Wireless signal indicator on WVC54GCA camera

Is there a way to add a Wireless Signal Quality indicator? That would help a lot during the physical install of the device.

That is not an option.The wireless reception quality of different devices is completely different. That is because different devices have different radios and different antennas. Also the way radios and antennas are incorporated in devices are usually different as well.You need to make the wireless signal strength measurement with the devices itself. It shouldn’t be too difficult to add such an indicator in the firmware of the camera.

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I just purchased a WVC54GCA camera and I am having problems getting it set up. I have the power plugged in, and the network cable plugged directly into my router, (the solid blue light is on), but when I get to step 2 in the Setup Wizard, no wireless network is found. I know I have a wireless network running, because I have another PC connected, and that PC is also able to find my neighbors wireless network.
The routher is a SMCWBR14-G2 EU Barricade™ g Wireless Broadband Router set up in 11b/g mixed mode.
Has anyone solved this problem? Right now I only see one solution - to return it to the shop where I bought it, but I would like to have the camera working in the wireless mode.
Arne

I've just been working on the same problem for the past 4 hours...
I tried so many things, but finally found something that seemed to work.
Forget about the Linksys set up software. You'll have to work with your web browser to access your modem/network settings and your camera settings. Just manually enter the information into the linksys BASIC SETUP section (SSID, etc). I chose a fixed IP address and set that up with my modem settings too.
If you can set your camera up manually, ie. through the default http://192.168.1.115 or whatever yours is set at, then pull up your modem/router settings page (mine is a 2wire - http://192.168...etc)
Find the "device details" for your camera. Copy the hardware address. Something like
00:21:29:7f:6c:c2
Under the wireless settings for your home network, try to find something that says "MAC filtering" or something similar. ENABLE this, if it is not already and see if you can ADD the camera's hardware address to the list of allowed devices.
After doing this, and powering off and on my camera - Hey Presto! It was working. Don't even know why I tried this - I guess I'd tried everything else and it looked like a good idea...
Hope it works for you too. I'd love to think that all these hours of my trying to find a solution pays off for someone else!

I am trying to connect to my friend's wifi, i have a very strong signal indicated on my ipad, but cannot connect to the internet. Yesterday i connected without any problem, can anybody tell me why i cannot connect today?

i am trying to connect to my friend's wifi, i have a very strong signal indicated on my ipad, but cannot connect to the internet. Yesterday i connected without any problem, can anybody tell me why i cannot connect today?

Some things to try first:
1. Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord for 30 seconds or longer) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
2. Go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn Off. Then while at Settings>Wi-Fi, turn back On and chose a Network.
3. Change the channel on your wireless router (Auto or Channel 6 is best). Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
4. Go into your router security settings and change from WEP to WPA with AES.
5. Renew IP Address: (especially if you are droping internet connection)
    •    Launch Settings app
    •    Tap on Wi-Fi
    •    Tap on the blue arrow of the Wi-Fi network that you connect to from the list
    •    In the window that opens, tap on the Renew Lease button
6. Potential Quick Fixes When Your iPad Won’t Connect to Your Wifi Network
http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/potential-quick-fixes-when-your-ipad-won t-connect-to-your-wifi-network/
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iOS 6 Wifi Problems/Fixes
Wi-Fi Fix for iOS 6
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4823738?tstart=240
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http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/10/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems-ssid/
Wifi Doesn't Connect After Waking From Sleep - Sometimes increasing screen brightness prevents the failure to reconnect after waking from sleep. According to Apple, “If brightness is at lowest level, increase it by moving the slider to the right and set auto brightness to off.”
Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems?
http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/09/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems/
Did iOS 6 Screw Your Wi-Fi? Here’s How to Fix It
http://gizmodo.com/5944761/does-ios-6-have-a-wi+fi-bug
How To Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue After Upgrading To iOS 6
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
iOS 6 iPad 3 wi-fi "connection fix" for netgear router
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWS4ha-dn0
Apple's iOS 6 Wi-Fi problems
http://www.zdnet.com/apples-ios-6-wi-fi-problems-linger-on-7000004799/
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How to Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/How-To-Boost-Your-Wi-Fi-Signal.h tm
Troubleshooting a Weak Wi-Fi Signal
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/Troubleshooting-A-Weak-Wi-Fi-Sig nal.htm
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http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/How-To-Fix-A-Poor-Wi-Fi-Signal-O n-Your-iPad.htm
iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
WiFi Connecting/Troubleshooting http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/wifi/
How to Fix: My iPad Won't Connect to WiFi
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/How-To-Fix-My-Ipad-Wont-Connect -To-Wi-Fi.htm
iOS: Connecting to the Internet http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1695
iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
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http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/21/fix-new-ipad-3-wi-fi-reception-problems/
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http://thehowto.wikidot.com/wifi-connect-ipad
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How To Fix iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue http://tinyurl.com/7nvxbmz
Unable to Connect After iOS Update - saw this solution on another post.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010130
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1559
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If any of the above solutions work, please post back what solved your problem. It will help others with the same problem.
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Using your WVC54GCA camera with TZO DDNS for Remote Viewing

