Amcrest Forum

Yikes! So, will I be save if I eliminate the mechanical chime and simply hook the Amcrest doorbell cam directly to the 16v 10VAC transformer? Do I sill need the chime kit connected?

Thank you!

I have a 16v 30VAC transformer that powers a mechanical doorbell chime. When I wire the doorbell cam with the chime kit from the box, the mechanical chime won't ring, but the doorbell cam sounds off a chime...but not always. I'm reading conflicting recommendations about what transformer to use, or n...

Thank you for the response. I'm afraid I haven't explained my objective properly... If I put the i.p. address of the camera into a web browser (Chrome, in my case), I get a pop up for the username and password. Entering the correct credentials take me to the camera web gui page and displays the live...

Wondering if it is possible to parse the username and password in a link, such as...

http://192.168.xxx.xxx/?user=myusername&pwd=mypassword

I've tried different variations but always go to a login screen.

Thanks!

I'm going to get the proper wire...when I look on Home Depot, anything marked "Bell Wire" is 18 or 20 AWG. Any two wire strands at 16 AWG are labeled "Speaker Wire". Will speaker wire work?

Thank you so much for your insights!

Greetings: Our new home has been framed and I have a line running to the front door for mounting of the cam. My question pertains to the "Chime Kit". I can't find any explanation of what it actually does, or if I actually need it. I'm not planning on having an actual doorbell chime, so my ...