This is a longshot but im having problems. i get to the connect to theblink wifi setting but then it either doesnt connect or says its unable to communicate with the camera im also having this issue with the blink doorbell any help would be wonderful
It seems like I have it hooked up but once I shut Wi-Fi off my phone or leave the The area for example. I go to the mall and check my phone. But the cameras not hooked up.
Thank you for this tutorial random guy with a hand! My mama is in Brookline and she wants to watch me at Edison New Jersey in my grandma’s house, because she’s going away. Momma always wants to make sure I stay safe.
Very well done educational video. But it seems to me a very complex set up procedure. I'm just an average computer user and this really turned me off from purchasing. And I don't understand the "subscription" requirement. What are the extra costs and/or monthly billing requirements. Again, this seems like it's complicating what should be a fairly straightforward security set up.
I used to watch mine from Turkey.And talk to my daughter through the camera when she went to check the house .The blink alerted me she wad in the house and I could see her and talk to her through the camera.
If you get the camera off a previous owner they have to delete the camera them selves before they give it to you or you cannot set it up ,as it belongs to their account .
Yeah.. just got these and downloaded the app. It doesn’t give me the option to connect these cameras to my home Wi-Fi. I’ve already spent more time then I want on it and am ready to return them.
Hello. Please, can i ask? You know that mini camera. Does it need to put an sd card? Please i wait your response, thanks in advance. Your video is very helpful. Thanks for uploading your video about the mini camera.
The Blink Mini: amzn.to/3unr5BK is a great little camera! Glad to hear you like it. I also just got a Blink Mini Pan Tilt Camera: amzn.to/3B81lgB That allows you to rotate the camera a full 360 degrees. I just did a review on it last week : th-cam.com/video/PnX-VxQ4rfo/w-d-xo.html
Glad yours went so smoothly. I just got three of these and I am working with 2 of them and getting absolutely nowhere. When it initially says to connect to the camera, it says it can't connect to the internet and then it of course can't find the camera. Happening with both cameras I have tried. I have plenty of signal (using a mesh system throughout the house). Nothing! Spent 30 minutes listening to music waiting for a Blink person and finally gave up. Thanks for nothing Amazon. Got these free because Amazon is shutting off Cloud Cam.
@@adrianmondragon5025 STEP 1 - SHUT OFF VPN. If you don't do that, nothing will work. And it's not something you think about because it's on all the time and you just forget about it.
Found out why mine will never work, ...i have spectrum, and these cheap cameras cant use 5g and really struggle with 2g wifiif you have a really strong 2g signal near it, it will never accept the wifi password.....thru mine into the woods and said the hell with it... also check your amazon account, there gonna automatically inroll you in a subscription, it,s an amazon owned company
@@Theravalhala I chuckled at “threw mine into the woods.” 😂 Seriously though, I’ve had the same issues. Im trying to help my mom set up her mini cameras. I did literally everything step by step and nothing is working. I deleted and redownloaded the app numerous times. I restarted the WiFi. Both cameras are struggling and I just need help. I’m going to try shutting off the VPN to see if that works. I’ve been working on this for two hours. 😅
Bought 2 minis and both have failed motion detection after 6 weeks, cameras essentially hibernate and the only way to reactivate is by live viewing cameras. Useful for checking something live but if for security I'd look elsewhere.
you probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can offer me!
@Curtis Emmett I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Hoping someone can help . I followed just like the directions and the video say .. when I come to the part where you press “ Discover Device “ I did this and I got a message saying “BLINK wants to join WI-FI network “BLINK -OBSP” and two buttons “ cancel” or “ join” . If I press join I lose my WiFi and go to data . If I press cancel it asks me to go to settings and join BLINk-OBSP manually . I don’t get any options like what he shows in this video . I tried resetting my cameras and unplugging my router and plugging back in .
