What do you think about this Reolink Video Doorbell and the Home Assistant automations? Let me know in the comments! NOTE: since the new Home Assistant release 2023.2 there's an official Reolink integration now that supports this doorbell as well, so you do not need the HACS variant anymore!
This looks amazing! Fed up of slow response and frequent charge requirements of my original Ring. Was thinking I’d have to spend loads of money on the Ring Elite to get POE, but glad I hesitated this option is much better and cheaper!
screen layout changed too...stupid me not reading the comments before starting to execute the instructions. any how thumbs up for your efforts. groeten uit België
I pre-ordered this product and received it recently. I got the wifi version. Works quite well. I was concerned about the view because my doorbell was mounted very low, like 3 feet off the ground. It turned out, the view was quite good and is wired angle to cover all the front entrance.
My wishlist for this doorbell: 1: Allow activating the “quick replies” from Home Assistant 1: If you want that as well please ask Reolink to enable it in their API. This has many uses. e.g. when you can configure home asistant to send you a notification with a picture when someone presses the doorbell (or even when it detects a person) and the notification can have several options that you can click on for what the speaker should say (e.g. leave the package at the door). face recognition: When the camera sees a person I have Home Assistant send me a notification with a screenshot. I’d like to be able to not send me those screenshots when it’s my wife etc. Not sure how to do that. 2: Allow activating the alarm sound from Home Assistant: 3: 2-way audio: would be great to have this working in Home Assistant and Synology Surveillance Station 4: Full integration with Synology Surveillance Station: (play custom sounds trough the doorbell, detect person, detect doorbell press, 2-way audio) (There's a form your can fill in to request Synology). Weird things about the doorbell: 1: Important information to make the Reolink work remotely with a VPN if you’ve blocked it from accessing the internet: by default the Reolink app adds the doorbell based on the ‘UID’ rather than it’s IP address and then it only works using the cloud once you have excited the app and open it again. To make sure you add the doorbell based on it’s IP address you need to delete the device if you already added it. Then disable wifi on your smartphone so that you are on mobile data. Then activate the VPN. Then add the doorbell using the option ‘input UID/IP’ then choose the IP option and enter the camera’s IP address. 2: This night the doorbell gave lots of person detection events (false as there was no-one) and no motion detection events. I don’t understand that as I thought a person detection event would always be preceded by a motion detected event. 3: When the doorbell switched to Infrared mode and vice-versa it seems to be falsely reported as a motion detected event. That’s a bit amateuristic.
@lifewithrob512 and am assuming all are integrated with home assistant, or else you would have to deal with 3 different apps when someone walks through all those areas ? ;)
I have the POE version. No wifi delay ! If I want to be picky, a fast login via fingerprint sensor would be quicker than punching in a 4 digit code . But in all other respects, it definitely ticks all the boxes. It is very easy to set up. The app works great. On the first day , I was able to talk to my postie to arrange a parcel redelivery, as I was away from home. Good price 👍
Finally a doorbell that almost works. The plugin chime is a bit annoying. I'm still on the Ring doorbell and the Reolink is almost the thing that I was looking for in the first place. The video doorbell market is filled with devices that don't quite work.
I pre-ordered and just got my POE one in the mail. I'm SO happy with it. I ran cat 6 to my door when I redid the entry and built a nice enclosure with plans to get the unifi poe doorbell but ultimately decided to wait. Good thing too! I love relinks other cameras and use blue iris for everything. All my cameras are poe and my switch is connected to a battery back so my doorbell will keep recording even if the power goes out
Just received my Reolink poa. Haven't yet thought about battery back up but do wonder how you arrranged the back-up of the TP-LINK 53,5V 70W power brick?
We bought the Reolink Wi-Fi doorbell camera to add to our other seven Reolink cameras. Oddly, it would record to the micro SD (128GB) but it would not present the Storage option on either Windows client. If we clicked Playback, it would warn us it had no playback...but once we confirmed the message, it would playback. We presumed it was defective and bought another one...with the same effects. All of our other cameras had the Storage option. After multiple days, we emailed support. The day that they replied, it suddenly had a Storage option and it now had the Talk, Audio Alarm, etc., buttons on the live video. I suspect something auto-updated, but I have no idea what resolved the issue.
Super video! het werkt al een jaar super, wat ik alleen graag zou willen is een extra knop bij de notificatie om de voordeur te openen met mijn smart lock! ik ben zelf al aan het proberen geweest maar is nog niet gelukt :( misschien heb je een oplossing als het überhaupt mogelijk is.
You can control the volume of the Chime by pressing its button. Initially the volume goes up when you press the button. After the volume reaches the highest, it goes down if you keep pressing the button. Please note that the settings of the Chime can only be done locally; you can NOT control the Chime via App or Client. [from the website]
Your best statement: "Goodbye Ring, Hello Reolink". I am waiting for the POE version to become in the US, was promised for Dec. Will be using with Blue Iris with integration with HA. I have two Rings to replace, so I'm not sure if each Reolink can only work with it's dedicated chime, or if there is a way that both chimes will sound regardless of which Reolink is signaling it. That is possible with the Ring system. Thanks for going over the useful HA automations and this long awaited review.
I went wit the Eufy Doorbell. It saves on it's own Station that all cameras share. and one can store up to 16TB if they want to add a drive to it. I just have a 2TB rather than a 16gb it comes with. Thanks for sharing.
Its great that you make these video's, much better then the written docs!😀 Had to do some extra setup to get the notofications pop up at my android devices. there is one thing still not working. I see the popup and the snapshot is a small thumbnail instead of the real image. I have to swipe down in the notification to see the larger image. Is there a way to just get the image as a notificatien? Such that it is large image?
Uitgebreid en zeer goed uitgelegd, waarvoor heel erg bedankt. Ik gebruik nu al 3 jaar een BTicino class300 (veel te duur). Heb al enkele Reolink producten waarvan ik heel erg tevreden ben. Sinds kort gebruik ik ook home assistent. Dus ben wel erg hard aan het twijfelen om die BTicino buiten te gooien. Werkt de deurbel ook nog zonder dat je de witte adapter in het strocontact steekt ? als je dan wel alles integreert in home assistent bedoel ik.
