@user_901203979997352_901203979997352 I agree. A doorbell 'ring' event and motion events need to have the ability to have separate schedules for BOTH Home Hub notifications and push notifications. I also would like to have 'ring' notifications 24x7 with only motion events triggering in the evening hours.

The more people that add comments to this thread showing interest, the better the chances that Reolink will implement the change.

@user_715874138988770_715874138988770 I have had my own issues with support but never them not being responsive. Did you submit your ticket via their website?

Regardless, bullet camera or dome? Dome cameras have a seal that is easily damaged of not reassembled with care. Also, the cover retention cable can easily get caught in the seal during reassembly. I had one that kept fogging and upon examination saw that I pinched the cable in the seal. I cleared the pinch and have not had issues since. Do you know the IP rating of your cameras?

Any plans for portrait mode? I have a couple of narrow views that are begging for a portrait mode. Even if it is limited to dome cameras (like the RLC-843A) that are wall mounted, that would be a great feature. So far I have one wall mounted and succumb to rotating my head to view.

@mannyf_917625001046227 agreed. The lack of a simple click to paint is frustrating. The click-and-drag is not always feasible. As with all of these systems, they have their pros and cons. You just have to determine if Reolink has the features that are most important to you. I have plenty of friends with other brands and they each have their own challenges. Give it a chance.

Duo 2 capture of a doe calling for her friend (volume up). This time of year likely not looking for her fawn. My wife actually though that was me trying to talk to her through the camera hahaha. There is a landscape light splashing the side of our house which is causing the image wash on the right side.
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@pilotbum_610109044129914 many HA's are heavily dependent on cloud services and as a result, network issues such as latency could impact performance. For example, I can not use Reolink's Google Home integration as I experience on average 8 seconds of latency in video startup and live viewing through Google Home. In my head, something like multiple sensors in the camera base to monitor for motion in a 270-360 degree field might work better.

We use the iOS client from the App Store. My wife has it on her iPad Pro without issue. Yes, the app is default to portrait mode as is the iPad's default orientation. You must rotate to landscape for full screen. We have never had an issue with video quality (we set ours to HIGH) even over cellular.

Change is often times difficult with software especially if you have developed a routine. We came from Vivint so we find the Reolink app refreshing even with its quirks. I encourage you to give it a chance. Cheers.

@denverbenve73 unfortunately, you will have to factory reset the cameras and follow these steps...

1) Remove all the cameras from the NVR settings.
2) Reset all the cameras.
3) Setup the cameras as stand alone (this will allow to to create your own camera passwords).
4) Add your cameras to Google Home.
5) Add your cameras to the NVR.

When you configure the cameras first in the NVR, the NVR sets a private password for each camera. That is why you can not add them to Google Home. By configuring the cameras a standalone first, YOU set the password.

@reolink-oskar I plan on adding one of these to supplement my doorbell camera at some point.

I have had the opportunity to test this model. Just some brief thoughts here and I am happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability.

1. Motion tracking with a camera that has to wake from standby mode sometimes does not trigger. In many cases, the object that triggers the PIR is already gone.
2. Still no 360-degree PIR.
3. When active, motion tracking seems to work best when followed object is no closer than 3-4 feet. If too close to the camera, it looses tracking and returns to Monitor Point.
4. Motion tracking is not smooth. I jumps/stops/jumps as the object moves.
5. 3W solar panel is inadequate. Perhaps my unit is faulty. I get no increase in charge percentage from the solar panel even though the connected icon is present.
6. Zero signal issues with the camera on the outside eve of my deck and the Home Hub Pro on the other side of the house. Full 5GHz bars. App and/or camera desperately need a Wi-Fi signal PERCENTAGE meter.
7. Video output is not a contiguous video. For any given motion event, the camera breaks up the video into random length segments. For one of the tests, the motion event was 1:58 and the event was broken into 7 video segments ranging from 8 seconds to 27 seconds each (video is below). I have not been able to determine what criteria it uses for breaking up video.

@philgisou_487275004735728 Il ne devrait pas y avoir de problème à utiliser des câbles d’extension. Faites simplement attention à l’atténuation, donc assurez-vous d’utiliser des câbles de bonne qualité.

@kimchigun Please do! I have a customer that needs new cameras and they are looking at Pelco. A Reolink pro-grade might be a good fit.

@joseph_1979 I agree he should be a moderator. My boys are full swing with soccer and other activities so my usual hours of being able to come online here has been difficult.

@kimchigun T-Mobile hotspot fixed the issue. FirstNet, per the sponsoring authority, matches the municipality's security protocols therefore just about everything except 80 and 443 are blocked outbound. I was put in direct contact with the IT person at the municipality responsible for the managing the program and pretty much got nowhere except, "when we have time", So yeah, dropped in a T-Mobile with open ports and boom.

@kimchigun Still waiting on the T-Mobile hotspot--it is coming directly from their warehouse, not a store.

Yeah, there is not a general DM function. I think only admins can initiate DMs.

@joseph_1979 I'll be back out there when the T-Mobile hotspot gets here. Before I swap it out, I'll connect to their WiFi with my phone and see if I can access my home cameras--good tip, thanks!

@kimchigun hmmm, that I have not but the DVR uses Google DNS. The IP is not public so it is NAT'd at the ISP.

@joseph_1979 Have not done a wireshark--it has been decades since I have used it. I just turned 54 yesterday and have zero desire for a Google refresher course hahahaha.

UPnP is already on. The ISP is an AT&T reseller so it's AT&T on the back end. They block everything by default. It's a county government plan so no way to switch but I am going to bring in a T-Mobile hotspot for testing.

@kimchigun Can't get remote viewing to work from the Reolink client. I suspect the UDP blocking by the ISP is preventing the NVR from connecting to the Reolink servers.

As the title says, I am looking for suggestions, if even possible, to work around UDP blocking on a firewall. Internet is via a 4G hot spot and the USP blocks UDP--they have already denied the request to allow it. I want to avoid adding a VPN device in the mix. Any thoughts?