When I purchased my Wyze Cam, I opted for the Starter Kit. The kit includes a Wyze Cam V2, a Motion Detector, two Contact Sensors and a Sensor Bridge. Its a cost-effective way for me to add basic security monitoring to my home. In this previous post, I talked about setting up Wyze Cam video streaming. Although Wyze app allows me to add the Sensor … Continue reading Wyze Sense Integration
Video surveillance in my current home automation setup consists of a couple of Vstarcam webcams that support a maximum resolution of 720p. In the post Adding a Web-cam I described how I added them to my Home Assistant Dashboard via http stream. They have been working quite reliably. Recently I read a lot of positive reviews on the Wyze Cam which supports a higher 1080p … Continue reading Wyze Cam
In the post “Adding a Web-cam”, I talked about adding live video feed from a web-cam to the dashboard. In this post, I will secure the video feed with SSL encryption for streaming over the Internet. A certificate and private key pair is required to implement encryption. Please refer to “Secure Connection with ACME” post on how to set up the key pair and configure … Continue reading Encrypting Web-cam
A couple of years ago, I purchased a Vstarcam C93 web-cam. It was relatively inexpensive and worked as a remote camera with motion sensing and local SD card storage. However, I often ran into connection issues with the manufacturer’s own app. I thought I might have better luck running it as a streaming camera from Home Assistant. Vstarcam has a utility called IP Camera Finder … Continue reading Adding a Web-cam
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