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It was sending me email alerts. I have my system at a location that I only visit once a week. And it's not just one thing. It is just too unreliable.
Flawed execution. So unless you can physically access the system daily and/or are ok with parts of the system going down for periods of time, I would stay away from this product. Logitec's help system always has suggestions but reliability never improves and the same problems continue to repeat. Installation was easy. It started right up. How cool was that.But now 3 months later the bloom is off the rose, and I am ready to scrape it or send it back. I would estimate that less than 25% of the time does it make through an entire week with all three primary functions (local recording, email alerts, internet viewing) all working, all week.
Great idea. When I first got the system and installed it, I was excited. I could access my cameras from the internet. It's multiples.
Unless. Buyer beware. unless you pay for a software upgrade. The most valuable part of a security system is the protection it provides during occupancy. yep, pay for a software upgrade.As the only functional camera that works over house wiring (not running cable thru the attic), it was a very attractive system.
This is very deceptive marketing. well, Logitech thinks you're looking at the video even while sleeping. yep. Now, after carefully "channeling" the plug-in connection to hide the power cord, I feel I'm "stuck" with this system.I'm angry, but I'll live with it. Before I purchased this product, I would like to have known that there was no "sound alert" available unless you purchased an additional software upgrade.
If someone is breaking into (or intruding upon) another part of the house (or business) while I'm there. And if you want to "schedule" when the camera will run.
If you need them to record constantly, then you need to create a schedule and tell them to do so. These cameras are set up for 24 hour motion detection right out of the box. Make sure you have alot of hard drive space because the files are huge, due to the quality of video.Also, if there are times that you want recording to be off, you also have to schedule it and tell the cameras to not alert or record.
I have done this for at least 7 years ahd have never had a hard drive go bad. I can also view the recordings when I am away from my home. I have two desk top computers and I leave them on 24 hours a day 365 days a year. I cannot read the letters and numbers on vehicle license plates that come down my driveway.
This is mainly due to very good battery backups. When compared to other security systems that a home owner can buy, these cameras are just as good or better. I am operating two cameras. I firmly believe Logitech has a great product and I wish they could improve the cameras. With cats and other animals around, there are a lot of video recording. It was easy to install, the motion detection that can be activated by each individual camera is great and saves having a constant recording, connecting to my computer by house wiring is a great idea and one of the best features that I like about this system.
One of the went bad after an year and Logitech replaced it promptly. To be able to attach this to my computer is another great feature of this product. Since I was already keeping my computers on, the Logitech system adapted well to my setup. Everything else works great. I have had a Logitech WiLife Security system for over two years and there is a lot that I am satisfied with. I can keep at least four months of motion detection videos from two cameras on my computer and use less than 20 gig's.
The only complaint I have is that I wish the cameras could produce clearer pictures.
I haven't found a way to delete large chunks of time; such as deleting one day. When it is working - it is great. I don't know if it's because my home's wiring is older or if the product is faulty. Each tiny segment has to be deleted one piece at a time. I like the ease of set up, the video quality; however it does not work consistently and I find this frustrating. I can not make sense of when it works and when it doesn't. Another thing to be aware of is that it's very tedious to get rid of video footage that you no longer want.
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