Posts made by Chopstix

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

@kevinkss from while I have no experience with your specific cellular router, I can tell you that in general they do not have tremendous range as they are meant as close proximity hotspots. Pair that with being enclosed in a metal trailer, you're really clipping the range. 2 bars at 100-ft I'd say is actually pretty good given the environment.

My suggestion for your next job, turn your router's Wi-Fi antenna (if possible) OFF and put a wireless access point on top of the trailer with a direct ethernet connection to the router inside the trailer. And then if needed, drop Wi-Fi repeaters/mesh points no more than 75-ft away (less if indoors) from one another if using wireless backhaul. If you have the ability to homerun ethernet drops back to the cellular router, you can put them out as far as 328-ft as long as the clients that need Wi-Fi access can still get 80-100% signal from them.

@joseph_1979 very good. Then we are in agreement with that wired backhaul will be the preferred method. I would also like to see the OP check the Wi-Fi connection from camera 2 to the AP as he states he is only getting two bars. Forcing 2.4GHz may improve that.

@joseph_1979 there is mixed info on the RE715X supporting a wired backhaul. Google AI says it does but there are users on the TP-Link Community indicating that it is not supported. From my experience, the Ethernet port on standalone repeaters is for a client device only which I suspect is the case with the 715. Maybe I am wrong, but I can not find conclusive info on the web.

Unless I am understanding incorrectly, the OP states that one Wi-Fi camera connects to the router and works just fine. The problem is with the camera connected via the repeater. So I am thinking it is more of a wireless repeating issue than a bandwidth issue.

@jeankok_709237676638430 I have a HHP but to be honest, I have never tried connecting directly to a display via HDMI. I have always just used the Reolink PC client. The HHP was designed around residential use so it seems reasonable that the focus in on app-based access, not direct interaction. That is speculation only. If I get the chance to drag a TV/monitor over to where I have my HHP tucked away, I will check it out myself unless someone else can chime in with first-hand experience.

@kevinkss just for clarity, repeaters are only as good as their connection to the previous hop. Looks like the 715 does not support wired backhaul so I am assuming its connection to your router is wireless as well. What make/model is your router? Is it a TP-LINK also? Are you setting up as a wireless mesh? Make sure you have the 2.4/5/6 GHz bands names differently then on the camera, see if your firmware has the option to specify 2.4GHz as it will have better wall penetration than the higher bands. I understand that it is the next room, but wall materials and other environmental factors will affect performance. If your camera does not, you may need to factory reset and see if you can specify the 2.4GHz network during setup.

@crewy_788072062582970 understood. If you decide later to go back to your Reolink system, we are here if you need us. Cheers friend.

@forumspost_440211376681112 I am not an Android user but it could very well be a compatibility issue with the software on the new device. I recommend that you open a support ticket with Reolink Support. Include the description and photos as you have here.

@crewy_788072062582970 I don't blame you, I am 53 and this vessel isn't what it used to be. There isn't much reason to hard reset cameras once they are deployed and working properly. If you find yourself having to do so, open a new thread and let's see if we can help you figure out what's going on.

@user_917140252860649_917140252860649 the app does not stretch vertically, only horizontally. The letterbox view you have there for your Duo 3 is it.

In the app settings, enable Auto Live View if not already enabled. It is possible that Android is putting the app to sleep and when it wakes, it resets the view. Enabling Auto Live View will make the app open in the last Live View screen it was on.

@knowonehere_887891129163931 I have the Duo Flood Light PoE (Duo 2) and it has all the options you are seeking except the adjustable off-time duration after motion trigger. I can't imagine that the Wi-Fi model is any different.

@reolink-oskar off-grid users take their gear seriously. If you really want to make a statement, offer a complete ecosystem. As @joseph_1979 stated, for multiple cameras, offer a Reolink branded 4G Wi-Fi router (we use these in motorhomes) paired with multiple solar-powered Wi-Fi cams. For single camera deployments, 4G solar-powered cameras which you already have. Now to top it all off, offer a line of Reolink branded all-weather high-capacity external battery packs (different capacities for various need) with large solar panels. By offering these things directly, you create your own sustainable branded off-grid ecosystem. Penty of Chinese-based companies already offer these solutions that Reolink could partner with.

@user_829660786163951_829660786163951 I do not have that camera specifically but I do have a different Argus battery cam. Increase the PIR. My default was 80 but found 90 to do a much better job at triggering a recording. Also make sure the camera recording detection type is selected for each object you want to record. Reolink has separate settings for triggering an alarm and recording.

@joseph_1979 thanks for the additional info. I agree, seems like it would a given that if an external recording medium is disconnected from the camera that it would resync the videos upon reconnection. Crazy that the function was omitted.

@weiliang_905921904210101 the Argus 3 Ultra does not support encryption to its SD card. For encrypted recordings, you must use their cloud service or the Home Hub as you are currently doing.

@kimchigun Thanks man!

@joseph_1979 the front of the house is dark. Very little street lighting. Yes, the flood light is causing the image wash. There is no option to move the light and quite frankly, the camera is in about the best position for the coverage I need. It doesn't bother me too much. The IR is off in this video. With the IR is on, the wash reduces greatly and the image is fairly good. I forgot to turn it back on after I disabled the Christmas lighting. It's fabulous during the day. I'll check out the CX cameras. Thank you!

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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@travasaurus_893442009145504 for single lens cameras, the app's preview window display ratio is wider than the camera's ratio. Thus, single lens cameras fill the window vertically (top/bottom) but not horizontally (side/side). The screech function resolves this by horizontally (side/side) stretching every cameras preview to match the preview display ratio.

Since the 180-degree cameras (two lenses) have a wider horizontal display than the preview window, there is nothing to stretch as it already fills the full width of the preview thus giving a letterbox preview. As I said, the stretch feature only stretches horizontally (side/side), not vertically.

I do not know why they did not code the Windows app to also stretch vertically (up/down). Perhaps Reolink felt that the distortion of the image was too much for a 180-degree FOV. Or perhaps they felt that is was a non-issue. Image Zoom (like they did on 4:3 televisions playing 16:9 content to eliminate the letterbox) would not work well as image zoom would eliminate the letterbox but you would loose the sides of the content. To do a zoom in this application would defeat the purpose of preview monitoring a 180-degree camera since you would not see then entire FOV.

If it's something that you really want, you can send an email to Reolink Support as a feature request. If there is enough demand, they may consider adding it.

@marcus92687_654402109232009 Factory Reset