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  {{ PANEL(danger, ATTENTION): As of July 2019, Wansview cameras are no longer working on FireTVs with FireOS 6.2.6.4. This includes FireTV 4K (Gen2), FireTV 4K Stick, FireTV Cube, Toshiba 4K Fire Edition. Wansview cameras are also confirmed not working on Echo Show 5 devices. At the time of this writing, Wansview cameras are working on older FireTV 4Ks running FireOS 5.2.7 and Echo Show (Gen1), Echo Show (Gen2) and Echo Spot. There is not currently a workaround available. We will be working with Amazon support to try and get these cameras working again. }}

• General Discussion

  A place to talk about whatever you want

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  I am trying to start the Gateway but it just scrolls.Screenshot 2025-07-20 065535.png

• Equipment / Hardware

  Hardware specific topics such as Alexa devices, IP cameras and NVRs.

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  Hi, I am asking for help in configuring HIK IP camera with Alexa echo show 5 3rd gen. When I ask Alexa to show the view from the camera, Alexa correctly connects to the gateway, but I only get the message on the screen “Waiting for camera…”. Has anyone encountered a similar problem?

  Camera HIK: DS-2CD1143G0-I DNS tested ok RTSP live tested ok![alt text] Main and Sub stream - the same behavior

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• Feature Requests

  Discuss feature request and how to improve Monocle.

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  I would really like to be able to use the monocle with my echo hub. I also can’t run the gateway because it’s forced on port 443 and i’m running a webserver that uses that for HTTPS.

  I want to control my alexa compatible devices and see my IP camera all from one tablet, but it seems impossible :(

• Beta

  Topics & discussions for BETA testing.

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  @Joe Thanks so much for posting this. Monocle had been rock solid for me for the past two years, so this recent issue really threw me off.
  I checked out Scrypted after seeing your post, gave it a try, and it’s doing exactly what I needed from MonocleCam.
  Looks like I’ll be moving over to Scrypted for now too. That said, I’ll definitely keep checking back here — I’ve always liked the Monocle solution and would love to come back if things pick back up.
  Really appreciate you sharing your experience — it made all the difference getting my setup back online!

• Support

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  Hi, my cam integration worked for years without issue then all cams stopped working with Alexa at the same time (this was quite a few months ago). Details of the setup are below. I have not changed any setting since the original working configuration except perhaps network passwords but that doesn’t seem to matter?

  Dahua Technology Pro Series DH-IPC-HFW4239TN-AS 2MP Outdoor ePoE Network Bullet

  I use Blue Iris and the link was pulled from the setting for the cameras but modified to get it to work YEARS ago… Link is rtsp://192.168.88.162:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1 Screenn shot of settings attached (the link that Blue Iris says for viewing is /cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif. The confiration window is below

  Router sits bwehind a modem, IP address is the internal network

  Skill is enalbed in Alexa. I disabled and re-enabled with not issure. Email from amazon confirmed success. All Alexa divices use to work, now none do.

  ALL if my cams stopped working at the same time. At present, they work in Blue Iris and on my phone, so this confirms they’re on the local network

  Screen shot of Monocle settings below. All cams use use the same except name and IP

  THANX TONS for any help you can provide :)

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