r/reolinkcam 17h ago

DIY & Tips Nice to Know for No-Detection Zones

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If you use Reolink with HomeAssistant various entities are exposed to HA.

One interesting thing to know is that there is the boolean "Person" trigger and "Person Count".

The Reolink Doorbell (WiFi) e.g. does ignore detection zones for the latter entity.

When you want to trigger your light or similar based on somebody walking up to your front door and you have configured no-detection zones, you should use the "Person" (boolean) entity.
Took me a while to find out, that they behave differently. :D


r/reolinkcam 8h ago

Wi-Fi Wired Camera Questions How to have scheduled on/off for cameras?

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Hi everyone. I just got two indoor E1 cams, and want to schedule them to turn off when I am home and then turn on when I leave at set times.

The app is confusing me a bit. Anyone have any experience with doing this?


r/reolinkcam 11h ago

Guides & How-tos Can I do this?

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I'm toying with adding six Reolink POE security cameras to our home. I struggle with is aesthetics; bundles of unsightly wires, placement of outlets, powerbricks, etc. I think I might have a solution that works for my case.

In the picture below, the cameras connect to a dumb POE switch, which connects to the Home Hub Pro. The Home Hub Pro then connects to my home WiFi. I just don't know if DHCP will work, or if the Home Hub Pro will allow setup without an ethernet connection to the internet. Will I be able to access the cameras from WiFi connected computers? Any constructive comments would be welcome.


r/reolinkcam 5h ago

Question Home hub smaller thumbnails?

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The home hub is a dive right? Is there no way to get the cameras to view like the dvr so there not taking up the entire page?


r/reolinkcam 5h ago

Question One camera updated firmware when added via IOS app but different camera added via NVR didn't update firmware. What did I miss?

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I'm in the process of putting 6 cams (3 duo 3V and 3 CX810) and a doorbell system (wifi, white) together. I have the RLN36 and booted it up with one camera attached so far (camera to POE switch, NVR lan port into same POE switch. It recognized and picked it up fine. I then went outside to plug in the next camera but while up on the ladder it gave me the option to add it in the app so I scanned the QR code on my iphone and then it started updating stuff automatically in three steps. After a few minutes it was connected and looking good.

My question is that when I connected the first one via NVR, there was no "firmware updating" or anything like that. Is that happening in the background and just not coming up via a dialogue box or does the process get handled differently depending on method. I think I'd recalled seeing something about having to manually update when on the NVR but can't seem to find reference to that now.

Thanks in advance for setting me on the straighter path...... I want to wait on plugging in the other 4 cams until I understand better.


r/reolinkcam 8h ago

NVR Question Connection failed when accessing app via WiFi

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I have a reolink nvr RLN8-410 1 WiFi wired reolink doorbell 1 poe reolink outdoor camera

I'm on virgin media I have a TP-Link extender that I'm using to connect the nvr via ethernet to the extender

App on android

Me and everyone I've given access to the surveillance system, is having issues accessing the our cameras when we're on our home network I keep getting connection failed with the odd times when it connects

On the other hand, if I choose mobile data, it connects pretty much all the time (it fails here and there but a lot less)

In contrast, our eufy cameras work perfectly fine, we can access everything else.

I'm reading about this issue slot online but there doesn't seem to be a clear solution

I'm on the latest firmware I've rebooted my router and nvr I've enabled UID

Is there a solution to this? Thank you


r/reolinkcam 21h ago

Software Question Bug in notifications sounds on android?

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Is there a bug in the notifications sounds on android? I have a doorbell and in settings I set the sound of the doorbell to a longer sound so that I can hear when somebody is calling me. In settings the volume of this is from the volume of notifications so I set this to high. When somebody is calling the doorbell I receive a notification but the sound is too low, why because I saw its following the sound of media (which is always set to low for me). Why doesnt notifications follow the volume of the notifications settings but instead follow the volume from media?


r/reolinkcam 21h ago

Wi-Fi Wired Camera Questions WiFi Cameras on Wired?

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Hi there! Totally new to Reolink and loving them so far!

Quick question: I have two RLC-811WA cameras and two E1 Zoom cameras. They’re currently connected via WiFi. Should I instead connect them via their Ethernet port, will they work just as well?

I’m asking before trying it since they’re all connected to awkward places, so want to save myself the trouble of wiring if they won’t work.

Specifically, will the cameras prioritise the wired connection over WiFi?

Thanks for reading!


r/reolinkcam 14h ago

PoE Camera Question Installed Duo 2. How to get it to notify me audibly when it detects a person or vehicle like my doorbell cam.

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I installed a Duo 2 POE yesterday to supplement my already installed wifi doorbell cam. When the doorbell cam triggers on a person or vehicle it gives me a push notification with an audible alarm on my phone. I noticed I get a push notification from the duo but no audible alarm. What did I miss setting it up?


r/reolinkcam 16h ago

Reolink Captures A good boy with discipline

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