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Sunday, October 27th, 2024 1:50 PM

Comcast Business Router/Gateway not connecting to IP camera

I have been trying to replace one StarDot Technology streaming video IP camera (Netcam SC H.264) with a newer one (NetcamLIVE).  The Netcam SC ouputs MJPEG and the NetcamLIVE outputs RTSP.  The Comcast Business Router is a Technicolor Model CGA4131COM.  The camera has a static IP address and connects to the router with an Ethernet cable.  There has never been a problem establishing and maintaining a connection to the Netcam SC, but connecting to the NetcamLIVE has most often failed, with the camera not being shown in the connected devices list on the Admin Tools page of the router.  The two times that a connection was established so the I could login to the camera required calling technical support and them making a change which they are unable to maintain or consistently reproduce.  Tech support has stated that they "reprovisioned the router boot file" to resolve the connection problem, but that was not successful this week.  When the support ticket was escalated to Level 2 support, that technician responded that the router was operating normally and that troubleshooting connection problems to third party devices was not his responsibility.  Has anyone had a similar problem and if so, how was it resolved?

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@user_39n6kr I am sorry to hear of connection issues to the new camera. Have you reached out to the camera manufacture for additional support?

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Yes, multiple times.  The manufacturer verified that the camera is fully operational.

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Hi there, @user_39n6kr Thank you so much for your time and patience. I'm truly sorry for the inconvenience you are experiencing trying to get your camera online. Since the Camera is not an Xfinity product, were not able to troubleshoot the camera unfortunately. We can reopen the ticket for you and have our technical support team look further into the connectivity of the modem?-Richard

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With the significant support of a Comcast field technician this morning, the cause of the camera connection problem is the Ethernet signal output level from the Comcast gateway.  This has never been a problem with the current StarDot Technologies NetcamSC camera, but is with the new NetcamLIVE camera.  This was verified by replacing the StarDot 50-foot Ethernet cable with a 6-foot cable.  I also verified operation with a 25-foot cable.  The solution for installing the new camera is to install an Ethernet switch between the gateway and the 50-foot cable that connects to the camera.

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Thank you so much for the update, @user_39n6kr I'm happy to hear that a technician was able to support you.-Richard

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Yes. An ethernet switch also acts as a booster / extender similar to the way a WiFi booster / range extender does. Thank you for sharing that with the community !

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