First of all, Congrats for the Amazing Channel. I’m considering to buy this Doorbell but I have a specific need that maybe you can tell me if it’s possible. One of my most important needs is two way audio in AppleWatch. So I can see that reolink integration already have two way audio. (At least with Scrypted). Do you have any idea if it’s possible to achieve two way audio in AppleWatch using home assistant, scrypted and home bridge? Tks a lot
I appreciate your feedback! It’s definitely a bummer when a product doesn’t have all the features we’d like. Hopefully, future versions will address that!
Thanks for this great tutorial Ed got it all setup and running without breaking a sweat :) One question though, how to avoid double notifications? After setting this up I get notified by both HA and the Reolink app when a person is detected. In the Reolink app I see no way to only disable the notification for person detection. Fully disabling notifications for the Reolink app also disables the option to talk when someone rings the doorbell,which I'd still like to use. How did you handle this?
Yes, a straight forward replacement for Ring, Reolink even have a replacement for the floodlight cam. Sick of not getting motion notifications from Ring until well after the event, if I get them at all. And the monthly fee.
I think the Falls cam dbw5 is better all around. It supports PoE and both 2.4 and 5G plus it has a genuine hardwired network video output through the RJ45 adapter.
Thanks for your tutorial! Comes right on time to delivery of the doorbell. I really like the doorbell, excellent quality and full local control. Much better then eufy! One think i would like to have is when a visitor rings, the video is streamed to my nest display. Nevertheless - the doorbell is awesome - and your videos too! Thanks a lot!
Hi and thank you so much! The only thing remains to understand for me is if it is possible to use a tablet like the internal monitor of a normal doorbell. I need the video stream from the doorbell appears when someone pushes the doorbell button Will you clarify this in your next video, please? Thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was so excited for this door bell, but its inability to use my existing chime is annoying. I have multiple hard wired door bell chimes. I really need to maintain the ability to be in the garage and have the door bell ring and be able to hear it when I don't have my phone with me.
Yeah, that is a downside indeed. What you might be able to do is connect done ESPHome device to your existing come and create a Home Assistant automation to ring that chime when someone possess the doorbell.
This is the second home in which th-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
I'm not sure you really understand the point of Home Assistant which is to make everything local. Ring depends on the cloud and is basically what I call subscription "bait'. Buy it, you want some feature and you have to subscribe to get it. It fits a large section of the market, it's just not for me.
Afgelopen weekend deze tutorial gevolgd met de installatie van de Reolink video deurbel. Het werkt bijna helemaal top. Wanneer ik met de Wlan ben verbonden, komt de snap netjes mee in de notificate op mijn telefoon. Wanneer ik via 4/5g verbonden ben krijg ik de snap niet. Waar zou 'm dit in kunnen zitten?
Thanks for the review! I actually was waiting for this doorbell for a few months already. It's out of stock here in Australia. I was trying to organize it from the USA, but it's out of stock there as well. Where did you get it from?
Absolutely been waiting for something like this the possibility of poe and lan connection is a game changer. Great video as alway, look forward to the next one. Have a great Christmas!
So finally got the door bell actually quite disappointed that the door bell doesn't actually call your mobile to say someone is at the door. A notification by default will only send you a notification which is a short notification. I've had to assign a 30 second notification ring tone to a notification tone?? unless me and lot of other who are moaning about this feature has missed it some where?? Thanks for this vid though i will eventually implement the what you have done. How has the door bell been for the last 9 months??thanks paul
@@SmartHomeJunkie tnk u very much for sharing this information! i added myself to the mailing, got no information at all. if anybody have one, pls tell me i‘ld like to buy it. even this ones who accidentally fall unexpected of the wall after a pointy debree hit it right middle on the button where the release mechanism is… 😏😁
Hi Ed, thanks for all your great work! All of your video's are very clearly. But this one isn't at the end. Notification with image is not working. I only get a message "er is aangebeld" no picture. What's the meaning of the part action URI? what am I supposed to do? I used my lovelace tab with my doorbel, but nothing is showing up.
Hi Nico. Thanks. I think you might have missed a step or your credentials for your camera in the action are not correct. It does work here. The uri is used to link to a dashboard in HA that show my cameras, but it's not needed to show an image in the notification on yor phone.
Hi! Great video, again! Your doorbell video's are the main reason I bought this doorbell to replace my Eufy doorbell. I have question about Generic Camera. Were can I find the link to my Doorbell for the "still image"?
With the reolink integration being official and the sub stream supporting snapshot wouldn’t that be a faster /more reliable option and allow the image to be included as an attachment to the notification? I changed this and my notifications with images now arrive in 2-4 seconds instead of 10-15 while it waited for the url to load the static image .
@@DavidCowenAt the time of this video there was no official Reolink integration yet. I still use the generic camera for the stream. It seems still faster to me. I also use WebRTC to speed it up by the way. See my WebRTC video of last Sunday.
Merry Christmas and thank you for your video. Question: I am interested in setting up the notifications with image to my phone based on person detection of a reolink 810a camera on an reolink NVR using HA. I tried to apply your instructions in this video for the doorbell but could not get it to work. Do you have a video for this? Is what I am describing possible just using HA? I am new to HA and have been trying to figure this out for some time. Cheers.
Hi! If you can trigger HA based on motion of your Camera, this should work in the exact same manner for your camera. You can test the action in the automation that sends the image to see if that works at least.
Hi 👋, Very interesting tutorial on the doorbell, I’m not very good with electronics and setting things up, I have been trying to find out whether you can link to these doorbells together as I have two doors that I need to cover with appropriate doorbell can I purchase two doorbells kits and have it set as one device, I’m looking for a monitor screen that I can see what is going on outside if my device is activated especially as I live in rural part of the French countryside, I’ve had problems with being burgled in 2019 losing over €15,000 worth equipment and tools and ride on lawnmower et cetera, And I have had people snooping around at night time and in the early hours in the morning, So the big question is can I activate two doorbells with one device and have a monitor screen so I can see what is going on outside do you recommend this device that you are reviewing or do you think I should go along a different route. PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN.
