Partly because of your help, I now have a pretty decent HA set-up with lights and motion sensors. I was wondering if I could again pick your brain/ experience with the next step I need to take: add a camera.

A few days ago I bought a TAPO camera, and to my disappointment it was practically impossible to get it working without an app + account. Luckily I could return it.

I now want to avoid making the same mistake 😬 And I would love to hear how you approached this.

  • declanruediger@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    So they’re connected to the network, but only the network inside the house (think LAN), so no internet

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      4 days ago

      But are they connected to the router with an ethernet cable (which is what PoE implies, if I understand it correctly) or through wifi?

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        3 days ago

        PoE implies Power Over Ethernet. It just implies it gets power from an Ethernet cable. It doesn’t imply connection to the wider Internet.