Hi,
First, sorry about my english…
I bought a eufycam 3 S330 ; but it seems mandatory to connect it to Homebase ; it’s a solar cam, so I want to install it outdoor… a bit far from hombase… I have a wifi access point outdoor ; but I didnt find how to connect the S330 to that wifi (there is not “wifi menu” in this cam, while I find it for example for E340 cam or S350).
Someone can help ?
Many thanks
Hi, unfortunately the eufycam 3 can only connect to the HomeBase3 and not use your homes Wi-Fi.
Eufy states the camera can be at a distance of 30 ft / 9 meters from HomeBase3 but obstructions will lower that.
Found this information:
Does the eufyCam 3/3C has to be used with the HomeBase?
Yes, eufyCam must be used with HomeBase. EufyCam relies on proprietary power-saving Wi-Fi and low-frequency wireless protocols for communication in order to reduce power consumption and establish a secure connection, so connecting eufyCam to regular Wi-Fi networks is not possible.
So if the camera is too far or you get a week wi-fi display on the app, consider moving the HomeBase3 closer to the camera.
Your English is very good.
Hi,
Thanks for reply.
I check again ; on french website, I didn’t find where it is mentionned that the S300 can only be used with homebase !! The only information about connectivity is “Connectivité Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n - 2,4 GHz”
That is a real scam… especially for outdoor camera, it should be the first information mentionned !!
Not your fault of course, but i’m a bit irritated ; I bought a 249€ camera for nothing !
I have 6 S300 cameras and I live in the mountains on large acreage. My base is in the house and two cameras are between 20-25 feet away, three other cameras are between 30-50 feet away, two of which are high up in trees, and all 5 show full wifi connection (on the wifi icon) and I have one cam that is approximately 300 feet from my house and it has a solid wifi connection showing 3 out of the 4 bars on the wifi icon. I can live view the cameras without any issue and they record everything 24/7. My internet is cellular based, as we live far out in the mountains of california, and is pretty slow in comparison to anyone in a city.
I have found that my eufy homebase s380 has a stronger signal than my tp-link wifi6 router that has 6 large antennas.
I would suggest placing your base station in a good spot and not have it behind anything that can stop its signal, like a metal cabinet or having down in the basement etc etc.
thanks. but in my case, it doesnt work (my house is an old one, with 80cm stone wall.
the problem is that it is not clearly precised on any product !! I leanrnt from messages with support that other outdoor cam (S220, S210) are also working only with homebase.
So I would like to know which outdoor cam can work not directly connected to hombase ? (E430 as example can, because I have one). Nothing is precised on E340 nor S330
I’d recommend getting the SoloCam S220, it has the solar panel like the S330 but you can connect it directly to Wi-Fi, no HomeBase required. It saves clips on it’s built-in 8GB of memory.