When I open the mydlink lite app on my smartphone the app signs in and then must connect to the wifi. Not sure how long it stay connected, if I use the app again in a few minutes it is still connected as the site does not sign in. It will sign in again if I don't use the app for a half hour or so, therefore it must not be on constantly.
It never has seemed to be an issue for me-- it resets itself when the router resets after a power outage. I set it up and haven't touched it since and it keeps working fine.
The camera usually resets itself and reconnects to the router once the power comes back, but I don't think that it can be reset remotely. Usually you need to go home and reset it
Yes, u can see an intruder even when there is no light but the problem is that you get emails of intrusion everyday without an intruder. Too many false emails, basically all the emails I received of intrusion were false and the unit usually send out 1 to 2 false alarms at night without anyone present.
There is no light on the camera and where I have it placed it is visible. I am not using it for security purpose so visibility of camera was not important to me.
I would like to keep this in my car as a security measure but the Wifi will not extend that far. Can I record the video/photos at night and bring it in to review them later?
No; it has no significant internal storage capability. You'll have to either find a way to get WiFi out to your car, run an Ethernet cable (not likely), or chose a different product.
Yes, it will send you an email alert, and a snapshot (not live video) if you have set this up during install. However, I have found this to become somewhat of a nuisance as I have had trouble with motion being overly sensitive. Too many alerts!
It does send and email when motion is detected but all the emails I received were false alarms so this aspect of the unit is worthless. Usually get a false alarm everyday, used it in a store with locked and gated doors.
D-Link appreciates the input in the product. Please note that once you enabled the motion detection feature, you can receive snapshots straight to email when motion is detected.