What you can do is send the footage of both doorbells to a local drive, NVR or survailance software on for instance a Synology NAS. You can also hook up two doorbells to Home Assistant and let Home Assistant handle the doorbells. For instance send a message to your phone.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Hi 👋, okay thank you for your help and reply, If it is okay can I contact you in some way if I need some help or info please. PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.
Just bought 2 months ago lmou db61 so I cannot send it back, but i see there is some integration with ha. I hope i will menage to make it work together.
@@SmartHomeJunkie so finally i start playing with home assistant. I add imou integration succesfully, i had live view, but next day it just dissapear. I see only black screen and when Im trying to add it again same as before it shows me "no activity" under the live view window... Any ideas?
Thanks for this video. It opens doors for me. I know already that this doorbell is by far on of the best doorbells at this moment. The only annoying thing is that it isn't 100% Google Home compliant like so many doorbells. No image on the Nest HUB and no sound on the Nest speaker. With this video this last disappointment is taken away. Again Great video. Thanks
@@SmartHomeJunkie But how to deal with "No image on the Nest Hub when someone rings the Reolink Doorbell"? Sound is okay that's for sure but i should like a livestream or when this isn't possible only a snapshot aside the sound on the Nest Hub. You did it on a tablet. Please do it on the Nest Hub too.
Hi I like your video's. I also got a reolink and am testing before I replace my old doorbell. In HA there is quite some delay. I see about 1 -3sec to a HA card. I have the bell wired to the network. IS that a normal delay that I should expect, or could it be faster? Is there something i could change in the settings to make that faster Also I see 2 protocols RTSP, RTMP and FLV could that make any difference in delay?
Nice review! Two things - it only comes in a hardwired version, no battery, and the SD Card is stored in the device, so if a 'bad guy' knows he has been recorded, he (or she) can rip the unit off the door and there goes your evidence.
@@nicokamphuis4602 That’s easy for you to say. But for a non-tech guy like me, I don’t even know what “ftp” means much less how to “record to ftp” as you indicated. ???
Good things to know before you buy: when someone presses on the button, you get a push notification on your phone. Not a call like other doorbells. I find that a major annoyance. Also if you have bright lights in front of your house, the camera on the doorbell will compensate for that and you will barely see the faces of visitors. Otherwise it's a pretty solid device.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Yes. I recently tested tts in my mobile which sends voice based alerts for the texts we enter. This works currently in android only provided we have the companion app installed
looks interest, thanks for the video, Question does the chime need line of site or have to be close ? or is it a wifi that also just has to be near a router on the network ?
@@SmartHomeJunkie Great, thanks for the reply, so can it connect to any of the other wifi routers in your network, or just the same one as the main unit, or is it just wifi to the main unit ?
@Smart Home Junkie -- The chime is definitely NOT WiFi. It is pre-paired specifically & exclusively to the doorbell in the box. The chime operates on a Radio Frequency (RF) of 433MHz. I have this doorbell and can confirm the chime can operate over very long distances, including through walls. Mine is more than 100 feet away from the doorbell, in a separate building.
is there a option now toe lower the sound of the doorbel? i just order the Reolink 🙂 i read in the comments that hacs is not needed anymore do you have the new YT about that ?
Hi, great video! Can this doorbell cast live feed when doorbell is pressed on Google home hub? So that I can interact with the person via Google home hub? (Just like his nest doorbell currently is}. If yes. Please do make a tutorial for this. Thanks
Hi, I don't think you can do two way communication like that. See my other videos about showing the live feed on a tablet or phone when someone rings the doorbell.
One more feature I would like to see is a 2-way audio with the doorbell with button to turn on the microphone. Did anyone try setting this up? I have done some testing with Frigate and my other Reolink camera (not the Reolink doorbell). I tried setting up momentary microphone button for 2-way audio, but the results are poor. Sometimes it works, most of times it does not show the mic button, Frigate takes too much CPU as well... The doorbell should have Onvif profile T though and should support this better than my current cam...
Would be perfect if it was battery operated. Not very useful for those of us without existing doorbell wiring or nearby power options. I have an Arlo, and it sucks. Still looking for something with a chime to replace it with.
Bedankt voor deze geweldige video, ik heb hem inmiddels ook (de POE variant). De RSTP stream werkt echter niet stabiel wanneer ik deze toevoeg als Generic Camera. Via VLC werkt de stream zonder problemen. Iemand suggesties ?
thanks again! a question.. im moving to a house.. looking for cameras and the reolink looks great.. due the constrain of chips its dif to get a coral.. its really needed to have a good frigate system?
Is it because you very well know that ring video doorbell is still one of the best out there why it was mentioned, rings is one of the best out there if not the best, I am using ring from its very insertion they have come a long way, people do your own research and make your own decisions
Nope, it's because I used the Ring Pro for over 4 years and the fact that's is not local and terribly slow makes it absolutely less good than the Reolink imo.
After buying the Eufy doorbell to replace my Ring doorbell I was disappointed that I worked even worse with Home Assistant should have gone with the Reolink
Hey Ed, great vid as always. I have a question about the action URI in the automation. Is the URI you wrote out work generically? Or do I need a specific URI for my stuff?
What is your opinion on an entity state change triggered by a doorbell press? I am thinking to incorporate something like a Wi-Fi sonoff momentary switch to trigger a traditional 24 V mechanical doorbell chime.
I just received my doorbell from reolink. I tried to install as per your video and have most working, but try as I might I can't get the doorbell to ring either on my Alexa Dot or my Google speaker. I have the mp3 file installed in the correct place. I am using home assistant on an Oracle VM maybe that is the culprit still searching
Great video! I already have a doorbel cam from Foscam. Maybe you can give me some information about the quality? Is it really something to have it a long term outside device? With rain, freezing temp, Heat about 40, 60 degrees in summertime? It looks a little (sorry) cheap?
