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What is it?When in lowlight settings, your camera may pick up ghost-like "orbs" while recording. Don't worry—there's nothing supernatural going on. These orbs are called backscatter, or near-camera reflection. Backscatter happens when dust, water droplets, or other particles are
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In some instances, you may need to add the MAC Address of a SimpliSafe® product to your network’s allow list or firewall in order for it to connect to Wi-Fi. A MAC Address is a unique, 12-character alphanumeric attribute that is used to identify individual electronic devices on a network.Only the Ba
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Why does this error happen?This error usually occurs because this camera is already associated with another account. To deter theft, we do not allow a camera to be added to an account without being fully removed from the original account. This tends to occur when a camera is purchased second-hand. T
Errors / Warnings
Night Vision is a feature that allows your camera to use infrared technology to see in low-light conditions. The setting for this feature can be found in the SimpliSafe® Mobile App by navigating to camera settings:Choose the Cameras tab at the bottom of the appSelect the gear icon for Camera Setting
You can remove a camera from your system in a few easy steps within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App. We recommend that you download recordings from your system's timeline before removing the camera from your system, to ensure you preserve any video you may need in the future.Remove a Camera from the
When connected to a continuous power source, the Outdoor Camera and Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security Camera can enter performance mode. When performance mode is enabled for a camera, the camera will remain awake allowing for faster live streams versus battery power. This feature is available to
Features / Settings
This error can occur within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App when the camera has been partially removed from the Base Station but failed to fully remove itself from the mobile app.As a first step, we recommend tapping on Finish Setup and see if it allows that camera to connect. If that step fails, the bes