Hello again. My mini camera and my iPad is connected on but i don't understand why they keep stopping and then i have to switch on again. Do you think there is a problem? Please, can you answer my question. I need your help.
I've got 4 other cams (1 is a mini) I'm trying to hook up another blink mini. I entered the wrong wifi password during setup and now It just says connected without internet during setup( should say connected) I cant figure out how to reset it I've tried the reset button I've tried contacting blink support nothing can someone help or has someone had the same problem?
@One hour Smart Home I figured out my problem with the "PLEASE Enable WIFI to continue" I had the wifi on my cell phone disabled. As soon as I turned it on, it hooked the camera right up and the mini went right on my home wifi with my password for my router. Easy Peasy!!
Your video help me with setting up my Blink Mini camera thank you. I have one question how do I stop all the notifications and pop up I keep getting I receive 24 notifications through out the day?
Done it all , and all it keeps saying is looking for your mini camera ,yet it says it is connected to my Internet. My other 3 mini Blinks are working fine .After I had a power cut all the others re connected except this one .?????
Hi,, i bought one of this mini camera in a retailer like salvation army but because is already registered to another account i cant use it,, obviously i don't know who is the original owner so i can't ask that person to reset it,, u have any other idea how to fix the problem so i can use it?? And please don't tell me to call Amazon!! U know the receive of this retailer give is not like a Walmart receive!! Thanks
It had to be completely flat against the glass, or find a shady window to use it. Use tape to put the camera against the glass pane. Make sure to turn off the infrared night light option. Otherwise it will reflect back into the camera.
It wasn't built for that purpose, so if you have direct sun coming in, likely won't work whatever you do. Find a protected window to use that has shade from outside the house.
This doesn’t work at all. My camera will not connect to anything. The Blink Wi-Fi is totally unsecured and neither my camera nor my phone will connect to it. I never get the option to connect it to my home Wi-Fi at all. Very very frustrating. 😡
Hi I have a problem with my blink mini camera. It is doesn't not work because I am changing my new wifi. It dose not have blue light blinking. I try to reset it but still not work. Could you help me please?
My Blink mini was set up and working fine. A few weeks later, the wifi can't find the camera and I never see a blue light at all. My Amazon echo device can't connect to my wifi either. Anyone having Amazon device issues? Today is 6-25-2021. Thanks!!!
I had no end of Agg trying to set a 3 Rd one to my existing 3Blink mini cams .Kept putting in my router wi fi num,Nd kept saying connected ,no internet. As a last resort instead of the wi fi num ,I put in the router serial num and Hey Ho it connected .
@@KyubiCloaks Brian ,I mean when you are setting it up on your mob phone at one point on the mobile it says enter your wi fi number .I kept doing that and mine would not connect until I put in the router serial num. I did not realise you was referring to the video as I did not need the video to set my 5 up .
@@John-ob7dh dude idk what different divice you are using but you're going around the comments saying this when it doesnt apply to the VIDEO. The setup we are doing goes exactly as the video does, in which it never asks for a wifi number
My camera won't set up at all. I've connected and reset and still cannot get it working. Has to be a terrible camera for something simple not to work. It times out each time. I contact customer support and no phone agents are available and then it says to leave a voicemail but states we are having voicemail issues and may not get your voicemail to assist. Like what kind of crap company is Blink? It's really annoying I wanted to try this and its been a 3 hour process to try and finish set up and nothing.
In 2022 there is one major piece of missing information. The missing link is your home network configuration / setup. If your network has dual 2.5 GHz AND 5GHz frequencies. I hope you are tech savvy enough to turn that 5GHz off. August 1,2022 I installed a Verizon LTE wireless gateway. The Blink setup went just like this video shows. Previously NOTHING worked in setting up the Blink mini cam system with my then existing Astound / RCN 2.5 & 5 GHz wireless network. NOTHING!