@@ictstelucjam3604 It's the same quality as the Ring video doorbell. It's made mostly of plastic, but the mounting bracket is made from metal. It doesn't feel cheap to me.
Reolink need to be able to add aditional chime... and also adapter to make existing chime work....like amcrest does. Than they have a great winner.. listen to customers.. this just common sense ideas...and really should be a must
Hi, great video, just one question. At the end you show the snapshot in the notification on the phone. There is also a option to open the camera. I have the HomeAssistent App installed on my android phone, how can I open the app instead of the browser?
@@SmartHomeJunkie not on my Android, not sure what link to use in automation, I tried local ip / homeassistant.local / public url and nabucasa url all open the browser
Great video! Thanks for the upload. I currently have two questions: does the HA integration work if I hook up the camera to a NVR (without PoE) and can the camera use a SD card for motion events and use the NVR for 24/7 recording?
Fantastic video! I followed your instruction (as well as Reolink's after double-checking their documentation) for adding the doorbell as a generic camera in HA, and it gives me an "Unable to load image from still image URL" error message. Did you (or anyone else) happen to run into this issue?
I don't experience this issue. You might also try this video which I released today. Maybe it's because you were not connected to your Wi-Fi. How to SHOW YOUR CAMERA REMOTELY on Your Phone When The Doorbell Rings! th-cam.com/video/6jkzy2Cv9Pk/w-d-xo.html
Also, you didn't highlight some of the issues that other SmartHome automation and security channels mentioned, they might not effect you but they might effect others who are interested.
You stated that this doorbell can be connected to existing wiring? So this means that it will operate the existing chime? Just making sure because I currently have Nest and it came with a jumper module to wire in at the chime to make it work. Also I'm trying to install a network cable to the doorbell so If the WiFi version has POE as well then thats awesome in case I can't get the wire in place.
What do you think about this Reolink Video Doorbell and the Home Assistant automations? Let me know in the comments!
NOTE: since the new Home Assistant release 2023.2 there's an official Reolink integration now that supports this doorbell as well, so you do not need the HACS variant anymore!
I have been waiting for such a solution for a long time. Thank you !
Loving it!
Love it !!
This looks amazing! Fed up of slow response and frequent charge requirements of my original Ring. Was thinking I’d have to spend loads of money on the Ring Elite to get POE, but glad I hesitated this option is much better and cheaper!
super. finally cloud free. Thanks for your video
Once again a very good and clear tutorial from you. Thanks. I ordered this bell to and also took my ring doorbell off .
this was just what i have been looking for. Im buying my first house and i have been looking for the right door bell. thanks!
That's great to hear. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do! 👍🏻
Bought one recently, in the process of getting it fitted. I’m new to home automation and gonna be getting a Home Assistant Green.
Forget about the doorbell, nice guitar collection i am jealous.
screen layout changed too...stupid me not reading the comments before starting to execute the instructions. any how thumbs up for your efforts. groeten uit België
This is looking perfect for that spare camera license I have on the nas. Our maybe , just being able to store it in my nas is perfect
I pre-ordered this product and received it recently. I got the wifi version. Works quite well. I was concerned about the view because my doorbell was mounted very low, like 3 feet off the ground. It turned out, the view was quite good and is wired angle to cover all the front entrance.
My wishlist for this doorbell:
1: Allow activating the “quick replies” from Home Assistant 1: If you want that as well please ask Reolink to enable it in their API. This has many uses. e.g. when you can configure home asistant to send you a notification with a picture when someone presses the doorbell (or even when it detects a person) and the notification can have several options that you can click on for what the speaker should say (e.g. leave the package at the door).
face recognition: When the camera sees a person I have Home Assistant send me a notification with a screenshot. I’d like to be able to not send me those screenshots when it’s my wife etc. Not sure how to do that.
2: Allow activating the alarm sound from Home Assistant:
3: 2-way audio: would be great to have this working in Home Assistant and Synology Surveillance Station
4: Full integration with Synology Surveillance Station: (play custom sounds trough the doorbell, detect person, detect doorbell press, 2-way audio) (There's a form your can fill in to request Synology).
Weird things about the doorbell:
1: Important information to make the Reolink work remotely with a VPN if you’ve blocked it from accessing the internet: by default the Reolink app adds the doorbell based on the ‘UID’ rather than it’s IP address and then it only works using the cloud once you have excited the app and open it again. To make sure you add the doorbell based on it’s IP address you need to delete the device if you already added it. Then disable wifi on your smartphone so that you are on mobile data. Then activate the VPN. Then add the doorbell using the option ‘input UID/IP’ then choose the IP option and enter the camera’s IP address.
2: This night the doorbell gave lots of person detection events (false as there was no-one) and no motion detection events. I don’t understand that as I thought a person detection event would always be preceded by a motion detected event.
3: When the doorbell switched to Infrared mode and vice-versa it seems to be falsely reported as a motion detected event. That’s a bit amateuristic.
@lifewithrob512 and am assuming all are integrated with home assistant, or else you would have to deal with 3 different apps when someone walks through all those areas ? ;)
I have the POE version. No wifi delay ! If I want to be picky, a fast login via fingerprint sensor would be quicker than punching in a 4 digit code . But in all other respects, it definitely ticks all the boxes. It is very easy to set up. The app works great. On the first day , I was able to talk to my postie to arrange a parcel redelivery, as I was away from home. Good price 👍
Finally a doorbell that almost works. The plugin chime is a bit annoying. I'm still on the Ring doorbell and the Reolink is almost the thing that I was looking for in the first place. The video doorbell market is filled with devices that don't quite work.
I used a Ring doorbell too (and still have one at my backdoor), but I like the Reolink more!
thank god you kept asking me to like! i kept forgetting to like until the 5th reminder
And? Did you?
I pre-ordered and just got my POE one in the mail. I'm SO happy with it. I ran cat 6 to my door when I redid the entry and built a nice enclosure with plans to get the unifi poe doorbell but ultimately decided to wait. Good thing too! I love relinks other cameras and use blue iris for everything. All my cameras are poe and my switch is connected to a battery back so my doorbell will keep recording even if the power goes out
Just received my Reolink poa. Haven't yet thought about battery back up but do wonder how you arrranged the back-up of the TP-LINK 53,5V 70W power brick?
