I ordered the outdoor cam bundle but Im wondering why we need a base station? Is this just a range extender? I have a mesh system that gives very good coverage and doubt a range extender would be useful

[image] WyzeJasonJ: hot/cold limits are of the base station itself Thanks for the quick reply! Yeah, it seemed to be an un-mentioned but important consideration, especially if you want to locate the station for connecting 4 cams…

No need to put the basestation in the attic. The idea is to leave it inside your home and the WCO in the attic if that’s the area you want to monitor.

He is referring to putting the base station in the attic (higher) to get better range to the cameras.

Is it true that the base station has to be connected to the router by an ethernet cable? That’s a nonstarter for me. All my ethernet ports are already in use.

Yes, it’s true. You could add an Ethernet switch.

or wifi extender that has a ethernet port [IMG_20191215_133430]

[image] angus.black: base station in the attic (higher) to get better range Exactly! :+1: Behind a PVC gable vent gets above the brick walls, parked vehicles, shrubbery, etc and gives a easy “an open, clear field” panorama of the yard. Also, it’s relatively easy to run ethernet in an attic. …

I like it! Beating the design limits of the system! :smiling_imp: And in this era of mesh WiFi, who doesn’t have a few recently cast off range extenders in a box in the garage? :slightly_smiling_face: Of course, they explicitly said in the YouTube AMA yesterday that the base station was wired on…

So sorry to see that there is no solar-charging option for the outdoor camera. I can’t understand why they didn’t design this. I will hold off until they “get it” that we already have too many things that require battery replacement, and that it is also environmentally wasteful.

Solar charging still requires batteries.

Outdoor cam . Why a base station?

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Ken.S June 24, 2020, 1:37pm 13

or wifi extender that has a ethernet port

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