Awesome video. Will this allow control of PTZ cameras natively in Home Assistant? I have E1 Pro cameras and use ONVIF integration but would be better to use the native ptz from reolink in home assistant.
Yep, you sure can, check out the post from John Florin, who explains everything you need community.home-assistant.io/t/reolink-e1-zoom-and-or-pro-in-ha/276745
Hi, do you have any ideas to be able to do that if I activate the night alarm (I'm inside the house) only the external cameras if they detect a movement must activate a sound on the reolink home hub? Then instead I would like that only when I'm not at home all the cameras detect a movement (internal/external) send me a push notification to the phone.
To achieve the desired setup with your Reolink Home Hub, you can configure the system to activate specific actions based on your presence at home or away. Here’s how you can manage these settings: Night Alarm Setup (When You’re Inside) 1) External Camera Activation: Configure only the external cameras to trigger an alarm sound on the Reolink Home Hub when motion is detected. This can typically be done through the Reolink app by setting up motion detection alerts specifically for external cameras. Ensure that internal cameras are excluded from this alert configuration. 2) Alarm Sound Activation: Use the Reolink app to set up a sound alarm on the Home Hub that activates only when external cameras detect motion during the night. This involves adjusting the notification settings and ensuring that the alarm feature is enabled for external cameras only. Away from Home Setup (Push Notifications) 1) Motion Detection for All Cameras: When you are not at home, configure all cameras (both internal and external) to detect motion and send push notifications to your phone. This can be done by enabling motion alerts for all connected cameras in the Reolink app. 2) Push Notification Configuration: Ensure that your mobile device is set up to receive notifications from the Reolink app. You can customize these notifications to include video clips or snapshots of detected motion, providing real-time updates on any activity. That should get you up and running but if not check out the Reolink documentation or drop their tech support a line, they helped me a lot when I hit issues.
My Home Hub keeps getting disconnected (blue light changes to red). I reset it and it works fine, but after a while it disconnects again. Tech support is very useless and I'm about to send the Hub back. Any help?
I have seen my disconnect once in a while but we are talking one every few weeks. Some common issues and troubleshooting steps: Possible Causes: - Weak Wi-Fi Signal: - Interference: - Mesh Network Issues: - Firmware and Software Bugs: - Hardware Issues: - Network Configuration: - Overloading: Outside of these I cant really think of any other reasons.
Yes, both the Reolink TrackMix PoE and RLC-823A 16X PoE cameras can be connected to a Reolink Home Hub. Check out this article for the list of all cameras that are compatible. support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/30121826721817-How-to-Add-Reolink-Camera-to-Home-Hub-Series/
A quick question please: is there a Lovelace card (or a custom setup) that gives reolink integration a frigate card-like functionality (access to recordings through interface, mic control etc.)? Thank you so much!
The Frigate Card works with camera entities, so it should be compatible with Reolink cameras integrated into Home Assistant, even if you're not using Frigate NVR
@@smart_home_australia Thank you for your help! Unfortunately, I can use Frigate card but with no more added functionality than just streaming image (and even that for the limited time battery-powered cams offer)...So no access to recordings or mic control). How do you check on those through HA interface?
@@sarrisstratos Not that I’m aware. So nothing like the AArlo custom car that gives full access to all functions. But if you do find one then pls let us all know.
Thank you for the video. What is the range of the cameras to the hub? All systems like I tried the cameras never have enough range to connect to the hub unless they are very near. I have a ranch house where the cameras outside are all very far away from each other and the hub and this is all useless and never works. I am yet to find ONE wireless camera security system that actually works unless they are old fashion wired systems.
You raise a good point, WiFi cameras in general have limited range, 100m best case with 2.4 and less with 5GHz. This get potentially even less when you consider walls, and that this is coming from the Home Hub and not a router with antenna's. I only tested over 20 members and for that it worked flawlessly. The one question I do have is that can you connect these cameras to your home network but still record onto the home hub. For this I have a support call in with Reolink and will let you know.
Its true there is a delay, for me this is about 10 seconds, so its more of a "see what's going on" than interact with type of arrangement. On my old Arlo's I get a similar response times. I'm running solar battery powered cameras currently through my Home Hub so its the worst possible speed comparison, I'm sure that PoE would be alot better. I might need to do a speed comparison between all the cameras and see which wins.
As blue iris simple needs an RTSP or ONVIF stream there is no reason why it should not work. I’ll test through the week and see if I can put a video together to configure.
Hi Could you advise with HA and Reolink Home hub if scenes are exposed to HA? if yes might be good to add a short video, as would be great to set home, away etc for a group of cameras quickly
Hi Nick, I did a quick test and also checked the doucmentation (www.home-assistant.io/integrations/reolink) and it would seem that scenes are not currently supported.
Hi, could you explain how to use ONVIF or RTSP directly? It seems like all the camera's have the same IP address and thus I can't connect specifically to a singular camera.