I'm having problems hooking up my blink camera can you help me out? I'm staying in a hotel that has a password with Wi-Fi but it never promised me to enter that information on the camera I'm trying out this camera before I move in a week to see if I want to keep it in my new place, thank you.
Just bought one but for some reason it says no cameras found. Tried doing it like 6 times already and am over it 👎for this product. Returning it Fer sure.
Thank you very much! I am not tech savvy at all. And I was able to get three mini blinks installed in about 15 minutes thanks to your video. 👍
This is a longshot but im having problems. i get to the connect to theblink wifi setting but then it either doesnt connect or says its unable to communicate with the camera im also having this issue with the blink doorbell any help would be wonderful
Yes me too
Yes mee too
This is exactly my issue!!
Rest your mini and hold it Until it flashes blue and red then try Again
Me too smh
Thanks for this, bought as gift for my sister who isn't exactly tech savvy ..very easy step by step for her to follow. Appreciated 👍
they wont let me put in my password
THANKYOU ! for your video, it took me Less than 1 minute to set up. your video is very easy to understand .
But it's a 3:28 minute video ...:)))
Does your phone have to be on Wi-Fi? Or can it use data? And do you have to stay in the same area?
It seems like I have it hooked up but once I shut Wi-Fi off my phone or leave the The area for example. I go to the mall and check my phone. But the cameras not hooked up.
You have to leave wi fi on.
Thank you so much!! This was extremely helpful!!!
Thank you for this tutorial random guy with a hand! My mama is in Brookline and she wants to watch me at Edison New Jersey in my grandma’s house, because she’s going away. Momma always wants to make sure I stay safe.
Very well done educational video. But it seems to me a very complex set up procedure. I'm just an average computer user and this really turned me off from purchasing. And I don't understand the "subscription" requirement. What are the extra costs and/or monthly billing requirements. Again, this seems like it's complicating what should be a fairly straightforward security set up.
I do not have internet how do I connect to my phone wi fi do you have a video
Use the hot spot setting on your mobile.
Nice video but can you be away from home and watch your property from your phone far away ? Thank you .
I used to watch mine from Turkey.And talk to my daughter through the camera when she went to check the house .The blink alerted me she wad in the house and I could see her and talk to her through the camera.
anyway to do this but you’re using a apartment wifi that you have to add your devices through mac addresses?
do you need wifi in the house or can you just connect your phone to wifi wherever you are to see the cam?
You need to connect to wi fi ,and when you are out must have the wi fi on ,on your mobile.
If you get the camera off a previous owner they have to delete the camera them selves before they give it to you or you cannot set it up ,as it belongs to their account .
cool ..... going to set it up
We need more people like you it’s step by step and I can pause it do it it’s not to fast not to slow to understand
can this be used without wifi?
Is there a reset button by chance or a way to connect the camera to a different account?
wanted to know too. the reset button doesn't work and I can't access it from another account
Yeah.. just got these and downloaded the app. It doesn’t give me the option to connect these cameras to my home Wi-Fi. I’ve already spent more time then I want on it and am ready to return them.
Just bought one, had same issue. Returning it
Do you have to have a subscription in order to watch live video?
No
Thank you! This helped a lot!
Now we need one for how to then look at your video at the end of the day when you return home, to see if anyone has come inside.
Can you set it up in 1 house then cos I’m moving. House
Can I reconnect to a new wifi device ?
Thanks
Thank you for sharing your video.
Great video. Thanks.
Thank you.
So you have to pay for the subscription??
Hello. Please, can i ask? You know that mini camera. Does it need to put an sd card? Please i wait your response, thanks in advance. Your video is very helpful. Thanks for uploading your video about the mini camera.
Can I use my Wi-Fi network on my phone
Question if the camera is already set you to another account and you don’t remember it ..what can you do to to add or view the footage
Hey thanks for ur video btw I have a question, if there's no blue light on the camera, does it mean that the camera is off?
Can this mini be backup?