Hi All, for those of you that have the new Linksys Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera, we posted a new tutorial on the TZO site to walk you through signing up for your free year of TZO included with the camera.
View the Tutorial here
We love this camera and if you have an older WVC54GC you definitely want to check this new WVC54GCA camera out. It streams video and audio, and works in firefox as well (video only). You can also do a snapshot JPG with it via a direct URL, and it also does motion detection and can even send a mobile video format to your cell phone!
Message Edited by TZO-Dot-COM on 01-11-2008 10:45 AM

TZO-Dot-COM wrote:
Hi All, for those of you that have the new Linksys Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera, we posted a new tutorial on the TZO site to walk you through signing up for your free year of TZO included with the camera.
View the Tutorial here
We love this camera and if you have an older WVC54GC you definitely want to check this new WVC54GCA camera out. It streams video and audio, and works in firefox as well (video only). You can also do a snapshot JPG with it via a direct URL, and it also does motion detection and can even send a mobile video format to your cell phone!
Message Edited by TZO-Dot-COM on 01-11-2008 10:45 AM
Hello,
You mentioned that a snapshot url can be done with this camera as well.
Can you please explain how?

Time Capsule not producing wireless signal

We have a time capsule serving as our main wireless for the house and it recently stopped producing a wireless signal and has a solid amber light. I've tried leaving it unplugged and I've tried resetting the device. Neither of those plans had any effect at all. How can I fix this?
I believe my wife bought this in 09 and its got a 2 TB hard drive. Not sure which version that makes this.

Unfortunately, a solid amber is light is not a good sign.
Try a complete Factory Default Reset on the Time Capsule using the steps below. This procedure will not affect any of the data that you have stored on the internal hard drive.
Power off the Time Capsule for 15-20 minutes or longer
Hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule first, and keep holding for an additional 9-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back in to the Time Capsule
Release the reset button after the 9-10 hold period and allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart
The Time Capsule light should normally stay solid amber for about 30 seconds and then change to a slow, blinking amber light, indicating that the Time Capsule has been reset and it can now be reconfigured.
If you try the Factory Default Reset a few times and the light stays solid amber, unfortunately the hard drive has failed, or there is an internal power supply issue with the Time Capsule.
You should take the Time Capsule to an Apple Store.....if you have one in your area.....or contact Apple Support directly to discuss your options.
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
If the Time Capsule is out of warranty or not covered by AppleCare, Apple will not offer repairs but there are some shops that specialize in this type of repair. See this link for more details:
Apple Time Capsule Repairers

MacBook Pro wireless signal issue

I've been experiencing this issue for at least a month now and it is driving me up the wall. Occasionally, my wireless signal will drop and I'll either be unable to connect to websites, or when I do it takes a very long time. And the only cure I find for this is to go to the menu bar and 'Turn Airport Off', wait a sec, then 'Turn Airport On'. This is a pain and I'm sick of doing it.
The drop occurs intermittently, some times once a day, sometimes 10 times in as many minutes. Most of the time I can see the signal indicator in the menu bar drop from 4 bars to 3. Also, it isn't a matter of signal strength as I am sitting 10 feet from the router.
I know it's not an issue with my ISP (Verizon Fios) or their router, because wired hosts dont have this problem and the wireless Windows hosts in my house dont have the problem.
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue, and if there is a fix. Thanks.

So is this an authoritative answer? I have seen exactly the same problem. My wife's MacBook Pro keeps losing its connection, but my iMac G4 and my Powerbook G4 work fine. We are all talking to the same Dlink DI-524 WAP, but only her MacBook Pro has this problem.
The workaround I have been using is to renew her dhcp lease every time she loses contact. This works, but it's a PIA as you say.
If I were to want to go back to 10.4.8, how on earth does one do that? Does Apple have any official opinion on this problem, or better yet, a fix?
Thansk
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Losing Wireless Signal

For the last few weeks I have been having trouble with my wireless signal. I will lose internet on my Macbook or iPhones even though the signal strength will show that it's there. I have to unplug my Airport Extreme (802.11g) and let it sit for a few seconds before restarting it. It then works okay for a bit. Then it cuts out again. All through this, the airport indicator shows that it's connected and at full strength. Even the network preferences show it being there at full strength. When I try to log back in with my login and password, it can't connect. The only thing that works is unplugging.
Help!

