topic Re: Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams? in Cameras and Doorbells

Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams?

OriginalFerb — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:32:27 GMT

We are using Nest in a small business setting with 3-6 cameras per site in a few disparate sites. With 3-4 cameras the video (mobile app, in-house, and remote viewing of Nest Home) is generally full motion. When adding a 5th camera the entire setup drops to about 1 frame every 5-10 seconds, totally unusable. Each site has 20-30Mbps upload and a gigabit network using cat6 cabling. Any suggestions for a fix?

Re: Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams?

BinaryJay — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:18:27 GMT

Sounds like your wireless network might just be getting completely congested, too many clients trying to share airtime with only a single AP? Channel set on the AP to frequency that is already polluted from surrounding networks or other interference sources? Try switching channels or even switching bands and see how things change. I don't think it's a Nest problem.

Re: Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams?

OriginalFerb — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:33:12 GMT

Thank you. Actually, each site will have an AP for each camera (different rooms.) We'll see if channels helps.

Re: Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams?

Brad — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:04:41 GMT

Hey folks.

Just checking in to see if you still need assistance with this issue. If so, please let me know and I would love to look into this further for you!

Best Regards,

Brad.

P.S. Thanks for all your help, BinaryJay! You are much appreciated!

Re: Nest video fps drops dramatically with more than four cams?

Brad — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:52:27 GMT

Hey Folks.

At this time, I'll go ahead and lock this thread. If you're still experiencing problems, feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Best Regards,

Brad.