Camera goes offline in a week or two

My Tapo C200 works fine for a week or two then goes offline (as per the tapo app), it keeps recording though. There's no way to get it back online until I'm physically present with the camera, unplug and replug it. I tried rebooting the router remotely but it didn't work. When I get it back online after manually rebooting, I can see the recordings and detection notifications while it was offline. Any solution for this??
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Hi,
You can refer to the instructions below to troubleshoot if the Tapo camera keeps going offline.
What should I do if my Tapo smart device keeps losing connection or going offline?
If you have stored the camera's video recordings on the inserted SD card, the Recording feature will continue to work even without an internet connection. It's normal to see the video recorded during the camera's offline time.
For the reported offline phenomenon, please confirm the following information for further analysis.
1. What's the model number of your router? Is the camera connected to the router's Wi-Fi directly rather than an AP/RE?
2. When the camera is working, please go to the camera's Device Settings > Device Info page, tap the Wi-Fi icon, and check the RSSI value. If the RSSI value is less than -70 dBm, please move the camera closer to your router and check if it works fine.
3. What's the LED status on the camera when it's offline?
4. On the Tapo app > Home tab > Bell icon > your camera page, can you receive detection notifications here when the camera display offline?
5. You can enable the Auto Reboot feature on the camera's Device Settings > Reboot page and check if this helps.
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I observed that the signal strength of the subject camera was between -49 RSI to -53 RSI. I have figured out a solution. I set it to reboot automatically once in 24hrs. Haven't seen the camera going offline since then. Really thankful for the time and effort of everyone who tried to help.
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Hi,
You can refer to the instructions below to troubleshoot if the Tapo camera keeps going offline.
What should I do if my Tapo smart device keeps losing connection or going offline?
If you have stored the camera's video recordings on the inserted SD card, the Recording feature will continue to work even without an internet connection. It's normal to see the video recorded during the camera's offline time.
For the reported offline phenomenon, please confirm the following information for further analysis.
1. What's the model number of your router? Is the camera connected to the router's Wi-Fi directly rather than an AP/RE?
2. When the camera is working, please go to the camera's Device Settings > Device Info page, tap the Wi-Fi icon, and check the RSSI value. If the RSSI value is less than -70 dBm, please move the camera closer to your router and check if it works fine.
3. What's the LED status on the camera when it's offline?
4. On the Tapo app > Home tab > Bell icon > your camera page, can you receive detection notifications here when the camera display offline?
5. You can enable the Auto Reboot feature on the camera's Device Settings > Reboot page and check if this helps.
Best Regards
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As required by you for further analysis, please find the desired info below:-
1. What's the model number of your router?--- TP Link Deco M4 (Set of 3 ) Mesh Network
Is the camera connected to the router's Wi-Fi directly rather than an AP/RE?- Camera is connected directly to the router's network.
2. When the camera is working, please go to the camera's Device Settings > Device Info page, tap the Wi-Fi icon, and check the RSSI value. If the RSSI value is less than -70 dBm, please move the camera closer to your router and check if it works fine. -- Unable to check that as the camera in question is offline and I'm not physically at that location for manual reboot. However, remaining other cameras on the same network have signal strength RSSI values between -61 to -86 and they're all working fine and are easily accessible.
3. What's the LED status on the camera when it's offline?- Cant check as of now.
4. On the Tapo app > Home tab > Bell icon > your camera page, can you receive detection notifications here when the camera display offline?--- NO
5. You can enable the Auto Reboot feature on the camera's Device Settings > Reboot page and check if this helps.-- Will try the feature and update.
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Hi,
If you are currently away from the camera, please confirm the remaining information at your convenience.
Please also refer to the instructions below to collect the camera log for analyzing the offline phenomenon.
How to get the log of Tapo Camera
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I observed that the signal strength of the subject camera was between -49 RSI to -53 RSI. I have figured out a solution. I set it to reboot automatically once in 24hrs. Haven't seen the camera going offline since then. Really thankful for the time and effort of everyone who tried to help.
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@nishantsbg Glad to hear that your case is resolved.
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