepper Friend who works for security company really swears by this brand instead of the “security company they work for. Love to see you gave great reviews too

@YesitisDex 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video🙏🏼🔥

@winterwolf2012 4 жыл бұрын

Good review.

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@wheelofcheese100 3 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing with my solar battery bank (20,000mah) on my wyze v3 cam. Easily ran for 1 day. Could have went longer easily. Thought I was the only one that did stuff like this lol.

@kelli8923 3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised when I traveled a couple thousand miles from my cameras at home to find that they worked great, so I could keep an eye on things even so far away. I put all my cameras in a group so I view them all at the same time on one screen.

@adnh3843 4 жыл бұрын

its working through Lan. All the home networking also remain functional without internet connection. Good to know wyze kept this lan capability.

@tinam2696 2 жыл бұрын

I love this camera (V3). Only thing is I keep losing the connection. Have to keep resetting. Ok if I am at home, but if I am not...

@cristylopez1215 4 жыл бұрын

Do I need WiFi or internet? Or can I just use the data on my iPhone to connect it to the camera

@Gintokikreuz1 4 жыл бұрын

I was like no way!!!?? U still have internet on looking at ur wifi. But then realized u probably mean u don't hace an internet connection but are connected locally to ur camera via wifi. I had to try to see if this was true. And sure and enough ur right 😁

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

I was just as surprised.

@alexbowen7306 2 жыл бұрын

thanks ive been wondering about this.. ring cams DO NOT work with only lan and it is a pain in the ass

@markh8921 3 жыл бұрын

All my security cams along with my separate modem and router are on power UPS backups which gives my cams/mod/router over 12hrs of power backup and all my cams do the same thing when it comes to live view Thur local WiFi if internet goes down and still record locally to micro sd cards which can be view locally or later when internet comes back online..

@jkovach5361 3 жыл бұрын

What UPS do you use for modems/routers?

@markh8921 3 жыл бұрын

@@jkovach5361 APC

@Phxshadowz 2 жыл бұрын

I have found if the app is open and camera is on the same WiFi network. I can still get video. What I did was put mine on battery back up for router and cameras. I have found notifications don’t work for me when internet is disconnected but cameras still work.

@tompeters4234 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is the internet is off, but there is a separate router giving you wifi. Wyze cameras and phone are both connected to the wifi. But there is no internet so the the other app can't communicate.

@edrivers9543 Жыл бұрын

What is the bare minimum setup equipment for one of these cameras? Say I'm not worried about outages and such. A reply would be invaluable! 🙃

@shernpin2 2 жыл бұрын

i do not have internet can my wyze cam work with just having a sd card inside of it

@heath5858 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me if there is a camera that will work just off of your phone? At my work I need to constantly monitor an area 25ft away that isn't visible from my location. Is there a camera that will operate without wifi and play on your phone. I can run power to the camera if needed but the only internet will come from my phone. Hopefully I explained that clearly. Thanks

@TheINFJChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Did you find one yet?

@sailingyemaya9781 2 жыл бұрын

This does not work on my wifi modem. Might have to get another modem for backup use

@rarebreedtm7118 3 жыл бұрын

Ok so I have a few different wyze cameras myself but I dont understand how you would be able to view them without wifi. If you would please explain i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

You have to have your Wifi on. But you don't need an internet connection. The app will still work on your phone and you can access the cameras. Many Wyze accessories won't work without internet though.

@busherabegum 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video👍🏼. Could you perhaps confirm the upper limit of the SD card on the wyze cam? Some have shown to support an excess of the advertised 32gb. Thanks a lot

@smoke.007 4 жыл бұрын

I use 64gb SD cards in all my Wyze Cam v2

@GuitarLessonCharts 4 жыл бұрын

When I tested it the local playback seemed buggy, it would work and sometimes it wouldn't. Overall it's really hard to navigate that thing. Think the company would rather you dump files to their cloud and sell extended clips rather then make the sd playback more functional

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

Mine works pretty good. Maybe it's the brand of microSDcard you're using.

@GuitarLessonCharts 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheFloridaprepper actually just tested it and it does work fine for that now. Though there's another issue. If you loose internet and your camera happens to loose power, you won't be able to connect to said cam which I don't remember being an issue before

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarLessonCharts That didn't happen with me because I experimented with that. As I said, if you have a different router/modem than me, you might get different results.

@angelisone 3 жыл бұрын

How does one setup Cam V3 if one does not have internet but has a router (box is power on, "Internet may not be available" shown on Android cellphone/tablet (WiFi is set to ON)? A complete step by step would be wonderful. Again, have a latest Verizon router with network and password (label on on router)

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure you need internet to set them up. After they are set up, probably not, depending on your router. My system was set-up with internet on. If you don't have internet, you'll need to at least borrow some kind of mobile hot spot to get everything set up.

@angelisone 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFloridaprepper You are correct. I returned them all back because they were useless. No internet nor cellphone services in my areas, which I liked. Just have real weapons around.