OK The techies at Reolink have you covered. Check out the following link, it shows you that the different cameras are provided by different streams. Ref: support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000630706-Introduction-to-RTSP/
The Pro sounds like a great option, but I guess that will come with a price premium, so its a case of do you need the features and if not then the Home is still a great device. I'll get in the Pro when it becomes available and do a comparison.
I find the range from the Home Hub to the camera could be better, I keep getting push notifications about one of the cameras disconnecting from the hub. It’s approx 10 meters away, no thick walls or anything noteworthy in between.
Are you running on 2.4ghz? Which camera are you using? With the Argus I’m getting 20m on 5ghz with strong signal but that’s running he latest firmware.
@@smart_home_australia sorry for the slow reply. I was running on 5 GHz but have switched both over to 2.4 ghz now. This seems to be somewhat better. 👍🏻
Perfect, 2.4Ghz has the range but is slower and has more interference as its a congested frequency. However, its totally suitable for these types of uses and for me resulted in great results over extended ranges.
@@smart_home_australia thanks! As this place is in a quiet rural area I’m not too worried about interference, however my internet is running off a Starlink system. I feel like adding a proper router would benefit the quality of the network.
How is Starlink? I have a friend running on "normal" satellite and I'm NOT impressed with the download speeds or reliability and want to upgrade them to Starlink.
True, however, this gives solar powered cameras from a major repeatable brand RTSP feeds. Also this is their first version in this area, the technology is only going to get better. Do you know of a similar system that gives FACE and PLATE recognition that is at this price, is wireless, and works with solar powered cameras?
Just too clarify, it has 1 gigabit (1gbps) Ethernet, not 1 gigabyte (1GB/s) Ethernet. This is 12.5MB/s I guarantee that this was a mistake and 100mpbs would probably be fast enough, but I did want to clarify.
Yes Stephen, totally correct. I wish it did have 1GBs. But as you correctly point out these cameras run in Kbs or sometimes in low Mbs for hi-def, so 1Gbs so you will be fine.
Awesome video. Will this allow control of PTZ cameras natively in Home Assistant? I have E1 Pro cameras and use ONVIF integration but would be better to use the native ptz from reolink in home assistant.
Yep, you sure can, check out the post from John Florin, who explains everything you need community.home-assistant.io/t/reolink-e1-zoom-and-or-pro-in-ha/276745
This integration is something I've been looking for. Thank you for this video. Great Job!!!
You are most welcome. It’s a great device, and the integration works a treat.
Hi, do you have any ideas to be able to do that if I activate the night alarm (I'm inside the house) only the external cameras if they detect a movement must activate a sound on the reolink home hub?
Then instead I would like that only when I'm not at home all the cameras detect a movement (internal/external) send me a push notification to the phone.
To achieve the desired setup with your Reolink Home Hub, you can configure the system to activate specific actions based on your presence at home or away. Here’s how you can manage these settings:
Night Alarm Setup (When You’re Inside)
1) External Camera Activation:
Configure only the external cameras to trigger an alarm sound on the Reolink Home Hub when motion is detected. This can typically be done through the Reolink app by setting up motion detection alerts specifically for external cameras. Ensure that internal cameras are excluded from this alert configuration.
2) Alarm Sound Activation:
Use the Reolink app to set up a sound alarm on the Home Hub that activates only when external cameras detect motion during the night. This involves adjusting the notification settings and ensuring that the alarm feature is enabled for external cameras only.
Away from Home Setup (Push Notifications)
1) Motion Detection for All Cameras:
When you are not at home, configure all cameras (both internal and external) to detect motion and send push notifications to your phone. This can be done by enabling motion alerts for all connected cameras in the Reolink app.
2) Push Notification Configuration:
Ensure that your mobile device is set up to receive notifications from the Reolink app. You can customize these notifications to include video clips or snapshots of detected motion, providing real-time updates on any activity.
That should get you up and running but if not check out the Reolink documentation or drop their tech support a line, they helped me a lot when I hit issues.
@@smart_home_australia Thank you so much for your great help, I will try to do what you advise. Thank you so much for your time. Greetings from Italy.
Does it support 24/7 recording?
Sure does. Well if your camera can output for that long. Which the PT ultra is supposed to be able to.
@@smart_home_australia Thanks. Happy holidays!
My Home Hub keeps getting disconnected (blue light changes to red). I reset it and it works fine, but after a while it disconnects again. Tech support is very useless and I'm about to send the Hub back. Any help?
I have seen my disconnect once in a while but we are talking one every few weeks.
Some common issues and troubleshooting steps:
Possible Causes:
- Weak Wi-Fi Signal:
- Interference:
- Mesh Network Issues:
- Firmware and Software Bugs:
- Hardware Issues:
- Network Configuration:
- Overloading:
Outside of these I cant really think of any other reasons.
Hi this helped me but I’ve got a question? Can I connect my TrackMix Poe and RLC 16X Poe wired up to this?
Yes, both the Reolink TrackMix PoE and RLC-823A 16X PoE cameras can be connected to a Reolink Home Hub.