Please, explain a bit about that battery pack, thanks
We bought the Reolink Wi-Fi doorbell camera to add to our other seven Reolink cameras. Oddly, it would record to the micro SD (128GB) but it would not present the Storage option on either Windows client. If we clicked Playback, it would warn us it had no playback...but once we confirmed the message, it would playback. We presumed it was defective and bought another one...with the same effects. All of our other cameras had the Storage option. After multiple days, we emailed support. The day that they replied, it suddenly had a Storage option and it now had the Talk, Audio Alarm, etc., buttons on the live video. I suspect something auto-updated, but I have no idea what resolved the issue.
Look, these kinds of instructions are very instructive. People can do a lot with this. thank you for the time in this video!
Leuke video en duidelijke uitleg over deze camera. Waar is deze te koop?
Looks good, thanks. But no 2way audio?
Yes, of course!
It totally blows the ring away! 😂
Great video tutorial, did you manage to get a full screen image on tablet? If yes can you make a video tutorial? Thanks!
I will create a video about that shortly.
Super video! het werkt al een jaar super, wat ik alleen graag zou willen is een extra knop bij de notificatie om de voordeur te openen met mijn smart lock! ik ben zelf al aan het proberen geweest maar is nog niet gelukt :( misschien heb je een oplossing als het überhaupt mogelijk is.
Does it work with Apple "HomeKit?"
Excellent video!
Thank you very much.
No, unfortunately not. See this: support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000628746-Does-Reolink-Supports-Apple-Homekit
Great video !
I would appreciate a tutorial on how to store pictures or small videos from it on a hdd or through ftp.
Fantastic - have been waiting for this! Can you ditch the plug in chime once you have integrated with HA?
Yes you can!
This is a really comprehensive review and configuration guide. Well done!
Glad it was helpful!
You can control the volume of the Chime by pressing its button. Initially the volume goes up when you press the button. After the volume reaches the highest, it goes down if you keep pressing the button.
Please note that the settings of the Chime can only be done locally; you can NOT control the Chime via App or Client. [from the website]
This is correct. I mention that in the video. What you cannot do is send your own chime sound using an MP3 to the chime.
registered but still waiting for release in the uk ,biting at the bit to junk the ring pro
There are similar options like Foscam VD1 since 2020. Also perfect HA integration.
Great video. I'm looking to replace my Ring cameras and doorbell with Reolinik and HA as 2023 spring project :)
Good choice!
Your best statement: "Goodbye Ring, Hello Reolink". I am waiting for the POE version to become in the US, was promised for Dec. Will be using with Blue Iris with integration with HA. I have two Rings to replace, so I'm not sure if each Reolink can only work with it's dedicated chime, or if there is a way that both chimes will sound regardless of which Reolink is signaling it. That is possible with the Ring system. Thanks for going over the useful HA automations and this long awaited review.
As far as I know it is possible to pair multiple doorbells to one chime.
@@SmartHomeJunkie does that also mean you can have multiple chimes for one doorbell?
@@JasperJanssen I asked Reolink support, and it will be available in the (near) future
Excellent video! I’m in the market for such doorbell and was wondering if there is anything newer in the market today?
Thi sone is still the one that I prefer.
Thank you. Subscribed and liked!
I went wit the Eufy Doorbell. It saves on it's own Station that all cameras share. and one can store up to 16TB if they want to add a drive to it. I just have a 2TB rather than a 16gb it comes with. Thanks for sharing.
Its great that you make these video's, much better then the written docs!😀
Had to do some extra setup to get the notofications pop up at my android devices.
there is one thing still not working. I see the popup and the snapshot is a small thumbnail instead of the real image. I have to swipe down in the notification to see the larger image.
Is there a way to just get the image as a notificatien? Such that it is large image?
Thank you! I do not have an Android phone myself, so I cannot test it. 🤷🏼
Could you tell me what the extra setup you had to do was? I can't get it to work on my android device... Your help would be much appreciated!
Uitgebreid en zeer goed uitgelegd, waarvoor heel erg bedankt. Ik gebruik nu al 3 jaar een BTicino class300 (veel te duur). Heb al enkele Reolink producten waarvan ik heel erg tevreden ben. Sinds kort gebruik ik ook home assistent. Dus ben wel erg hard aan het twijfelen om die BTicino buiten te gooien. Werkt de deurbel ook nog zonder dat je de witte adapter in het strocontact steekt ? als je dan wel alles integreert in home assistent bedoel ik.
You'll always need the adapter or connect it to your existing wiring.
First of all, Congrats for the Amazing Channel.
I’m considering to buy this Doorbell but I have a specific need that maybe you can tell me if it’s possible.
One of my most important needs is two way audio in AppleWatch.
So I can see that reolink integration already have two way audio. (At least with Scrypted). Do you have any idea if it’s possible to achieve two way audio in AppleWatch using home assistant, scrypted and home bridge?
Tks a lot
Totally happy with the LINDO dual camera video doorbell that I just purchased. Great battery life. Awesome customer support!
This Reolink is so nice... but the problem is that they didn't have the power/rele for open the garden door... :-(
Thanks for the video
I appreciate your feedback! It’s definitely a bummer when a product doesn’t have all the features we’d like. Hopefully, future versions will address that!
@@SmartHomeJunkie Thanks for apreciate :-)
!!!!!!!!!!! Can you post a video on how to ad Reolink Video Doorbell to HomeKit. !!!!!!
It won't work with Homekit.
Thanks for this great tutorial Ed got it all setup and running without breaking a sweat :)
One question though, how to avoid double notifications? After setting this up I get notified by both HA and the Reolink app when a person is detected. In the Reolink app I see no way to only disable the notification for person detection. Fully disabling notifications for the Reolink app also disables the option to talk when someone rings the doorbell,which I'd still like to use. How did you handle this?
