Posts made by Crimp On_62210811129

double click in the Playback window, which causes it to split into four smaller windows.
"intuitive"? no. Maybe at some point there will be a user guide to the new Client.

The product information for the Reolink Go is specific. It is a product that connects to a telephone network (LTE or 3G) and does not connect to WiFi. https://reolink.com/product/reolink-go/
The "good news" about this is that it is 100% wire free. (no power cord, no ethernet cable) and rather than having a WiFi network card, it has a telephone network capability. The web page has a link to which telephone networks it is compatible with in many countries.

The product is intended for those situations where there is (a) no convenient electrical power supply, (b) no internet connection, (c) no WiFi network. Imagine someone wants to watch their 1/4mile long driveway and has no way to get electricity or network out there. Mount this and swap the batteries every few weeks (or install a solar charger). The phone company provides the network for the camera.

Sorry if I'm not making sense. This obviously may not be the product for you. (or, for me, either)

Ordinary web browsers can perform ftp when the user knows a URL that points to a file directory. Google searches will provide lots of examples, such as this one: https://www.timeatlas.com/ftp-web-browser/

Perhaps the previous security camera had a link in the web interface to the root directory of the SD Card.

I think the significant question is "Do you access these cameras using a web browser?" I believe if they are connected to a Reolink NVR or the Reolink Client software, they will continue to stream correctly. Web browsers are dropping support for Flash. When I first got my Reolink cameras, I verified that the web interface worked (as well as direct streaming through VLC Media Player), but I have not done that since.

While trying to duplicate the "save problem", I realized that my FTP disk was no longer on-line, which is also where I keep daily backups of my "C Drive". (damn, and double damn).

After reformatting and setting the disk up again, I checked the Reolink Windows Beta Client. FTP is now under "Surveillance" rather than network (which seems like a better place). BUT... the old version has a button to "Test" the FTP parameters, and the Beta version does not. Hmmm. Maybe it checks automatically when trying to "save" the FTP settings? Or... What?

It might worth a minute to (a) try to download a short video, and (b) bring up the Properties->Security tab and verify that the user running Reolink Client has write permission on that folder.

I do not have a NVR, so I cannot duplicate the problem. (All my cameras record to SD Card and the videos are only motion and thus less than a minute.)

I agree that it would be useful. I am not confident about how easy this would be to implement, especially on the RLC cameras. My memory is that those cameras get distinctly warm during operation, especially if the LED illumination is on.

All the firmware updates (that I know of) are listed on this web page:
https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/sections/360002374874-Firmware

I did not see firmware for RLC-423 more recent than March, 2019.

The only people who definitely would know are at Reolink support (not this community forum).

I email them at support@reolink.com

All of my Reolink (RLC and Argus) cameras have 14 character passwords (upper/lower/numeric). I have not tried special characters.

I believe the question was about those icons in the upper right of the client window that show the CPU loading, Network throughput (bitrate), memory loading, etc. (see attached).
Setting the H.264 bitrate as "baseline" removes the choice to have "main" or "high", correct?
Did the engineers give an explanation for why those options are no longer available to users?
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Version 8.1.20 is a bit of a puzzle to me. It seems to apppear and disappear on the Reolink web site.
If version 8.1.18 behaves like previous "8" versions, it should check for new versions when it starts, but it does not seem to find 8.1.20. Also, clicking on "Update" does not find it.

So, which is correct (a) version 8.1.28 is the latest because it cannot find an update, or (b) the web site is correct because it shows a newer version?

This solution works great with the newer cameras. Unfortunately, the 1st generation RLC cameras cannot disable the IR light. My workaround was to cover the IR LED's with electrical tape, an ugly and only partially successful solution.

I noticed new firmware today, dated 10-31-2020 (never mind that I do not recall seeing it prior to today - oh well).
In the list was firmware for the RLC-410W-5MP, but I cannot find this product under "WiFi Cameras".

I have replaced all of my original 4MP cameras with the newer 5MP cameras, partly because the newer cameras allow the IR LED's to be controlled (the 4MP cameras did not). My LAST camera must be a WiFi model, so I am "hot to trot" to purchase a RLC-410W-5MP and take advantage of the newer software.

Is it "for real"?

p.s. I see no obvious reason why the Timeline window could not stretch like the main windows does.

True, the Timeline Window does not "stretch". HOWEVER,
When I use the mouse "scroll wheel" (between the left and right buttons), the scale of the timeline changes. It starts out showing 24 hours, and will expand to the point that the entire window shows only 10 minutes. Grab the grey bar at the top to move the display left and right.

So, if there are a lot of recordings that "run together", just change the time scale and then move to the bunch that you want to select from.

Maybe when the Beta "goes into production", there will be a User Guide explaining all these features.

One of the great new features in the Beta Client for Windows is that it automatically checks for new versions on startup.
Today, KC Software SUMO (Software Update Monitor) told me that version 8.1.18 had been updated to 8.1.20. Strange. The app itself did not update itself. The manual update also failed. (Wish they had a better message than "Failed".) So, I ran SUMO again and now it says that 8.1.18 is the latest version.

Guess for a short time there was a file at the Reolink download site that got pulled between the two times I ran SUMO.

I have both bullet and dome cameras mounted against walls. Bullet cameras are easy to point "sideways" (I have one that way). Honestly, I have not experimented with how far a dome camera can be pointed to the side.
Both bullet and dome cameras can be set to "mirror" (reversing left and right). My Argus battery operated cameras can also "Flip" (put the picture upside down), but the regular cameras can only mirror left/right.

On my Windows Client, opening the "Timeline" icon to select a recording to playback shows a pull down menu on the upper left.
"Fluent" is showing. Click on the down arrow and "Clear" appears.
Does your Timeline show that?

Oh, my. Good idea to plan ahead before making an investment.
Here are some random thoughts:
Cameras have to connect. I originally purchased Reolink because I could not come up with a way to install wiring from a central location (such as NVR) to where cameras would be most useful. Reolink had the best 2.4G/5G WiFi cameras with higher than 1024 resolution at a reasonable cost. SD Cards in each camera meant that no "server" was required (NVR or FTP). How can you connect and power cameras?

Most people want cameras to cover "important places", such as the front door, vehicles, etc. I actually bought my first camera because Amazon said a package had been delivered when I was certain it had not been. "Next time I'll have PROOF", I said.

Eave or wall mount is also a function of how you get communication and power to the camera. 99% of security cameras these days are either (1) WiFi where you need to get a low voltage power cable to the camera, or (2) Power over Ethernet (PoE) where comm and power both go through the ethernet cable. How does either cable get to the camera location?

Do you have a "Esthetic preference"? I have bullet cameras mounted on several walls, but went with dome cameras on the front of the garage to cover the driveway. They just look better (to me).

Motion detection is a sensitive topic. Security cameras are notorious for either "missing" motion entirely or sensing motion that I don't care about. The beauty of NVR's is that they record EVERYTHING. (I still do not have one.)

It's a serious investment of money and time. I'd read a LOT of product reviews first.

On Playback, drag at least one camera into the box. Click on the icon called "Timeline" (three arrows going right and left).
At the top of the Timeline, there is a button for "Download".