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Is there a way to set up Wyze cameras on a closed-network with a PC to store video? The only setups I am seeing here are retrieving SD cards routinely or using the web service.

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While Wyze cams aren’t designed for Closed Network, some people either load RTSP firmware onto cameras that support it (note, the Wyze developed firmware is outdated and may contain security vulnerabilities, though other firmware options may be better), or use a 3rd party video converter such as the following:

Common 3rd Party Solutions to get RTSP on Wyze Cameras:

For those who want all of the original and now deprecated Wyze RTSP firmware directly from Wyze, you can still get them here:

[Insecure] RTSP FIRMWARE [missing critical updates] Directly from Wyze:

If needed, here they are forever saved on the internet through the wayback machine:

The problem with many of the 3rd party solutions (that still work with Wyze at the same time) is that the initial authentication for the camera requires internet access. So any time the camera restarts, you will need to allow it to access the internet to get authenticated with the API, then you can disconnect Internet access again. Obviously you can fix that with one of the firmware solutions instead.

Wyze cameras aren’t designed with closed network in mind, but if you are determined to use Wyze as others have been, then the above is how to do it. Load a 3rd party converter, have it authenticate with the Wyze API over the internet, then disable the internet and it should generally continue to work locally until the camera restarts, at which point you will need to re-authenticate with the API over the internet again.

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You can also check out more below. They are all mainly focused on T20 or T31 devices (basically V3 and older cameras because it doesn’t have secure-boot).

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Thanks, I’m going to add those to my list and save my extensive list now since this question comes up so often that I repeat myself so much. Now I’ll just copy it.

I don’t think I was even aware of Thingino. That’s awesome that they support the VDBv1 for RTSP! Tons of people had been requesting that for a long time. Thanks for adding that! I knew of the other 2, but don’t suggest them as often, but I should include them to be more complete in sharing options. Thanks for the reminder. I’m going to make this more organized in the future to include all options when people are asking about RTSP type of solutions.

Thingio firmware seems like the best option to stay totally closed circuit.
(Dafang firmware does local only too)

I should probably go find the Dafang firmware stuff too. (EDIT: Dafang added now too).

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