#1 Does this update work or not as the poster has said it bricked :-\2 cameras. he may have made the same mistake twice but judging by your quality control I would be more likely to believe there is a problem with update.
#2 Are we forced to connect to camera via a hard wire to do this update ? I have 10 cameras all mounted and would require a scissor lift to connect back with a cable. Will the wireless cameras not work wirelessly well enough to update the firmware?
Here is exactly what I did - possibly to help you all:
My first camera had these issues out-of-the-box: Setting it up at a static, locked-down shot hung inside a living room picture window looking out, about 4-5 times per day, it would turn itself in and point to the hanging vertical blinds.
My camera hangs upside-down, so I active the mirror and "FLIP" commands. But with every change the camera self-made pointing back inside, the "flip" - while still remaining checked, was in fact not activated, so I had to un-check and re-check it to get the proper picture. The "mirror" apparently stuck and kept its setting.
At sunset, the OUTDOOR setting had problems setting the iris for light change. It would quickly pulse between open and shut - like a strobe light in a disco. A change to 60Hz and back to OUTDOOR would not solve it. I had to use the web browser control, last tab, System, and do a soft re-boot. Now I was set for overnight shots.
At sunrise, most times, the iris would be fine. But even then, the camera often turned itself back inside to the vertical blinds, so I had to turn it back to face outside, leaving me without coverage overnight.
If the camera did keep its shot pointed out to the courtyard and mailbox, the iris would often not be okay and the sun-light confused it like at sunset. This time, the cure was different: a 60Hz, and back to OUTDOOR reset would solve it; unlike at sunset, where a soft re-boot was the only cure.
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On Camera #1:
I loaded the new firmware as specified at the SAME time as the new web browser, and both fields were available to do them at once. The camera then worked for a good 5-10 minutes. After that, the web access was full of "undefined" fields and I can't log back on again. But atleast I get the basic web user interface log-on screen, unlike ...
On newly-arrived Camera #2:
I thought maybe I shouldn't have loaded the web interface and camera firmware at the same time, even though the 2 empty fields seemed to allow it, so this time with Cam #2, I loaded the firmware first. That went okay. Then I clicked to load the web user interface - as instructed here by X10. The system (computer and web browser) seemed to be going through the motions, but in fact it had locked-up and never came back. After leaving it a few hours, I was forced to re-boot the camera, sticking a paper-clip into the rear hole, and after a power-cycle would not bring the camera back. Only then did the web browser report a non-responsive web page.
Now when I try to access the camera, unlike Camera #1, I get no response. The web browser times-out after 4 minutes stating that the 192. address is not responding.
X10 is allowing me to return both cameras, and I've ordered Camera #3 to start over.
Feel free to hit me up with any questions. Happy to help when I can.
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