Welcome to the discussions!
Signal strength is only half of the story when you are looking for a good quality connection. Noise is the other half. For example, you could have very strong signal strength, but also have high noise on your network. You would have a poor, intermittent connection as a result.
It's also possible to have just fair signal strength with very low noise. This will yield a much more stable and reliable connection.
So, the "bars" at the top of the screen are there pretty much for show. They usually display a stronger signal than you really have and they tell you nothing about the noise on your network.
To see if this might be the case, I suggest that you download a utility like iStumbler. Be sure to scroll down the page to find the correct version for your operating system.
Once you have it installed open iStumbler to display your network and other nearby networks. If you have a "good" signal, you'll see your network as a green graph. Yellow is marginal, red is very weak. You may be surprised to find that the "full" signal strength that you thought you had is actually quite a bit less than you might have imagined. Check the noise figures as well.
Look for any other wireless networks that may be using the same channel or a close adjacent channel as your wireless. If that's the case, change the channel on your wireless network to a setting that is as far away as possible from other networks. That may give you some "clear airspace" and help your signal.
If you have any cordless phones there, turn them all off for a period to see if your signal strength improves and noise goes down. Even a cordless phone at the neighbors can cause problems, which might explain the intermittent issues that you have there. Or, there may be a new wireless network nearby that's interfering with your network at times. These are hard to isolate, and iStumbler may not display all of the them because it displays "visible" networks. It won't display a "hidden" network if the user has enabled that option on his/her network.

How to make 2nd Airport Express to broadcast wireless signal?

Hi im absolutely lost as to what to do. Currently I have an Airport Extreme which creates my network and two Air Port Express (APX 1 and 2) configured to extend my wireless network. The issue I have is that APX 2 will not broadcast the signal it gets from APX 1 and thus none of my wireless devices can connect to APX 2 even though the green light indicator shows on all the devices and in the Airport Utillity App. However if I move APX 2 within the signal range of the AE, only then will APX 2 broadcast a signal, and allowing my devices to connect to it. I would attempt to illustrate what I mean below, with Example A - showing APX 2 NOT broadcasting a signal and Example B- showing APX 2 broadcast a signal.
        Eg. A                                                      Eg. B
      Airport Extreme                                      Airport Extreme
        Airport X 1                                  APX1                     APX 2
        Airport X 2

The bottom line here is that the wireless signal can only be extended one time from the AirPort Extreme.....if you are trying to extend using wireless only.
Apple's "extend" feature works like the hub and spokes of a wheel. In your case, the AirPort Extreme would be the "hub" and AX1 and AX2 are located at the ends of two separate "spokes".
AX1 and AX2 communicate directly to the "hub"....not to another device at the end of another "spoke".
Another way of saying the same thing is that AX1 and AX2 must both be located closer to the AirPort Extreme than they are to each other if you want AX1 and AX2 to both "extend" the wireless signal.

Boosting the wireless signal

Hello,
Can anyone tell me if I can use the LINKSYS by Cisco Wireless-G Range Expander Model No. WRE54G on my M1424WR Verizon Router to boost the wireless signal in my laptop. I do have wireless signal, however since the router is not very close to the spot in which I usually use my laptop the signal sometime gets weak. For this reason I searched the web and came up with this device for signal boosting, my question is if this device will work with my Verizon router or make it worst.
Thank you.
Tatty
Solved!
Go to Solution.

OK, I am sorry that I did not get back to you sooner.
I have tried every idea you suggested, but not to my satisfaction. I called Verizon and they changed the channel to channel 11 and it not help. I bought the devices you recommended but neither one of them were good. I then bumped in to an AMPED HIGH POWER WIRELESS-300N SMART REPEATER. I just got it this afternoon, and I just finished to set it up, and guess what, it is working great.
I figured I should share this with all of you, and I thank everyone that put his input.
Taty

Time Capsule and Linksys WVC54GCA Camera needs tweaked.

I replaced my Linksys wireless router with Time Capsule. Trying to get my WVC54GCA camera back online. I am hard wired from cable modem in basement to Time Capsule which I located in living room then cable back to switch in basement for distribution to network. Using the camera on ethernet cable I can get it to work fine when attached to the switch but not when attached directly to a port on the TC. I run 2 Macs, a PC and Direct TV DVR wired and wireless for Macbook Pro. Everything works fine other than being able to locate the camera where I want it. What setting am I missing? I set the port forwarding and can get in fine via DYNDNS as before.

Good thoughts. I am using a Netgear Gigabit 8 port auto-sensing switch and it must be sorting things out. The TC is the final piece to making my home network totally gigabit. At this point I think I will pull another ethernet cable from the switch to the area I want to locate the camera.

Network Signal Indicator

For some reason, the network signal indicator on the right side "task bar" on my W510 no longer lights up in green or changes shape to differentiate between an Ethernet versus wireless connection. Any ideas?

Hello mate,
Try to reinstall access connection : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-73682
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Can people interfere with the wireless signal?