Yes, a straight forward replacement for Ring, Reolink even have a replacement for the floodlight cam.
Sick of not getting motion notifications from Ring until well after the event, if I get them at all. And the monthly fee.
Thanks. This is just what I was looking for!!!
I think the Falls cam dbw5 is better all around. It supports PoE and both 2.4 and 5G plus it has a genuine hardwired network video output through the RJ45 adapter.
Thanks for your tutorial! Comes right on time to delivery of the doorbell. I really like the doorbell, excellent quality and full local control. Much better then eufy! One think i would like to have is when a visitor rings, the video is streamed to my nest display. Nevertheless - the doorbell is awesome - and your videos too! Thanks a lot!
Meanwhile I solved this by streaming the picture to the display - much faster to display and sufficient for my case :)
Great that you managed to solve it yourself!
Hi and thank you so much! The only thing remains to understand for me is if it is possible to use a tablet like the internal monitor of a normal doorbell.
I need the video stream from the doorbell appears when someone pushes the doorbell button
Will you clarify this in your next video, please?
Thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yes, I will in one of my upcoming videos.
I was so excited for this door bell, but its inability to use my existing chime is annoying. I have multiple hard wired door bell chimes. I really need to maintain the ability to be in the garage and have the door bell ring and be able to hear it when I don't have my phone with me.
Yeah, that is a downside indeed. What you might be able to do is connect done ESPHome device to your existing come and create a Home Assistant automation to ring that chime when someone possess the doorbell.
What about sending the image instantly to a device such as an echo show when the doorbell is pressed?
Great review 👍 Thank you
Thanks!
This is the second home in which th-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
I'm not sure you really understand the point of Home Assistant which is to make everything local. Ring depends on the cloud and is basically what I call subscription "bait'. Buy it, you want some feature and you have to subscribe to get it. It fits a large section of the market, it's just not for me.
I wish it would work with existing chime
Afgelopen weekend deze tutorial gevolgd met de installatie van de Reolink video deurbel. Het werkt bijna helemaal top. Wanneer ik met de Wlan ben verbonden, komt de snap netjes mee in de notificate op mijn telefoon. Wanneer ik via 4/5g verbonden ben krijg ik de snap niet.
Waar zou 'm dit in kunnen zitten?
Yes ..I am waiting for one
Thanks for the review! I actually was waiting for this doorbell for a few months already. It's out of stock here in Australia. I was trying to organize it from the USA, but it's out of stock there as well. Where did you get it from?
It was sent to me by Reolink after waiting for months. They say it will be in stock in March or April because of Covid in China. 🥴
Absolutely been waiting for something like this the possibility of poe and lan connection is a game changer. Great video as alway, look forward to the next one. Have a great Christmas!
So finally got the door bell actually quite disappointed that the door bell doesn't actually call your mobile to say someone is at the door. A notification by default will only send you a notification which is a short notification. I've had to assign a 30 second notification ring tone to a notification tone?? unless me and lot of other who are moaning about this feature has missed it some where?? Thanks for this vid though i will eventually implement the what you have done. How has the door bell been for the last 9 months??thanks paul
Thanks for this. Any idea if it is water resistant, any mention on the box? Nothing mentioned on the link. Thanks again!
Well, it's for outdoor use, so I expect it to be water resistant.
Lucky one. Got 2 of them on 19th Dec, wanna order one more -> not availöable anymore. btw: im impressed as well with the device.
I just got a message from Reolink that new stock will be in around March or April because of Covid spreading fast in China. That's very unfortunate. 😢
@@SmartHomeJunkie tnk u very much for sharing this information! i added myself to the mailing, got no information at all. if anybody have one, pls tell me i‘ld like to buy it. even this ones who accidentally fall unexpected of the wall after a pointy debree hit it right middle on the button where the release mechanism is… 😏😁
Hi Ed, thanks for all your great work! All of your video's are very clearly. But this one isn't at the end. Notification with image is not working. I only get a message "er is aangebeld" no picture. What's the meaning of the part action URI? what am I supposed to do? I used my lovelace tab with my doorbel, but nothing is showing up.
Hi Nico. Thanks. I think you might have missed a step or your credentials for your camera in the action are not correct. It does work here. The uri is used to link to a dashboard in HA that show my cameras, but it's not needed to show an image in the notification on yor phone.
Hi! Great video, again! Your doorbell video's are the main reason I bought this doorbell to replace my Eufy doorbell. I have question about Generic Camera. Were can I find the link to my Doorbell for the "still image"?
You can use the link that I show in the video and replace the ip-address.
With the reolink integration being official and the sub stream supporting snapshot wouldn’t that be a faster /more reliable option and allow the image to be included as an attachment to the notification?
I changed this and my notifications with images now arrive in 2-4 seconds instead of 10-15 while it waited for the url to load the static image .
@@DavidCowenAt the time of this video there was no official Reolink integration yet. I still use the generic camera for the stream. It seems still faster to me. I also use WebRTC to speed it up by the way. See my WebRTC video of last Sunday.
Merry Christmas and thank you for your video.
Question: I am interested in setting up the notifications with image to my phone based on person detection of a reolink 810a camera on an reolink NVR using HA. I tried to apply your instructions in this video for the doorbell but could not get it to work. Do you have a video for this? Is what I am describing possible just using HA? I am new to HA and have been trying to figure this out for some time. Cheers.
Hi! If you can trigger HA based on motion of your Camera, this should work in the exact same manner for your camera. You can test the action in the automation that sends the image to see if that works at least.
Thank you for this. I may have missed you mentioning it. Does it work with Frigate?
I do not use Frigate, but if Frigate works with rtsp or Onvif it should work.
@mindracing did you find the answer? I'd consider purchasing this if it works with frigate.
@@jellekoster No, not yet.
