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RBR50V2 won't allow my Blink 2 module to connect
I have worked with Blink to replace my Module 2 twice. My original Module disconnected in the middle of the night and I haven't been able to connect the newer two that Blink sent me since then. Blink...
It might be useful to eliminate Access Control from the picture in order to diagnose the issue.
(If the Blink module will not connect when Access Control is not enabled, then Access Control cannot be a factor.)
- I will try that when I get home. Fingers crossed it will work
While I enjoy mild paranoia, I have never become enamored of Access Control.
- It's such a bother. When friends or relatives come over and ask, "What's your WiFi?" do I really want to reply, "Wait. I have to run upstairs and authorize your device to connect?" I buy gizmos all the time to see how they work. Do I really want to "allow" each one separately (and then remove the authorization when it goes into my "Box of Stuff"?)
- The internet says it will take about 4 billion years for someone to crack my WiFi password. (Won't prevent the NSA, but really?)
- Most of the forum posts about Access Control reflect issues and unhappiness.
At what part of the connection process does it fail?
Throw in the rise of the randomised mac address and access control becomes even harder to manage.
I eliminated the access control. Nope, it didn't work. I am about ready to take this whole blink setup and throw it in the trash. I have never been so frustrated with a piece of technology! Any other ideas?
plblythe wrote:
I am about ready to take this whole blink setup and throw it in the trash.
What does this blink thing do?
I ask because a search for "blink" is useless. Too many false positives.
Search - NETGEAR Communities – blink
Add something to narrow down the search and you might get somewhere
- blink is an Amazon company that makes video doorbells and something called a Blink Module 2. I’ve owned this system for about seven months and it worked great until about a month and a half to two months ago when it stopped working in the middle of the night. Blink/Amazon has replaced this module twice and I’m still having the issues. It keeps asking to connect to the Blink Wi-Fi and this is a normal procedure. Once it connects to their Wi-Fi, it allows me to redirect it to my Wi-Fi. And yes I do love my Orbi. It works great.
plblythe wrote:
I eliminated the access control. Nope, it didn't work. I am about ready to take this whole blink setup and throw it in the trash. I have never been so frustrated with a piece of technology! Any other ideas?
That video seems pretty clear. At which point does it fail?
I would be tempted to start over. i.e.
- Delete and re-install the Blink app on the phone.
- Create a new Blink account.
- Add the module to the new account as per the instructions
- While working with the Blink folks I've done this at least 10 times. Any other ideas?
