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Smart video intercom - you're at home even when you're not at home!

Smart video intercom - you're at home even when you're not at home!

Going to a house with a garden or a housing estate, it keeps going, it works everywhere!

Smart video intercom - you're at home even when you're not at home!


 

Introductory

I talked to someone about a house renovation a month ago. He told his acquaintance how tech-obsessed he was, mounted a video intercom on his house, and saw on his phone when someone was coming. The stuff is great, and it didn't cost much, it was built for him from a narrow hundred thousand forints. When I showed my intercom, and especially when he found out the price, he was looking for his chin, and he was sure he wouldn’t tell his acquaintance that, because he could easily fall into his sword.

I don’t even admire it, since this gadget knows everything. It's small, it looks good, it doesn't need power on the cable, it also sends a picture via wifi, plus we don't even have to be home to discuss with the postman when he brings the package again to make sure we're home. I love it!


 

Packaging and exterior

Our new intercom comes in a surprisingly flashy and simple box. Nowhere is the Chinese chick of ancient times. The intercom on the cover, the essential information around the box, this is a box designed for a shelf, something that can be displayed in any traditional store, it despises itself.

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The outdoor unit itself is flashy but simple. The right and left edges are chamfered from the front, most of the front panel has been given an aluminum cover. Where we find plastic there will be the camera, infrared LEDs, light and motion sensors. The bell button also has an aluminum look, feel probably really got a thin cover. A plastic hoop around the button illuminates a discrete blue light during operation or when the structure detects movement. Between the button and the camera we find the microphone grille, even this one is designed. The structure is extremely convincing from the front!

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If we turn around we will find only one plastic back cover, only two small copper, threaded inserts are waiting for us. To see the point as well, you need to unscrew a small screw on the lower edge, then the rear frame can be slid off. Underneath we find a large flip-down cover, under which you can pack the batteries, we also find an SD card slot, a reset button and six copper contacts.

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That's the structure itself. The point is, it really looks like a quality piece, no one will tell us if we put it out in the gate or mount it on the front door or on the wall next to it!


 

Equipment, power supply

You may already be thinking that the sliding back cover should be screwed to the wall. It’s quite thick, as is the rail that it slides into on the outdoor unit. The protection against breakage is therefore solved, it could only be better if the whole thing was made of metal.

We can use a screw for the equipment, four of them, packed with dowels next to the bell. They are really attentive. If you want to mount it on the front door, you can also glue it, we get a thick strip of glue on both sides that fits in the middle of the back panel.

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As I wrote in the introduction, it is not necessary to build a power supply for the intercom. I would add to this that we don’t have to if we don’t want to. In this case, we have to buy 3 18650 batteries separately. We can find a lot of these in Chinese stores, so everything from cheap to branded and more expensive pieces. I recommend the middle of the offer, it worked for me too.

If you want a constant power supply, you can solve this as well. With a smooth bell transformer, you can power your gadget so you don’t have to worry about it running low.


 

Commissioning

To start using, you need to download an application called ToSee to your phone. It is extremely good news that the program also speaks Hungarian, so even those who do not know other languages ​​will be happy with it.

Adding a device isn't complicated either. The first time you turn on, you need to find the intercom between the wifi networks and connect to it. You can then start the setup. We specify which wifi network you need to connect to, enter the corresponding password, then the intercom will tell you in English if the connection is successful. If we have all this, we can already see the picture on our phone.

Below I attach screenshots that also look like this whole thing in reality.

 

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Capabilities and usage

We got to the essence of the article, which is exactly what the structure knows! Well, as you may have read in the title, this is a smart video intercom, which, like all smart gadgets, means it needs to be connected to a phone. There are two beauties in this phone thing. One is that there is no indoor unit that needs to be mounted on the wall. When the postman comes, he presses the button, our phone rings, and we answer the call, let’s see who came and open the door.

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But now comes the really good thing, because what if we're not home? Essentially nothing because the intercom is connected to the wifi and as long as there is a net on it and there is a net on our mobile as well, we can answer the call anywhere. Moreover, since the intercom has a microphone and a speaker we can talk to it. We can tell the postman when we’ll be home, and the burglar to make a quick bet because we called the police. Simply great!

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Interestingly, it also has a motion sensor and alarm function. If the sensor detects movement, it sends a push message to our mobile phone and even records to the inserted SD card at the same time. So we also see if someone is matting in front of our door with something, maybe they want to get into the apartment, also when Grandma came, but she brought a bowl of cookies so big that she didn't have a hand left to press

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I don't have a bad word about usage. The quality of the camera is good, the speaker and microphone are strong enough to be able to talk through it. Thanks to the built-in infrared LEDs, we don't have to blind in the dark, everything is easily recognizable up to ten meters away.

Fortunately, as you can see above, the included program is perfect, easy to use.


 

Summary

I was wondering what else I could describe, but I think the point is readable. Here is an intercom I love. For a long time, I suffered from all sorts of wireless bells in which the battery discharged in weeks during the winter, which rang even when the neighbor opened his car with the remote control, which, if he liked jingling, if not, I only found the notification in the mailbox. It wasn't a little annoying. However, since I have been using the EKEN V5 smart intercom, the problems have passed

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I don't use an external power supply (transformer), it has a battery in it, which the manufacturer said should be charged every six months. Well, I’m over half a year, but I haven’t had to put it on a charger yet. Anyway, if it weren't supposed to be a crazy problem, because it can be pumped up smoothly from USB in a few hours, so that you don't have to deal with it again in the next six months. I really like this cordlessness, especially since the connection is now not just for the apartment, but essentially anywhere, anywhere in the world where there is a live internet connection on my phone.

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As usual, the price remained at the end of the article. The base price of the EKEN V5 video smart intercom is HUF 7978. You can choose from several packages, ones that include the battery, one that comes with an SD card, and even a WIFI amplifier package. As an additional extra, you can choose the pack that also includes an indoor unit that plugs into an electrical outlet, which will ring if you don’t want your phone to ring. If you liked the EKEN V5 intercom, which I wouldn't admire, you can buy it at the link below:

EKEN V5 video, smart intercom and security camera

 

About the Author

s3nki

Owner of the HOC.hu website. He is the author of hundreds of articles and thousands of news. In addition to various online interfaces, he has written for Chip Magazine and also for the PC Guru. For a time, he ran his own PC shop, working for years as a store manager, service manager, system administrator in addition to journalism.