Check out this article for the list of all cameras that are compatible. support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/30121826721817-How-to-Add-Reolink-Camera-to-Home-Hub-Series/
A quick question please: is there a Lovelace card (or a custom setup) that gives reolink integration a frigate card-like functionality (access to recordings through interface, mic control etc.)? Thank you so much!
The Frigate Card works with camera entities, so it should be compatible with Reolink cameras integrated into Home Assistant, even if you're not using Frigate NVR
@@smart_home_australia Thank you for your help! Unfortunately, I can use Frigate card but with no more added functionality than just streaming image (and even that for the limited time battery-powered cams offer)...So no access to recordings or mic control). How do you check on those through HA interface?
@@sarrisstratos Not that I’m aware. So nothing like the AArlo custom car that gives full access to all functions. But if you do find one then pls let us all know.
Thank you for the video. What is the range of the cameras to the hub? All systems like I tried the cameras never have enough range to connect to the hub unless they are very near. I have a ranch house where the cameras outside are all very far away from each other and the hub and this is all useless and never works. I am yet to find ONE wireless camera security system that actually works unless they are old fashion wired systems.
You raise a good point, WiFi cameras in general have limited range, 100m best case with 2.4 and less with 5GHz. This get potentially even less when you consider walls, and that this is coming from the Home Hub and not a router with antenna's.
I only tested over 20 members and for that it worked flawlessly. The one question I do have is that can you connect these cameras to your home network but still record onto the home hub. For this I have a support call in with Reolink and will let you know.
This relly looks good but when i tested there where a huge delay. Is this better now?
Its true there is a delay, for me this is about 10 seconds, so its more of a "see what's going on" than interact with type of arrangement. On my old Arlo's I get a similar response times. I'm running solar battery powered cameras currently through my Home Hub so its the worst possible speed comparison, I'm sure that PoE would be alot better. I might need to do a speed comparison between all the cameras and see which wins.
Does the camera itself need an SD card if the home hub has the 2 SD cards?
Great question. Nope. the HH takes care of everything for you. That reminds me I should reclaim the SD card from my Argus and repurpose elsewhere :)
@@smart_home_australia thank you for the reply!
Would this allow you to use BlueIRIS?
As blue iris simple needs an RTSP or ONVIF stream there is no reason why it should not work. I’ll test through the week and see if I can put a video together to configure.
Hi
Could you advise with HA and Reolink Home hub if scenes are exposed to HA?
if yes might be good to add a short video, as would be great to set home, away etc for a group of cameras quickly
Hi Nick, I did a quick test and also checked the doucmentation (www.home-assistant.io/integrations/reolink) and it would seem that scenes are not currently supported.
Hi, could you explain how to use ONVIF or RTSP directly? It seems like all the camera's have the same IP address and thus I can't connect specifically to a singular camera.
OK The techies at Reolink have you covered. Check out the following link, it shows you that the different cameras are provided by different streams.
Ref: support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000630706-Introduction-to-RTSP/
Wait for the "Home Hub Pro". 16 camera's + max 16TB HD
The Pro sounds like a great option, but I guess that will come with a price premium, so its a case of do you need the features and if not then the Home is still a great device. I'll get in the Pro when it becomes available and do a comparison.
I find the range from the Home Hub to the camera could be better, I keep getting push notifications about one of the cameras disconnecting from the hub. It’s approx 10 meters away, no thick walls or anything noteworthy in between.
Are you running on 2.4ghz? Which camera are you using? With the Argus I’m getting 20m on 5ghz with strong signal but that’s running he latest firmware.
@@smart_home_australia sorry for the slow reply. I was running on 5 GHz but have switched both over to 2.4 ghz now. This seems to be somewhat better. 👍🏻
Perfect, 2.4Ghz has the range but is slower and has more interference as its a congested frequency. However, its totally suitable for these types of uses and for me resulted in great results over extended ranges.
@@smart_home_australia thanks! As this place is in a quiet rural area I’m not too worried about interference, however my internet is running off a Starlink system. I feel like adding a proper router would benefit the quality of the network.
How is Starlink? I have a friend running on "normal" satellite and I'm NOT impressed with the download speeds or reliability and want to upgrade them to Starlink.
No FACE and PLATE recognition? So I only get alerts for the unknown people or cars? SHAME!!
True, however, this gives solar powered cameras from a major repeatable brand RTSP feeds. Also this is their first version in this area, the technology is only going to get better.
Do you know of a similar system that gives FACE and PLATE recognition that is at this price, is wireless, and works with solar powered cameras?
Make your own.
Just too clarify, it has 1 gigabit (1gbps) Ethernet, not 1 gigabyte (1GB/s) Ethernet. This is 12.5MB/s
I guarantee that this was a mistake and 100mpbs would probably be fast enough, but I did want to clarify.
Yes Stephen, totally correct. I wish it did have 1GBs. But as you correctly point out these cameras run in Kbs or sometimes in low Mbs for hi-def, so 1Gbs so you will be fine.