@edrosiak 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure I am clear on exactly what you did. Did you disconnect the router from the modem, and leave the router powered up? If you don't have internet access, how can you see the live feed???

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

The Comcast Gateway I use has both the Modem and Router in the same device. I disconnected the internet cable, but the router is still on and still transmits Wifi. The cameras and phone app still operate from the Wifi. Things like smart bulbs, smart outlets, and motion sensors don't work and seem to require an internet connection. Obviously you can't access cloud storage either, but microSDcards installed on the cameras are accessible. May not work the same on different set-ups.

@edrosiak 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheFloridaprepper Thanks for your response. I am using a camera with an SD card in my hangar, but without internet connectivity, or a router. I am having an issue with it just taking movement pics. But I have an old router I could also set up so I will try that too... thanks again...

@durogeneedmond2533 4 жыл бұрын

So does it run with out wifi

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

The cameras will record on the microSD card. But without WIFI, you would have to physically take the card out and look at it on a computer. You need WIFI, but not internet to view the cameras and card on a mobile device like a smartphone.

@a.galcoholicgamers6544 3 жыл бұрын

can this camera works without wifi or any internet connection totally and what distance need to live watch to it

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

You have to have Wifi, but you don't need an internet connection for cameras once everything is set up. The cameras do have limited range.

@georgeschikho5543 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFloridaprepper wats the limited range??

@dariusmarian 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of comments here, but nothing clear Can I put the camera somewhere without internet and record on SD? And when I need to see, just take the SD out and check the recordings on my laptop? Or doesn't work without internet?

@TheFloridaprepper 2 жыл бұрын

With my set-up, as long as your WiFi is on, you could do that, or watch just thru the Wifi even without Internet. It all depends on how your Wifi/modem is set up.

@emmanuellaaroso5795 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what the range is for the camera to be from your area of focus? Thank you

@TheFloridaprepper 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuellaaroso5795 Not really, no. But you can zoom in to still images or live footage. It gets blurrier of course, but still could be useful.

@dariusmarian 2 жыл бұрын

Ok so I got an update for the question I asked...I got the answer my self :)) I bought the camera and I can tell you that she is recording if you put a card inside.. that's it, you don't need wi-fi...you can go take out the card and look at the footage when you want.

@titodenino Жыл бұрын

@@dariusmarian thank you very much

@charlesrichards5389 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried cutting ALL power to your wifi/modem to see if the cameras are transmitting directly to your phone?

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely doesn't work that way. The phones have to go through the wifi/modem first. You can use mobile internet but the wifi has to be on for the cameras.

@charlesrichards5389 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFloridaprepper Thank you for the quick reply! But that begs the question: Could it be done if your phone is set up as a wifi hotspot? Or would you have to use another phone as a wifi hotspot? I'm just thinking out loud as someone who lives on a hill and, while I get good cell reception, I'm stuck with DSL coming in through the phone lines and lightning fries my router at least once a year. By the way, I just came in from outside setting up two V2s I got from Amazon (2-pack for $50) with weather-proof housings (3-pack for $16). I'm going to have to do the external wifi antenna hack (2-pack for $9) on at least one of them. Oh, and thanks for the bonus Alfred review!

@tinam2696 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as my internet goes down I see nothing ☹️

@Den-nu6pv 2 жыл бұрын

Of course if the WiFi works it will work but if you have a power outage it’s over

@timothytaft9007 4 жыл бұрын

What about wyze sensors and do the notifications work?

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

The sensors, plugs, and light bulbs don't work. Neither do notifications. They all must go through the internet.

@intertwinedmpz8679 3 жыл бұрын

Wyse did mention that the sensors would work so could you give it an intensive test for me please

@utubestalker.dotcom 3 жыл бұрын

Turn off the router. then test

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

I did. My modem and router are the same device.

@stevesheets2815 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it just running off your data ?

@TheFloridaprepper 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you mean by that. I was getting live shots and recordings on the microSDcard long after the internet had been disconnected and while the smartphone was actually saying it was disconnected from the internet.

@mandymoonstar2680 9 ай бұрын

I can not connect because I don't have WiFi. I thought all I needed was my phone. I don't get it. It got as far as scanning the QR code. Then it asked me to set up to a WiFi. I don't have WiFi. 😏

@donc4925 Жыл бұрын

Your phone is using mobile data

@SLAYERZMB 3 жыл бұрын

They must have patched it.

@hypatos671 3 жыл бұрын

No it wil not. It will say failed to obtain service

@TheFloridaprepper 3 жыл бұрын

It's probably the kind of modem/set-up you have. Must be different than mine.

@devindzioba9399 3 жыл бұрын

You are not seeing a feed from the SD card, you are still linked to your WIFI LAN so you are indeed seeing a live view. If you walked down the road and lost the wifi lan signal you would see that you are not able to access anything. Also if you dont want to kill your bandwidth you should be using a smart hub for all of your devices that ethernet connects to the router...