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OK. I have a bunch of ring cameras and cannot get them connected to Amazon anymore. The person that sold the house didn't leave the packaging, and the Amazon ap
by xrd 3y ago
OK. I have a bunch of ring cameras and cannot get them connected to Amazon anymore. The person that sold the house didn't leave the packaging, and the Amazon app does not allow connection to the temp wifi; you must scan the QR code or enter the serial number? I've never been able to get them reconnected since the Hurricane last year.
Can I somehow use these with Frigate? Is there a way to root these Ring cameras and use them?
I never liked the idea of paying a service fee, nor having Amazon pull the videos into their free neighborhood watch program.
Any suggestions on using them now?
- tw04 3y agoYou can’t, Amazon doesn’t support any open protocols with their ring cameras. You can get the serial number off the camera itself, usually on the back so it needs to be removed first. Also most of those ring cameras are 2.4ghz only so you need a dedicated 2.4ghz wifi network. It won’t connect at all if you have an SSID that is broadcasting both 5ghz and 2.4ghz on the same name.
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- albumen 3y agoI had that problem with some Tapo smart plugs, and an ecoflow delta max battery. To connect those, I disabled SSID broadcast on 5ghz temporarily; connected the plugs to the 2.4ghz network; then re-enabled the 5ghz. Works fine now with both networks up in the same SSID.
- gosub100 3y agoTry registering it with your address. I can't remember if it asks you "did you just buy the house?" or not, but I had this problem and it sends an email to the prior registrant, and if they voluntarily release it, or do nothing for 30 days (IIRC), it turns the camera back over to you. I got this far with it, but I was too lazy to install the app and actually set it up.