I have the base and 4 outdoor cameras and I have 100 MB super fast high speed internet and strong wifi . I live in a townhouse unit . Why is it that I am frequently losing connection with poor signal and my outdoor camera goes offline ? I have strong wifi on my other devices at home but somehow the outdoor cameras have weak connection with only 1 bar. Now I can’t place 4k routers and 4 bases for each of the four camera . If I move the base closer to the front door camera , the upper floor camera may get poor signal . What do I do? Extremely frustrating!
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Pls explain what is Mesh wifi and WCO 2 in your 2nd sentence . Thanks . I am very frustrated with this camera . It has been a PIA then any outdoor security camera . Half of the time it works half of the time there is 1 bar to zero bar and no signal
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Are you getting signal interference from your neighbors? Depending on the density of your complex there might be an overabundance of Wi-Fi in your direct area and everyone stepping on everybody else which is causing you to have bad reception with your devices.
And that shows because your base station indicates that it has full signal on your home Wi-Fi. But the outdoor cameras don’t use that network they connect directly to the base station and their status is shown on your screenshot. Depending on the location that your cameras are at and the location of your single base station you might need to think about relocating the base station so that it gets better connection to all four of your cameras. Or think about adding at least maybe one more base station and use one for the front one for the rear. Some ideas to ponder.
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The signal bars on each of the 4 camera is like 1 bar , sometimes there is no bar . My townhouse home is. 2 bedroom unit . I have placed the base station in living room where my internet router is. I have two cameras outside the two doors , front and back side door of my living room and one on window in kitchen which is also very close to living room . I only have one camera placed outside the window on bedroom which is one floor above my living room . So I don’t understand there is always poor signal on these cameras . I think the best place to place the camera is in middle of living room . Battery draining fast is not my big concern as I can chathe but the very poor signal is not good. I guess I have to google reliable and wireless outdoor cameras and see reviews if those have complaints about poor signal issues and if those uses base stations . I can’t afford expensive outdoor cameras am sure you all know the Wyze outdoor camera and base station and wifi don’t work well . Maybe Wyze need to release an update to fix this or work on a new outdoor camera that doesn’t use bad base stations like this or without base stations at all.
Your issue may be with the structure you live in and the location of cams. Your other post said you have brick exterior walls. There are a lot of things that can reduce a wi-fi signal in a structure. My home is 2000 sq./foot wood framed structure, I am using my own cable modem/router, nothing fancy, 100 down, 6 up. I have good signals and notifications come in 3-4 seconds.
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I’m new to Wyze, and have 1 indoor V3 cam and 2 outdoor V2 cams. But I believe I now understand the setting up correctly
Now unless somebody says other, the indoor cam V3 uses your WiFi (if you have one)
BUT
The outdoor V2 cams uses only the Wi-Fi generated by the base station ( which itself uses your normal WiFi, that’s why on your screen shot it shows full bars)
So you have to play with the base station, moving it around so that you can get the best reception possible for the four V2 cams, which is not easy or evident
The best solution would be a second base station so that all the cams have good reception, but for some reason Wyze doesn’t sell the base station by its self.
A mesh system for outside V2 cams will not work as again they only use the WiFi generated by the base station
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Since your base station is connected to the router via Wi-Fi, test moving around the base station to improve signal. Just unplug the base station and move it to the front of the house plug it in wait for the light to turn solid blue and then check the status of the cameras, especially the front camera to see if they’re their connection improved. You may be able to find someone that has an extra base station to sell as they’re not sold separately if you wanted to go that route. Maybe moving the base station up a floor will help general connection to all your cameras. Since your base is connected to your network via Wi-Fi you don’t have to have it right next to your router.
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The wifi signal from the base to camera is a hit or miss. I have 4 Wyze outdoor cams . For the 3 backyard facing cameras , I set up a separate base for them and now I have good signal . For the living room door I set up a separate base and placed it to the window next to my door and now I have 4 bars. The living room to front door was the hardest . Somehow even with just 10 ft, I would get one bar only . I have now placed the base on window next to the door to get full signal . Not the area I wanted to set up the base station but I had no choice . I think the base station needs lots of improvement
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Still recording videos is hit or miss and unreliable even after placing the base station just few ft from the camera . Wifi has full signal and base connection is 2 to 3 bar . Here are the failed recordings
WiFi does not work by magic. The base station is limited in Tx power, and if you think about it, the remote camera even MORE. The base station signal must penetrate all obstacles to send a signal to the camera, AND the camera must be able to transmit a signal that reaches through any obstacles to the antennas of the base station. What do you expect for a great solution under $100??? If you really want a guaranteed solution, fork out some money and buy a wired system or a more expensive system (that uses the same exact technology… and will have the same exact results).
As for WiFi signal strength, there is a wealth of information on the internet on how radio waves work, and the best placements for any router or transceiver. I suggest you read them before complaining about this setup. If you think about it, the problem is most likely the tiny camera trying to push its signal back to the stronger base station… so look at the placement of your CAMERA first before changing the base station, unless it’s easier to move the base station about. And yes, ethernet is always faster than WiFi but this doesn’t matter between the base station and the camera, though I’d think that using ethernet on the base station will eliminate double-usage of the antennas to talk not only with the camera, but your router as well.
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