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Camera Previews Not Available
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I have seen many posts on this issue, but I have not seen any solutions. I just purchased two stick-up Ring cams (3rd gen, wired) and they are working fine EXCEPT I keep getting the message, "Camera previews not available" when I view my dashboard at ring.com. See attached picture. However, all my previews are available and work fine when I view my dashboard on my iPhone. I am using the Chrome brower, but I have the same issue with Edge. Why does this work fine on my iPhone but not on my laptop? My 1st gen camera does not have this problem.
![Ring Dashboard on Laptop|690x388](upload://vUJVeXyWxAthFTnH8snesrE7SiY.jpeg)
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29-09-2023 04:56:37
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Hi Caitlyn. Thank you for the fast response.
I rebooted each of my Stick Up cams individually using the reboot option in the Ring app on my iPhone, but the problem still persists.
I am using a Dell XPS 9520 laptop with Windows 11.
Chrome version: 117.0.5938.132
Edge version: 117.0.2045.47
I am not using any VPN.
I have attached a screenshot from my iPhone 15 to show the camera previews work fine on my iPhone, and they also work fine on my iPad Pro. However, the Gen 3 camera previews still do not work on my Dell laptop, although the Gen 1 camera preview does work.
Do you have any other ideas to solve this problem?
![IMG_3092.PNG|230x500](upload://dkqdx5VsShRuV2eyM0HK8nLgCfM.jpeg)
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30-09-2023 01:49:24
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Hi again Caitlyn. Just checking to see if you have seen my response. I would be very interested to hear if you have any more suggestions to fix my Gen 3 stick up camera preview issue on my Dell laptop. Thanks.
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02-10-2023 05:23:50
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Hi @garyc6. I am happy to chime in. Thank you for sharing that additional information. The next best step is to contact our [support team](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-gb/articles/213608406) for further assistance. They will be able to take a deeper dive into your concern. You can also reach out to support team on Facebook or Twitter (X) by sending a PM to @Ring.
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03-10-2023 05:57:33
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Sadly, the first and second-level tech support teams were of no help for this issue. However, I did figure out the problem myself and found a creative solution. If other customers are having the same problem, the solution below might be helpful for them although Ring would probably never recommend it.
I determined the problem was occurring because I was using a 3rd party 5V DC extension cord so I could run the power cord through a hole in my wall to the camera outside. Ring apparently thinks their customers have power outlets outside or wants us to buy batteries. I do not have any outdoor outlets, and I don't want to climb up nearly 20 feet on a ladder every time a battery needs to be changed. So I needed to run power through a hole in my wall, but the right-angle barrel connector requires a hole nearly 1" in diameter to fit through and I refused to make a hold that big. Unfortunately, Ring does not sell a power cable that is compatible with their Gen 3 cameras AND has connector that will fit through a 3/8" diameter hole. Therefore I took the factory power adapter cable and cut it into two pieces. There are two small wires inside, a red one and black one. I plugged the barrel connector into my camera outside and threaded the cut cable through my 3/8" diameter hole. Then I stripped off a little insulation and soldered the small wires back together and covered everything up with black electrical tape. PROBLEM SOLVED, but I will never understand why the preview problem occurred only on the ring.com website while the previews worked perfectly on my iPhone and iPad apps with the 3rd party extension cable.
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12-10-2023 11:53:25
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I am having this same issue in all browsers.
Firmware is updated, a reset on the cameras was done, RSSI is strong, live view is fine, they are wired in with no 3rd party components, works completely fine in my app.
I have over $1000 invested in these cameras not to mention the time taken to install and troubleshoot.
Does anyone have a solution for this?
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22-12-2023 08:01:32
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I have done that and had no response. DM’ed on X and nothing for 8 days.
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02-01-2024 12:00:45
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