As others have said, we experienced this too. The fix for us has been auto-focus then change to manual focus. ... View more

I have my DHCP server assign from a subnet using the leading characters of the MAC address.   For example, 172.16.110.x will be assigned whenever the MAC address starts with AB-CD-12-34-xx-xx.   It isn't guaranteed that the same camera will always have the same IP, but generally they will as long as they remain connected. I know all 110.x devices are cameras, and cameras only.     ... View more

@Boulder38 can you please elaborate on this?   "Have you F12’d to look at the source for any error codes in there?" ... View more

Like both of these features. I submitted a "wish list" online asking if the motion timeline can be turned off/on on a camera by camera basis. If this feature adds a load on resources (speed, memory, processor), there are cameras where I don't need this feature... they are under constant movement. In these cameras, I would turn off. And I also have cameras where this would be very useful and I would turn on.   On the wish list I also suggested to allow an option to show the intensity of motion as either orange gradients (what you have implemented) or variations in color (red, green yellow or some other high/medium/low scheme).   Just adding this here since with the wish list online, once you submit, you have no idea what happens to the wish (there is no acknowledgement, request for more information, etc). ... View more

I didn't upload a floor plan. I use the satellite view in the map. First, I paste the address in the Network tab. Then I fine-tune the location on the map. I installed 3-5 cameras each day (total 100), and for each camera I went in and did these steps. I had my checklist... install camera, connect PoE, activate camera, focus, other settings, name, tags, address, map, etc. It worked well doing one by one with 3-5 cameras each day. ... View more

There is a competitor that uses SD cards. Each vendor has their mktg pros/cons for SD vs. SSD, and each one will tell you why they chose one over the other. We chose Meraki and I think it's better to have SSD.   Note: I should add that the SD implementation we evaluated did not allow for access to the SD card. So even though the camera has SD, you still wouldn't be able to swap out on your own, or access the files. ... View more

Thank you for the info @Nash    I only see one device per camera, but the devices vary from camera to camera.   Some cameras show another camera. Others show a switch. Others show an IP Phone. All show a device, and only one device per camera in the LLDP field. ... View more

"We created an app that would go into the browser session and periodically back out of it at 15 minute intervals and then re-enter the video wall automatically.  While not a perfect solution, it cut down on the "reload"requests by about 95-98% in Chrome.  We are about to change the refresh to about 10 minutes to see if that completely corrects the issue."   Can you elaborate on this? Is the app open source? ... View more

I don't know the answer, but to help troubleshoot, does it matter if you connect to the dashboard internally (within LAN) vs. externally (ie from home)? ... View more

Interior, school building, PoE cable from camera to switch. I have about 20 cameras connected to the switch.   Upon cable connection/run, I connected camera and let it go through boot-up sequence, firmware update, SSD formatting, etc. It was working fine for a number of weeks, until this incident. I think the trigger was a power cycle on the switch (switch went off/on). ... View more

It's not solid. It's blinking amber / red. Fast blink and very high temp (uncomfortable to hold). Got update from support and they are doing RMA. I wonder what the cause is, but not going to worry about it unless it happens again.   ... View more

"Is it possible to use manual focus only, and leave it on that perfect setting?"   This is what I am doing in most cases.   Install camera, run auto-focus, switch the setting to manual focus. ... View more

WooHoo ... View more

Create 1 video wall with all 5 cameras (you can choose size and position in the screen), or create 5 video walls, each one with 1 of the 5 cameras in full size, and put them on rotation. ... View more

I will look into refresh plug-ins. I will also test to see if wall-rotation basically serves as an auto refresh. I will setup a test PC (or two) on Monday and see what results I get. ... View more

You may have read this already, but just in case while others reply:   https://documentation.meraki.com/MV/Storing_Video/MV_Cloud_Archive ... View more

I'm not the best person to reply (wait for others), but I will add that if you do have them in the same network, go into your DHCP settings and assign a separate subnet just for the cameras. This will help you identify them more easily or separate by IP address if needed. Mine are PoE and the DHCP server gives them a separate IP address subnet based on the leading characters of the MAC address.   For example, if MAC address equals AB-CD-12-xx-xx-xx (where xx is a wildcard), assign IP address from 172.16.110.1 to 199. Whenever I see 110 subnet in my network monitoring tools, I know it's a camera.   I'm not saying this is the best or only method. This is one possibility and it's working good for me. ... View more

Adding screen cap of our current naming/tags. ... View more

I have struggled with this same question as we roll out our 100 cameras. We have 1 site with 3 buildings and 2 divisions.   Buildings: School, Church, Parish Hall Divisions: School, Church   I considered 2 networks, one for school and one for church, but decided against it and went with all 100 in one network.   I have applied tags to distinguish between areas within the school, classrooms vs. offices, etc.   And I'm using a standard naming convention to help with "sort by name." I start with Church or School, and then follow a somewhat consistent rule of room number, teacher name, and maybe a major tag.   I'm not 100% sold on this, but it is working as of now.   Related to this, I submitted a wish list to Meraki to allow grouping of cameras (banding, grouping) by some tag or some other method. These groupings could be collapsible and offer some summary data when rolled up. Verkada has something on this and I wish Meraki did as well. ... View more

I agree with adding more features to the Meraki MV line, but I also don't consider them ordinary cameras.   For one thing, they are one of the few edge storage vendors. There are others, but most traditional vendors are using centralized storage/VMS.   I think the Meraki simplicity is also something to speak in favor of. Up and running is fast; configuration is fast; deployment to users is fast. Fast is relative, but generally speaking you can deploy Meraki MVs in a short period of time.   As for cabling, I don't know how to make them have less cables. I have mine with a PoE cable. You can also use a regular Ethernet with a PoE injector, or a low voltage power cable with the built in WiFi antenna. This last one primarily for cases where there was already an existing analog camera with a power cable you can tap into.   As for opening gates/garage upon detection of movement or some other element, I think this is more in the home/consumer line of cameras and not in the commercial implementation such as Meraki. I don't see Meraki going into the consumer market with their current product lines.   I agree with the other person as well who says that a "complex" direction is probably not where Meraki is headed.     ... View more