Posts made by jpcoffey_318192478265540

Very confused as to why there is a distinction between 'battery powered' cameras and WIFI cameras. I want to connect a wireless camera to my POE NVR. Instructions are quite clear in the support article at,

https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007011053-Add-Reolink-IP-Cameras-to-Reolink-PoE-NVR

Regrettably, my location outside does not have a power source so I naturally want to add a solar powered wireless camera. The support article at,

https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004441533-Can-I-Add-Reolink-Battery-powered-Cameras-to-Reolink-NVR

makes it quite clear that I can't add a solar powered camera to my NVR. So in a nutshell, how does the technology differ between the battery powered wireless cameras and the WIFI wireless cameras? Don't they use the same IP technology?Why does a camera powered by solar differ so drastically from a camera powered by a wall plug?

Thank you!