I have a Smart Hub at a remote home location. I have only the data, no voice. It is used to occasionally check a security camera. Twice recently, after leaving the location, three or four days later, the camera can't be accessed. When returning to the location, the hub needs to be rebooted in order to restablish the connection. This is not acceptable. Is there some sleep setting that is enabled? Something else? This is difficult to troubleshoot since the problem occurs after leaving the location and it is sometimes months before I revisit.
mvm2, I can see why you reached out for some help. We definitely want your SmartHub to be able to support your security camera so that you can monitor that location. I want to help make sure the SmartHub is working properly. The SmartHub itself doesn't have a sleep or hibernate mode. How do you monitor your SmartHub (do you use the SmartHub app or Website)? Can you go into more detail on how you are rebooting the SmartHub when you check it?
JohnT_VZW
I have a camera connected that I access remotely, but after a couple days of leaving the house unattended, the smart hub won't allow me to connect to the camera.
When I finally get back to the location, I power cycle the smarthub and everything works again.
I have the app on my IPhone, but see no way to do it from there without factory resetting the unit.
This is really annoying.
I would like the gather more information to get to the bottom of your SmartHub connectivity issues. Do you receive an error when trying to access the camera (if so, what error do you receive)? Do you monitor your SmartHub through the application? Does your device's battery get low? What is the signal strength at the location of your SmartHub?
CheyenneS_VZW
I have an Amcrest camera at the location, so I use thier Amcrest Surveillance Pro to access it. I also access another location with the same software in the same session which works perfectly. I can sucessfully connect to the camera thru this software foe a week or so after I leave the smarthub location. Then one day it's not able to connect. As mentioned previously, simply power cycling the smarthub solves the problem.
When the system is down, I simply get a message stating it failed to connect.
I have your verizon home app, which I must not know how to use because I see no way to tell if the smarthub is running or not. Of course I can't add the camera to the smarthub because of the extremely limited number of devices useable with it. If there is a way to use the Verizon Home app to monitor the status of the smarthub, please let me know.
What does the signal strength look like at the location of the Smart Hub? Before you power cycle it, does it show that it has no connection to the network?
StanleyC_VZW
I can't answer you're question unless I am at the loacation. I won't be back there until July 3rd - July 7th. When I have been there in the past, I have had no problems with the connection dropping.
Is there a way to ping the unit to see if it's actually connected to the network?
Since it's likely support will be unavailable between the 3rd and 7th of July, can you give me a list of things to check/remedies to do while I'm there, so I don't waste this opportunity to make the unit actually work as advertised?
Thank you for sharing those details. Our goal is to continue to work with you and to help find a solution. Have you ever been able to connect the Smarthub to the Amcrest camera? Please visit our "SmartHub & Verizon Home FAQs" page http://spr.ly/6603EUQsT to learn more about the SmartHub.
EvelynR_VZW
I don't mean to be short, but if you had read the first description of the problem I clearly state the smart hub drops the connection to the camera after a few days. This is certianly a smarthub issue. In fact, last weekend there was a power outage in the area where the smarthub is located. When the power returned, the smarthub started up again and I can now access the camera. How long this will last is anyone's guess. Is there a way to ping or at least tell if the smarthub is online? I feel like I'm getting nowhere troubleshooting this issue.
Am I out of luck with support for this problem/product?
It has been 4 days without a response.
Please forgive us for not replying to this question sooner, mvm2. We certainly don’t want you feeling left out of the loop when troubleshooting. You sound like someone who is comfortable accessing “advanced” settings for devices such as these, so here’s what I found. You can look into advanced setting details using the information on this support page https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/verizon-smarthub/ to ensure you have things all set up correctly. I know that’s a lot of information on that page, but to your earlier point, if you only go to this location once in awhile, it’s helpful to have several steps to attempt in troubleshooting. Does this make sense? Is the information on the page I sent useful?
GeorgeS_VZW
I will go thru the information when I am at the location over the 4th.- Thank You.
I would still like to know if there is a way to ping or otherwise know if the smarthub is up and connected to the internet.
Thanks,
That's a great question mvm2. With the Smart Hub, you do have the option to view the Smart Hub connection and internet strength. For directions on how to view this information click, http://spr.ly/6605EsHBT
I want to be able to REMOTELY ping or otherwise sheck the status of the smarthub.
Is this possible?
Mvm2, I certainly understand how a remote option would be helpful. I want to make sure we have all of your options presented. On the SmartHub Admin page, you should not see any network information when the SmartHub is offline. In the upper right-hand corner of the page, there is Administrator, click on that and you should see Restart SmartHub option. This will reboot the SmartHub. If everything is currently online I would wait to do this either the day you are headed there or the day before. As the camera is not a direct partner device we do not know if the reboot will take the camera out of the paired devices. We also know that things happen even during the holidays. You mentioned earlier that you did not think support will be here over the holiday, we will be standing by ready to assist you. Please let us know the outcome of the reboot as well.
MelissaP_VZW
When you say "Smarthub Admin Page" , are you refering to the Verizon Home app? I don't have access to the smarthub remotely from my PC. If thats possible, I don't know how....
We apologize for the confusion mvm2. Accessing the Smart Hub admin page can only happen when you are connected to the Smart Hub device so it is not something that can be done remotely. You can manage settings on the device through your My Verizon app remotely, but this will not tell you whether or not it is connected. Does this provide clarity?
RashadM_VZW
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