For example after it’s set up and I unplug the power cord then plug it back in, will it continue to work or will the wyze cam reset and I have to set it up again? Also what would happen if I unplugged the power cord while the wyze cam is turned off versus when it is on? Would it be the same result? …

I have set up 4-V2 cameras and have turned them off and unplugged them multiple times. I do this to relocate them in different locations within my wifi range. I have never had a problem with them working once power is restored. That’s all I know.

The camera will automatically restart and reconnect in about one minute after power is restored. If power is cycled when the camera is in OFF mode, I believe it will return to ON mode when it restarts.

There is some evidence that if power is removed just as the camera is saving data to a microSD card, the card may become corrupted, and possibly damaged permanently. If you search, you’ll find a number of posts here from users who have experienced damaged SD cards. One hypothesis is that the file s…

Agreed. Good idea to turn off mSD card recording prior to removing power.

I’ve observed that the camera also writes log files to the micro SD card every six hours. The safest approach to prevent compromising the card is probably to (1) disable local recording and (2) turn the camera ‘off’ (which really isn’t off) prior to pulling the power cable.

@Loki - if you hold down the alt key and press the letter M on tour keyboard it will produce the Greek character micro, thus µ. Handy for µSD card abbreviation. Hope this helps, Thanx, 73’ Tuna

I intentionally don’t do that because I don’t trust it to display correctly across all platforms and browsers.

[image] Vince: Also what would happen if I unplugged the power cord while the wyze cam is turned off versus when it is on? Would it be the same result? Hi there… I purchased my second WyzeCam v2 and each every time I remove the power from the unit and then restore the power I have to constan…

[image] bakedcorn: I have to constantly go through the set up wizard Welcome to the community, @bakedcorn ! You shouldn’t have to go through the setup process each time. I unplug mine on a regular basis and after I plug it back up it connects to my network in a couple of minutes. There have be…

What happens if the wyze cam is unplugged?

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You’re welcome! Glad to hear you got it working!

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What happens if the wyze cam is unplugged?

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