Hi 👋, Very interesting tutorial on the doorbell, I’m not very good with electronics and setting things up, I have been trying to find out whether you can link to these doorbells together as I have two doors that I need to cover with appropriate doorbell can I purchase two doorbells kits and have it set as one device, I’m looking for a monitor screen that I can see what is going on outside if my device is activated especially as I live in rural part of the French countryside, I’ve had problems with being burgled in 2019 losing over €15,000 worth equipment and tools and ride on lawnmower et cetera, And I have had people snooping around at night time and in the early hours in the morning,
So the big question is can I activate two doorbells with one device and have a monitor screen so I can see what is going on outside do you recommend this device that you are reviewing or do you think I should go along a different route.
PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN.
What you can do is send the footage of both doorbells to a local drive, NVR or survailance software on for instance a Synology NAS. You can also hook up two doorbells to Home Assistant and let Home Assistant handle the doorbells. For instance send a message to your phone.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Hi 👋, okay thank you for your help and reply, If it is okay can I contact you in some way if I need some help or info please.
PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.
@@philvale5724 You can check my website at www.smarthomejunkie.net for contact options.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Hi 👋, thank you for your help and reply.
PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.
Great! Thanks. Can you create a blueprint for this? On the comunity, there is so much bluprint about doorbell, but nothing work. Best
You can download the code through the link the description. I don't use blueprints myself. I'm not very fond of them.
Just bought 2 months ago lmou db61 so I cannot send it back, but i see there is some integration with ha. I hope i will menage to make it work together.
Yes, this should work straight away. Make sure you open the correct ports using the web interface of the camera.
@@SmartHomeJunkie so finally i start playing with home assistant. I add imou integration succesfully, i had live view, but next day it just dissapear. I see only black screen and when Im trying to add it again same as before it shows me "no activity" under the live view window... Any ideas?
Thanks for this video. It opens doors for me. I know already that this doorbell is by far on of the best doorbells at this moment. The only annoying thing is that it isn't 100% Google Home compliant like so many doorbells. No image on the Nest HUB and no sound on the Nest speaker. With this video this last disappointment is taken away. Again Great video. Thanks
Thank you!
@@SmartHomeJunkie But how to deal with "No image on the Nest Hub when someone rings the Reolink Doorbell"? Sound is okay that's for sure but i should like a livestream or when this isn't possible only a snapshot aside the sound on the Nest Hub. You did it on a tablet. Please do it on the Nest Hub too.
As ever great video. Thank you. I've got mine up and running. Is there a way to play to more than one device (alexa). Thanks
I'm not sure. I do not have Alexa devices myself unfortunately.
Hi I like your video's.
I also got a reolink and am testing before I replace my old doorbell. In HA there is quite some delay. I see about 1 -3sec to a HA card. I have the bell wired to the network. IS that a normal delay that I should expect, or could it be faster? Is there something i could change in the settings to make that faster
Also I see 2 protocols RTSP, RTMP and FLV could that make any difference in delay?
See this video to speed up the camera: Boost your Security Camera Video in Home Assistant using WebRTC
th-cam.com/video/8tqLitJJNkk/w-d-xo.html
Nice review! Two things - it only comes in a hardwired version, no battery, and the SD Card is stored in the device, so if a 'bad guy' knows he has been recorded, he (or she) can rip the unit off the door and there goes your evidence.
Record to ftp
@@nicokamphuis4602 That’s easy for you to say. But for a non-tech guy like me, I don’t even know what “ftp” means much less how to “record to ftp” as you indicated. ???
@@michaelsalcido3736 sorry, I thought that all homeassistant owners have some technical expertise.
Good things to know before you buy: when someone presses on the button, you get a push notification on your phone. Not a call like other doorbells. I find that a major annoyance. Also if you have bright lights in front of your house, the camera on the doorbell will compensate for that and you will barely see the faces of visitors.
Otherwise it's a pretty solid device.
I appreciate you pointing out these quirks about the device. It's good to be aware of these things before making a decision.
whether we can use mobile tts based alerting when someone press the button? I don’t have the device so I can’t test this.
@@tamildesan837 You mean tts on your phone?
@@SmartHomeJunkie Yes. I recently tested tts in my mobile which sends voice based alerts for the texts we enter. This works currently in android only provided we have the companion app installed
Good review! I will look closer at that doorbell!
looks interest, thanks for the video, Question does the chime need line of site or have to be close ? or is it a wifi that also just has to be near a router on the network ?
Yes, the chime is Wi-Fi!
@@SmartHomeJunkie Great, thanks for the reply, so can it connect to any of the other wifi routers in your network, or just the same one as the main unit, or is it just wifi to the main unit ?
@@ndudman8 any of the other routers as long as the doorbell is part of the same network.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Many thanks sounds great, will look into one.
@Smart Home Junkie -- The chime is definitely NOT WiFi. It is pre-paired specifically & exclusively to the doorbell in the box. The chime operates on a Radio Frequency (RF) of 433MHz. I have this doorbell and can confirm the chime can operate over very long distances, including through walls. Mine is more than 100 feet away from the doorbell, in a separate building.
is there a option now toe lower the sound of the doorbel? i just order the Reolink 🙂
i read in the comments that hacs is not needed anymore do you have the new YT about that ?
Does it have a battery as well?
Good question. No, it doesn't
Would have been the ultimate Doorbell if it was a dual camera doorbell with a camera facing downwards that could actually show packages on the ground.
Yeah that 98 degree vertical view is a bit underwhelming, especially compared to the ring pro 2's 150 degree vertical, and 150 degree horizontal
I find it strange that a post company leaves a package at the front door.
Not ideal but mount a mirror somewhere when needed?
UNIFI doorbell does, also has HA intergration
Hi, great video! Can this doorbell cast live feed when doorbell is pressed on Google home hub? So that I can interact with the person via Google home hub? (Just like his nest doorbell currently is}. If yes. Please do make a tutorial for this. Thanks
Hi, I don't think you can do two way communication like that. See my other videos about showing the live feed on a tablet or phone when someone rings the doorbell.
One more feature I would like to see is a 2-way audio with the doorbell with button to turn on the microphone. Did anyone try setting this up? I have done some testing with Frigate and my other Reolink camera (not the Reolink doorbell). I tried setting up momentary microphone button for 2-way audio, but the results are poor. Sometimes it works, most of times it does not show the mic button, Frigate takes too much CPU as well... The doorbell should have Onvif profile T though and should support this better than my current cam...