Can you use it without arming it just live view ? Ty great job 👏
Yes ,up to 90 mins on extended live view setting.
Thank you!
Easiet camera to set up
Just got mines today, I’m already liking it
The Blink Mini: amzn.to/3unr5BK is a great little camera! Glad to hear you like it. I also just got a Blink Mini Pan Tilt Camera: amzn.to/3B81lgB That allows you to rotate the camera a full 360 degrees. I just did a review on it last week : th-cam.com/video/PnX-VxQ4rfo/w-d-xo.html
Do you have to pay each month for the camera?
No.
Or this is live feed always??
Glad yours went so smoothly. I just got three of these and I am working with 2 of them and getting absolutely nowhere. When it initially says to connect to the camera, it says it can't connect to the internet and then it of course can't find the camera. Happening with both cameras I have tried. I have plenty of signal (using a mesh system throughout the house). Nothing! Spent 30 minutes listening to music waiting for a Blink person and finally gave up. Thanks for nothing Amazon. Got these free because Amazon is shutting off Cloud Cam.
I was having the same issue for like an hour and i deleted app and downloaded it again and it worked
@@adrianmondragon5025 STEP 1 - SHUT OFF VPN. If you don't do that, nothing will work. And it's not something you think about because it's on all the time and you just forget about it.
Found out why mine will never work, ...i have spectrum, and these cheap cameras cant use 5g and really struggle with 2g wifiif you have a really strong 2g signal near it, it will never accept the wifi password.....thru mine into the woods and said the hell with it... also check your amazon account, there gonna automatically inroll you in a subscription, it,s an amazon owned company
@@Theravalhala I chuckled at “threw mine into the woods.” 😂
Seriously though, I’ve had the same issues. Im trying to help my mom set up her mini cameras. I did literally everything step by step and nothing is working. I deleted and redownloaded the app numerous times. I restarted the WiFi. Both cameras are struggling and I just need help. I’m going to try shutting off the VPN to see if that works. I’ve been working on this for two hours. 😅
@@ronstux4428 k
Do I have to subscribe to any service?
No
can I set it up the same way if im not in the same place as the camera? I sent it to another country for my business.
You should probably set it up at home then ship it
Does flashing blue means it’s working and recording or should it be a solid blue (without flashing) plz help
Flashing is recording
Bought 2 minis and both have failed motion detection after 6 weeks, cameras essentially hibernate and the only way to reactivate is by live viewing cameras.
Useful for checking something live but if for security I'd look elsewhere.
Thanks for the feedback. Too bad the cameras didn't work out for you.
you probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can offer me!
@Julio Emory Instablaster =)
@Curtis Emmett I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Curtis Emmett It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my account !
If I turn off free trial will it still work?
How much internet data does it use?
Super helpful!
My boyfriend is on navy bootcamp no wiffi , once he connects the wiffi he’ll be able to see the old videos ? When I turned the camera on !?
Thank you was very quick and easy?
Hoping someone can help . I followed just like the directions and the video say .. when I come to the part where you press “ Discover Device “ I did this and I got a message saying
“BLINK wants to join WI-FI network “BLINK -OBSP” and two buttons “ cancel” or “ join” . If I press join I lose my WiFi and go to data . If I press cancel it asks me to go to settings and join BLINk-OBSP manually . I don’t get any options like what he shows in this video . I tried resetting my cameras and unplugging my router and plugging back in .
Can you add family to the app to also see the camera
where is the storage? via cloud? if so how much is the subscription?
Hello again. My mini camera and my iPad is connected on but i don't understand why they keep stopping and then i have to switch on again. Do you think there is a problem? Please, can you answer my question. I need your help.
I wish you would’ve shown the type of plug-in or charger cord that you had for that. Thank you.
I've got 4 other cams (1 is a mini) I'm trying to hook up another blink mini. I entered the wrong wifi password during setup and now It just says connected without internet during setup( should say connected) I cant figure out how to reset it I've tried the reset button I've tried contacting blink support nothing can someone help or has someone had the same problem?
