Mmmm..I done it now

The unintialized camera is not always at 192.168.1.108.
DHCP gets re-enabled in there and it can be handed a LAN address and the will cam will take it.
I swear I've re-enabled screwed up cameras several different ways, Quite often having a Dahua or Amcrest NVR laying around can give you other options in Device search. It will see Uninitialized cams IP addresses, Sometimes being on 192.168.0.xxx, The NVR or the camera, will allow an IP address of 192.168.0.108.
I attack it with everything.
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For example my AD-110 doorbell does not hold a static IP address, After a power interruption it becomes the mystery Cam.
so I just open Config tool and it shows me what IP cams are on the LAN ( Not Tapo C121's though) grrr.
If I don't see in the list, I can run Advanced IP Scanner ( see result below)
It shows the IP address of the Tapo, but doesn't display the name.
I can do a "find inspect" with no IP address in BI, and let it display another set of results and I can compare the findings,
And in that list I can see the Tapo trying to hide out at ...183 and get it back online or add it to BI...etc..
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That gives me a few more things to look at. I am going to wait a bit this morning, as the humidity level is 95% right now.

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wittaj said:
Have you tried good ole Internet Explorer? Not Edge with IE tab, but IE?
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I did. I have factory reset the cam 2 more times this morning and nothing, Same old response back. I just finished taking another PC and connected directly, the camera to the computer via a ethernet cable. Nothing is networked. Still wont respond to a web browser, any web browser. I checked all my fire wall settings on the PC. Everything is good. I even turned the firewall completely off. Still no response. I did a command line ping from the PC to camera @ 192.168.1.108 and the camera responds back perfectly fine. No errors. So, the camera is definitely set at: 192.168.1.108. The camera is alive. I just can't access the camera via a web browser. Maybe the cameras built in AI bricked the damn thing. :idk: I have run out of ideas.
 
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Would anyone know what the 3 jumper pins are for, sitting right next to the reset button. It appear pins 3 & 2 are jumped together. It looks like it is called "J18".

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Google search jumper J18 for Dahua cameras result.

"A J18 or J1/J2 jumper on a Dahua device motherboard is used to perform a manual hardware factory reset (often to clear a forgotten password). Power off the unit, use a metal wire or jumper cap to short/connect the reset pins for about 10 to 20 seconds while powering it on, then remove the jumper to restore default."
 
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Google search jumper J18 for Dahua cameras result.

"A J18 or J1/J2 jumper on a Dahua device motherboard is used to perform a manual hardware factory reset (often to clear a forgotten password). Power off the unit, use a metal wire or jumper cap to short/connect the reset pins for about 10 to 20 seconds while powering it on, then remove the jumper to restore default."
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So, I wonder if that would be removing the jumper from pins 2 & 3 and placing the jumper on pins 1 & 2 or if you remove the jumper altogether and then power up?
 
Or maybe, place the jumper on pins 1&2, press the button and then apply power? Or remove the jumper altogether , press the button and then apply power?
 
I gotta run into town, but I will be back after a while. Then, i'll try the jumper thing in multiple variations to see if it actually works, or I send the camera to it's grave because I let the smoke outta something! :idk: :wtf:
 
Flintstone61 said:
I'll buy a big ugly IP2M-841 again and stick that up before I initialize another Tapo-c121.
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I picked up a Tapo C121 a few weeks ago. But I haven't set it up yet with Blue Iris. What was the issue with the C121?

I got it because it is not very deep, like my Hikvision cameras. So, I can place it at a window to replace Hikvision cameras if needed. But, if it works out as well or better than my Hikvision cameras, I would consider replacing the Hikvision cameras. Since they are so old now
 
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