I've noticed that the iCamSource program will stop trying to connect to a webcam if it fails to authenticate with the webcam. I have four (4) Airlink101 500W webcams setup on the wireless network. Initially, iCamSource can connect to them with no issue, but over time, iCamSource will experience an issue authenticating with a camera and thusly losing the ability to view that camera until a manual restart of iCamSource.
I know the cameras are working fine as I can continue to connect to them using the software (or even their built in web server).
So, I'm proposing a feature request in the iCamSource software with respect to the error handler for camera logins:
Provide a retry mechanism with a threshhold of failed attempts in a defined time period. For example, if the iCamSource has a retry interval of 10 times in a 1 min period. If it fails 10 times in that 1 min period, then the camera is considered unavailable. Otherwise, iCamSource will continue to try to connect after a login failure. If it fails 5 times and connects the 6th time, reset a failed retry counter to 0. Once a failure occurs, the retry handler kicks in and attempts to reconnect before considering the camera offline.
Thanks.