This is strange and I can't figure it out. My Linksys WRT54GSv5 router works fine with my notebook accessing the internet. When certain friends of mine come over, the wireless internet quits working the minute they enter my kitchen, that's where my notebook computer is. I'm connected to the wireless network, but no web pages will load. When they leave, everything works again without rebooting or anything. Is there an explanation for this?

This has happened 4 times in a row when they came over. Yesterday, while they were walking up to my house, I tried to load a web page on my notebook and it worked fine. The minute they entered the kitchen, I tried a web page again and it would not load. I wonder if there is a device that may interfere with the wireless signal that they have with them. There was no microwave in use. As far as I know, my friends are not robots. But maybe they are aliens from another planet. Seriously, I can't figure out why this is happening.

NEED HELP TO SET UP SMALL NETWORK - WIRELESS SIGNAL FROM NOVATEL U760 USB

Hello -
I need help setting up a small network in my new home in Florida, which has no wired broadband capability - not cable, not dsl. My options are satellite (which I'd like to avoid) or wireless broadband via Millenicom (or now Virgin Mobile) using their Novatel U760 USB stick.
Here are the network components - someone please tell me how to set this up:
PC #1 (has wireless card, but I've connected it by ethernet to the router)
PC #2 (no wireless card; connected via ethernet to router)
MACBOOK, 1 1/2 years old (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs RAM), running OS 10.58, connected wirelessly to router.
AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION, Model A1143.
I'm not thrilled about using a wireless 3G signal as my primary one, (sprint network, claims 600 - 1400 kbps speed), but it costs 1/2 to 1/3 of what a slightly faster satellite signal would.
I have not ordered this service yet. Before I do, I'd like a clear understanding that I can, in fact, set up my simple network, which I'd probably do the same as it's now configured with cable broadband - both PC's plug via
ethernet into the Airport Extreme router, the MacBook connects wirelessly - AND,
my question is this:
Can I plug the wireless card - a Novatel U760 USB-stick device - straight into that USB slot in the Airport Extreme base station and will it automatically recognize that device?
Or, do I have to plug it into the MacBook and somehow share that wireless signal between the 2 PC's (only 1 of which has a wireless card, so I'd have to get a card for PC #2)?
And help anyone can provide will be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Em

from the Airport FAQ #14:
"Question: Can I connect my Soundsticks or other USB speakers to AirPort Express?
Answer: No. The USB port is for connecting a printer, not for other devices."
Im assuming other devices include USB modems.
So, I would say your cheaper route would be to get a second wireless card and just share your internet connection from one of your PC.

I just got my cable company to switch my wireless router to a wired one considering now I have the wireless airport device (the newest one) but now I can't get a wireless signal. The router works when directlyplugged in,the aiport wireless device is green

I just got my cable company to switch my wireless router to a wired one considering now I have the wireless airport device (the newest one) but now I can't get a wireless signal. The router works when directlyplugged in,the aiport wireless device is green. I've tried going through my new MacBook Pro settings and it the diagnostics check, it says network changes detected, I tell it that it "yes" does connect to a cable modem, it tells me to restart it, after I do it asks if there are any other devices hooked up ( firewall) and when I say no it tells me that it can't fix the problem.
Now I know that I probably have a new IP address because of the cable company switching the boxes but it was working fine with the other box, now there isn't a signal to be had on it!
Please anybody out there that can help!!!??

Any time you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle with the new equipment. Check out the following AirPort User Tip. Please post back your results.

Hi can you please help me to fix my iPhone 5 when I update it to the iOS 6.1.2 my carrier signal indicator states searching all the time please help me what to do

HiHi can you please help me to fix my iPhone 5 when I update it to the iOS 6.1.2 my carrier signal indicator states searching all the time please help me what to do

Hi Samantha,
Are you aware that if you restore your ipad that you will lose all data from your ipad and very difficult to get it back unless you had previously made a back-up of your data on itunes or in the cloud. and that would be on the computer you set those up on. (There are some independent apps out there that might help restore data but I don't have any experience with them...)
Also, I think if you restore on another computer you're supposed to have administrator rights and have the latest itunes update. And I think if you sync (if restoring is considered syncing with another computer, you'll be locked out of your computer or a new one.)
I don't know if there is a way for you to safely eject your ipad from your mom's laptop and find another way, but please read this
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1275
Also, I suggest you start a new post and title it something like First, stuck on update and now on Restore on another computer. Please HELP! And then tell the story of your problem that you originally included and your follow-up efforts to restore given a suggestion on previous post (though I think you SHOULD AVOID RSTORE if you can.) And refer them to your original post
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22050045?ac_cid=tw123456#22050045
Hope this helps and if you can get back to your ios before the upgrade, stay with it. I hope it all works out for you.
FYI - If it's a new or refurb bought within the past year you might be able to have it replaced by Apple.

Wireless signal indicator on WVC54GCA camera

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