Would be perfect if it was battery operated. Not very useful for those of us without existing doorbell wiring or nearby power options.
I have an Arlo, and it sucks. Still looking for something with a chime to replace it with.
Bedankt voor deze geweldige video, ik heb hem inmiddels ook (de POE variant). De RSTP stream werkt echter niet stabiel wanneer ik deze toevoeg als Generic Camera. Via VLC werkt de stream zonder problemen.
Iemand suggesties ?
thanks again! a question.. im moving to a house.. looking for cameras and the reolink looks great.. due the constrain of chips its dif to get a coral.. its really needed to have a good frigate system?
Is it because you very well know that ring video doorbell is still one of the best out there why it was mentioned, rings is one of the best out there if not the best, I am using ring from its very insertion they have come a long way, people do your own research and make your own decisions
Nope, it's because I used the Ring Pro for over 4 years and the fact that's is not local and terribly slow makes it absolutely less good than the Reolink imo.
@@SmartHomeJunkie blame that on your WiFi you need good WiFi for any outside wireless devices
@@kenrickdavis9216 Nope, it's not my WiFi. The distance between the Ring and my access point was 1 meter tops. But let's agree to disagree. 🙏🏻
After buying the Eufy doorbell to replace my Ring doorbell I was disappointed that I worked even worse with Home Assistant should have gone with the Reolink
If you bought the Eufy at amazon you can send it back. I bought mine 1.5 years ago and sended it back to Amazon 2 weeks ago.
@@larsbeekvan unfortunately I bought mine at Media Markt
@@larsbeekvanhow did you do that? What do you have to say to customer services?
Hey Ed, great vid as always. I have a question about the action URI in the automation. Is the URI you wrote out work generically? Or do I need a specific URI for my stuff?
What is your opinion on an entity state change triggered by a doorbell press? I am thinking to incorporate something like a Wi-Fi sonoff momentary switch to trigger a traditional 24 V mechanical doorbell chime.
Great content, as always!
Thank you!
Is there any update to this if your using the official reolink integration?
It works the same way.
Great video, too bad it's not available for purchase anywhere
It will be soon as far as i understood from Reolink!
Great video! Thanks for all the details.
I just received my doorbell from reolink. I tried to install as per your video and have most working, but try as I might I can't get the doorbell to ring either on my Alexa Dot or my Google speaker. I have the mp3 file installed in the correct place. I am using home assistant on an Oracle VM maybe that is the culprit still searching
You might want to try to use the up address in the media play service instead of the domain name.
Great video! I already have a doorbel cam from Foscam. Maybe you can give me some information about the quality? Is it really something to have it a long term outside device? With rain, freezing temp, Heat about 40, 60 degrees in summertime? It looks a little (sorry) cheap?
I can tell you in about a year or so. 🤪
@@SmartHomeJunkie Sure I get that 😛 But whats your first imptression of it. Does it come cheap to you? Or is it something stable? (Goede afwerking)?
@@ictstelucjam3604 It's the same quality as the Ring video doorbell. It's made mostly of plastic, but the mounting bracket is made from metal. It doesn't feel cheap to me.
Reolink need to be able to add aditional chime... and also adapter to make existing chime work....like amcrest does. Than they have a great winner.. listen to customers.. this just common sense ideas...and really should be a must
Hi 👋, Yes it’s me again not a question these devices compatible with iPhones and iPads et cetera.
PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE
Yes they are!
Great review!
Thanks a bunch, great tutorial
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for your answer. Furthermore, do you have any tips to set it up to record movement and include the 30 seconds before, like Ring does?
Yes, it includes a couple of seconds before.
Thanks, very nice video !
This one vs dahua VTO2202F-P-S2? Reolink have a better design, for sure, but the rest?
Hi, great video, just one question. At the end you show the snapshot in the notification on the phone. There is also a option to open the camera.
I have the HomeAssistent App installed on my android phone, how can I open the app instead of the browser?
I believe it opens the app if you have that installed. At least, that's how it works on my iPhone.
@@SmartHomeJunkie not on my Android, not sure what link to use in automation, I tried local ip / homeassistant.local / public url and nabucasa url all open the browser
@@ManfredRotgers Okay. Good to know!
Great video! Thanks for the upload. I currently have two questions: does the HA integration work if I hook up the camera to a NVR (without PoE) and can the camera use a SD card for motion events and use the NVR for 24/7 recording?
Fantastic video! I followed your instruction (as well as Reolink's after double-checking their documentation) for adding the doorbell as a generic camera in HA, and it gives me an "Unable to load image from still image URL" error message. Did you (or anyone else) happen to run into this issue?
I don't experience this issue. You might also try this video which I released today. Maybe it's because you were not connected to your Wi-Fi.
How to SHOW YOUR CAMERA REMOTELY on Your Phone When The Doorbell Rings!
th-cam.com/video/6jkzy2Cv9Pk/w-d-xo.html
@@SmartHomeJunkie I'm connected to WiFi, but will check it out! Thanks for the quick reply!
@@ChrisGriffinP I used the new Reolink integration instead of the generic camera integration in this new video by the way.
@@SmartHomeJunkie Just used the method from your latest video and it worked like a charm! You've gained a subscriber :)
@@ChrisGriffinP Thank you sir! ❤
Hi, thanks for this. I have HTTPS on my home assistant. So it doesn't work. Do you have a fix for this?
What does not work exactly?
Also, you didn't highlight some of the issues that other SmartHome automation and security channels mentioned, they might not effect you but they might effect others who are interested.
I didn't come across any issues, so how could I mention them if I do not get them?
You stated that this doorbell can be connected to existing wiring? So this means that it will operate the existing chime? Just making sure because I currently have Nest and it came with a jumper module to wire in at the chime to make it work. Also I'm trying to install a network cable to the doorbell so If the WiFi version has POE as well then thats awesome in case I can't get the wire in place.
No, not the existing chine, but the power wiring.