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Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras

 
311
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Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras

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RE:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
2026-01-16 11:12:23
absolutely needed
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RE:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
2026-01-27 18:23:11
It's just crazy to think that this problem actually exists. I had to change my wifi password. Now I have to go outside and climb ladders and reset all my cameras manually back to factory default settings and reset all the settings the way I had them before... I have to re-do all the motion settings, schedule settings, automations that I had set up. I have to do all of this for each camera. Crazy!
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Re:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
2026-01-27 20:44:02

 @Solla-topee Is there an update for this issue? Is this issue on the backlog? When can we expect a solution?

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Re:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
a week ago

  @Home_Cameras 

It is quite frustrating that this is not an easier task on these devices. What is even more frustrating is that when I initially setup my cameras, I chose the option to "Remember Wifi" and so now that I have needed to change my Wifi connection, it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to setup the camera in the new network because it keeps reconnecting automatically to the old network. Even after factory rest, when I add the camera again, it never asks for me to pick the wireless connection, it just automatically reconnects to the old network. 

 

The only workaround is to temporarily disable my old wifi network, affecting all the other devices connected to it. 

 

There has to be a better way. 

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RE:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
a week ago
this is a must have !!
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Re:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
Yesterday

  @tokenwizard 

Hi, 
Typically, pressing and holding the reset button on the camera for 10 seconds to perform a factory reset will remove all settings on it. After that, please also ensure the camera is removed from the Tapo app, then you can reconfigure the camera and connect it to the new Wi-Fi network.
Best Regards

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Re:Need to change Wifi SSID without resetting the Cameras
Yesterday

  @Solla-topee 

 

Hold on, what sort of a response is this!? Do a factory-reset & delete the camera from the app & start from scratch, when all users want is to be able to change the WiFi!?!?

 

There are 29 pages & nearly 300 posts from users requesting this feature and so far TP-Link have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to resolve this!!!

 

I suspect you are ignoring this top-requested-feature, because there is some technical reason you are simply unable to implement it.  In which case, I want my money back!

 

Issue a 'Product Recall' & either provide working replacement cameras, or a full refund!

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