Return it and get a new one
@@andrewmiller3024 the fix was to actually uninstall the app and reinstall it
I had seme prob as you .But I entered the router serial Num and mine then connected to my home wi fi .
Do you know how I could fix the 2 way I’ve deleted the camera multiple times but everytime I speak into it doesn’t work and it’s enabled
I’m having same issue. I bought two.
2 way works on one of them but can’t talk back on the other
Great tutorial, easy to follow, well done, thank you!
There is a cable coming out of the back of the camera. What kind of cable is it and where does the other end go?
USB cable end to go into a plug, like iPhone cables
@One hour Smart Home I figured out my problem with the "PLEASE Enable WIFI to continue" I had the wifi on my cell phone disabled. As soon as I turned it on, it hooked the camera right up and the mini went right on my home wifi with my password for my router. Easy Peasy!!
Your video help me with setting up my Blink Mini camera thank you. I have one question how do I stop all the notifications and pop up I keep getting I receive 24 notifications through out the day?
go to settings in your camera app and click stop notifications
where does the recorded video goes
The cloud.
I’m trying to set up back the camera on the new phone I have and it not going through it is saying the code it with an account already
I think you will have to delete it from your old mob and reset it with the new one.
Esta app no me envía código de confirmación por msj. Ya le active las notificaciones, ya revise la configuración de los msj, etc. Y nada
Thank you
How do I use the wifi from my phone.
Done it all , and all it keeps saying is looking for your mini camera ,yet it says it is connected to my Internet. My other 3 mini Blinks are working fine .After I had a power cut all the others re connected except this one .?????
Hi,, i bought one of this mini camera in a retailer like salvation army but because is already registered to another account i cant use it,, obviously i don't know who is the original owner so i can't ask that person to reset it,, u have any other idea how to fix the problem so i can use it?? And please don't tell me to call Amazon!! U know the receive of this retailer give is not like a Walmart receive!! Thanks
Just got mine today thanks for helping me set it up
Hi, when I go to join my WiFi network nothing shows up in the list. Any advice? Thanks
How do you adjust the color? Set in windows to monitor out door of entry points but is so white you can not make anything out.
It had to be completely flat against the glass, or find a shady window to use it. Use tape to put the camera against the glass pane. Make sure to turn off the infrared night light option. Otherwise it will reflect back into the camera.
It wasn't built for that purpose, so if you have direct sun coming in, likely won't work whatever you do. Find a protected window to use that has shade from outside the house.
When it comes to connecting to wifi, mine does not show up. 😑
How do I get it to show up
This doesn’t work at all. My camera will not connect to anything. The Blink Wi-Fi is totally unsecured and neither my camera nor my phone will connect to it. I never get the option to connect it to my home Wi-Fi at all. Very very frustrating. 😡
Im getting the same this. It says "PLEASE ENABLE WIFI to continue" SO very frustrating. Ive tried everything
Same 😢
I just bought mine and I can connect I love it over the geeni
You must put your Wi-Fi name and password in
@@bookwriter23where do i do that
We had ours set then it kept saying disconnected so took it if our account but now it won't do the blue light to connect to the app again
Hi
I have a problem with my blink mini camera. It is doesn't not work because I am changing my new wifi. It dose not have blue light blinking.
I try to reset it but still not work.
Could you help me please?
Hey I've tried so many times but when I try to connect my camera light turns red and it doesn't let me connect its really pissing me off
Why isn’t it connecting to my phone and it’s blinking blue ?
im having same issue it keeps either not connecting or says theres a problem communicating
Does flashing blue means it’s working and recording or should it be a solid blue (without flashing) plz help
Do you need a subscription to used them???
No
Hi our blue light is not working can you plz tell how does it work?
