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Re: looking for suggestions for non-cloud, real-time outdoor security camera

  • Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for non-cloud, real-time outdoor security camera
  • From: Jean-Francois Messier <jfmessier [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
  • Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:59:02 -0400
I would set it up as wanted, but then would check the actual connections to the internet at large using some of the network monitoring tools. If there is anything suspicious, block those IPs and see whether the system still works as expected. If so, keep the blocking of those IPs. If not, the sales rep did not know what he was talking about. Once the system is actually properly setup, it should no more "call home" except for software updates, if it works as advertised.

JF

On 2025-08-17 06:06, Robert P. J. Day via linux wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2025, Alan McKay via linux wrote:

What do you mean by "non cloud" though?
Eufy has an app - that's going through the cloud.
   i will have to look at that more closely; the salesperson at CC
assured me that all video using that camera was strictly in-home, to
wifi router and then to my phone. when setting it up, i did not enter
any information related to cloud storage, and i am not paying any
membership fee. it's possible that you *can* use cloud storage with
this camera, but i made it clear i wanted the option to not send any
data outside my local network, and i was assured that i could set it
up that way.

rday

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