Hi there does the camera have to be plugged in all the times or is it a charger for the camera thank you
It needs to be constantly connected, it's not charging the unit - it's the units power supply ;-)
Why does it show a widescreen look on your phone?
Your phone settings is probably not on rotating position.
My Blink mini was set up and working fine. A few weeks later, the wifi can't find the camera and I never see a blue light at all. My Amazon echo device can't connect to my wifi either. Anyone having Amazon device issues? Today is 6-25-2021. Thanks!!!
@@miguell2865 and, since yesterday my blink can't connect to the cloud. 🤷♀️
It will not let me name the system. No matter what name I use it will not go to the next screen. HELP
I tried to set up a connection but it didn't work.
My camara stops all the time, I have to continue pressing play all the time, any Idea why?
Not sure, but if I had to take a guess it might be a weak wifi signal at the location of the camera?
I don’t get a blue light. I get a red light
So in disarmed it’s more of a live feed only situation
My blink camera don't work but husband yes what can be?
I had no end of Agg trying to set a 3 Rd one to my existing 3Blink mini cams .Kept putting in my router wi fi num,Nd kept saying connected ,no internet.
As a last resort instead of the wi fi num ,I put in the router serial num and Hey Ho it connected .
When does it even ask for that
@@KyubiCloaks when it asks for wi fi num ,just look at the serial num on your router and insert that in .
@@John-ob7dh it doesnt ask for "wifi num" anywhere in the video
@@KyubiCloaks Brian ,I mean when you are setting it up on your mob phone at one point on the mobile it says enter your wi fi number .I kept doing that and mine would not connect until I put in the router serial num. I did not realise you was referring to the video as I did not need the video to set my 5 up .
@@John-ob7dh dude idk what different divice you are using but you're going around the comments saying this when it doesnt apply to the VIDEO. The setup we are doing goes exactly as the video does, in which it never asks for a wifi number
Doesn’t work when away from home?
My camera won't set up at all. I've connected and reset and still cannot get it working. Has to be a terrible camera for something simple not to work. It times out each time. I contact customer support and no phone agents are available and then it says to leave a voicemail but states we are having voicemail issues and may not get your voicemail to assist. Like what kind of crap company is Blink? It's really annoying I wanted to try this and its been a 3 hour process to try and finish set up and nothing.
In 2022 there is one major piece of missing information. The missing link is your home network configuration / setup. If your network has dual 2.5 GHz AND 5GHz frequencies. I hope you are tech savvy enough to turn that 5GHz off. August 1,2022 I installed a Verizon LTE wireless gateway. The Blink setup went just like this video shows. Previously NOTHING worked in setting up the Blink mini cam system with my then existing Astound / RCN 2.5 & 5 GHz wireless network. NOTHING!
I'm having problems hooking up my blink camera can you help me out? I'm staying in a hotel that has a password with Wi-Fi but it never promised me to enter that information on the camera I'm trying out this camera before I move in a week to see if I want to keep it in my new place, thank you.
I had to put in the wi fi router serial Num when I first hooked up indoors at home ( not the wi fi Num ) weird .Might be worth a try .
Just bought one but for some reason it says no cameras found. Tried doing it like 6 times already and am over it 👎for this product. Returning it Fer sure.
What if you can’t find the qr code
It's not connecting for some reason and I followed the instruction to the t
Try putting in the router serial number instead of the wi fi num.
BLINK told us we need a SYNC to install camera so we bought it. No instructions came with it
But it doesn't work with Orbi.
My microphone isn’t working
Anyone have a video on forcing the blink to use 2.4ghz insead of 5g?
I think you have to reset your router
Won't connect to my WiFi POS
Here's a tip. Make sure the BACK of the camera points to your router. If you have a weak signal.
Mine keeps saying incorrect wifi password tf and it's correct
You have not shown an important step, that is how and where to connect the camera cable.
Into a Mains wall USB socket or a 3 pin wall plug with a USB slot on the back .