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It took me a long time to bite the bullet. I had done a lot of research and was almost set on a more popular brand of system, when I some how stumbled across Reolink. I was fixated. The prices were so much lower than others. Straight away I was thinking that they must be poorly made, low video quality.. all the negative things you can think. But I kept digging.. Kept searching.. Kept watching videos, and reviews.. I couldn't really find a bad review. So i went all in... I purchased:
- RLN8-410
- 2 x RLC-422 (5MB)
- 3 x RLC-410
Pro's
- Price
- Video Quality
- Ease of installation (with POE no need for a secondary power source)
- No monthly subscription
- Easy setup to connect via App and Client Software.
- Record Time - With this setup I get about 5 days of recording (can expand with External HDD or upgrade internal)
- Upgradable Firmware for NVR and Cameras
Cons
- No ability to see motion events via client software. Okay this is a weird one and maybe a little hard to explain but is critical in my eyes. Via the app or client you can load the playback mode and view all the recordings you have available. However what if you want to see when there was motion on a camera? You can set it to only record when motion is detected but what happens when your recording all the time. You can do it via the NVR. But that means your NVR must be installed near your monitor. Mine is stored away so that's not possible. What I would love to see via the app, is to be able to look at the recording timeline and see when motion was detect. Then I can drag to that spot and watch. Pretty simple.. Not sure why this doesnt exist.
- No cabling: Okay this one was a surprise given I had looked at other brands that came with 10m cables. These cameras don't come with anything usable (maybe a 1/2 m cable). For me this was no issue as I was already planning on running CAT5e cable, but just be prepared that you will need to purchase the cable. In my view I would prefer the cost kept down by not including cables.
- Night Vision: its a of really good quality, but just be aware of what is near your camera. Anything too close and the IR light will bounce off it and you wont be able to see far distances.. This isnt reolinks issue. But it would be good to be able to select a zone to expose on.
- Dome Camera installation: Okay this was a tricky one.. While the dome cameras are in a sense easy to install, you have to be very careful. The screw holes are through the circuit board. One slip here and you have ruined your camera. I was definitely stressing installing these ones. Maybe a temporary installation plate that you could clip on while you screw these on to protect the board would be handy here.
- Firmware Updates Information: When I tried updating the firmware on my cameras it kept failing. I tried this a few times before I worked out they were up to date. Rather than saying "Failed" it would be good if it could say "Firmware is already up to date" or something like that. Also it would be good if you could update the camera firmware from the client software and not just directly from the NVR.
- Fan noise: These NVR's aren't the quietest of things. Again this isn't reolink specific. I store mine in the roof so I don't hear it but this is why the majority of NVR features need to be made available from the client software.
I hope this goes to help someone in the future when they too are on a quest to purchase an NVR system. You really cant go wrong with Reolink, and if the manage to correct some of the software requests I have mentioned, They truly will be near perfect.
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We are confused, but forgive us because we’re somewhat new at this...we bought & have received our new Reolink RLN8-410 DVR & 2 RLC-423 cams...but we haven’t connected DVR power adapter yet because we don’t want to damage any of our new equipment.
The reason for our confusion is that the DVR’s Quick Start Guide shows 2 diagrams that illustrate we must connect DVR power adapter to “220V Outlet”. What does that mean ?
Please help us make the correct power connection by explaining this.
Bought this along with the to rlc-811a camera. Everything is up to date. I was told through chat with a Reolink rep that the siren cannot be triggered by detection while connected to the NVR. You also cannot use the time lapse feature while connected to the NVR.
The NVR was a waste of money for me since these features of the camera are unusable while connected. The ad for the camera states to use the NVR for best performance. How is disabling features better performance?
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I was told by your support rep that motion trigger of the alarm is not possible while connected to the NVR. Can you give me the instructions on how to set this up?
I was just told by one of your reps that the rlc-811a cannot do that while connected to the NVR. Can you give me the directions to set up the siren to trigger when motion is detected?
Thanks
Thanks for your feedback, here are some suggestions to use RLC-811A with RLN8-410.
1. There is no microphone or speaker on the NVR, but the camera has it. So when motion is detected, the camera could sound an alarm. You will also be alerted by push notifications or emails to your phone.
2. The NVR could record 24/7 as well as motions. If you prefer to record time-lapse as well, you could insert a micro SD card into the camera.
Best Regards
Reolink Service Team
NVR RLNB-410 is unable to download watchable 8k videos from a RLC-810a, neither to PC or to a USB stick inserted into NVR. All 5k videos download properly. 8k videos play properly on NVR just will not download a usable copy. You will need to use your camera to record playback videos. Obviously not in the same quality as recorded. All the latest firmware is installed in the cameras and in the NVR, as of June 2021. Greatly disappointed with this unit at this time. Perhaps another firmware update in the future will address this problem.
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To make mouse working I have to unplug and plug it again every time when I want to use it.
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The RLN8-410 is a great NVR and I highly recommend it, I'd give it a 4.9/5 if I could it's that close to being perfect. We purchased ours almost 2 years ago so this is a long-term usage review. We also plan to include our Reolink setup, instructions and reviews in our Responsible Start-Home series of guides once we have completed the entire smart-home setup sometime nearing the end of 2023.
At first we purchased 2x RLC-523WA cameras with our NVR and were very happy with the purchase, a few months later we purchased a single RLC-823A PoE camera and were also very happy with that purchase. We continued to use those three cameras with our NVR for about a year before we moved to a larger house, once there we purchased 2 more RLC-823A PoE cameras and 2x TrackMix PoE cameras, one of the RLC-823A cameras was to replace one of the existing RLC-523WA cameras, not that there was a problem with it, still works perfectly fine, but we have set up our new house to use all PoE so we no longer needed it. We still have a single RLC-523WA camera but we plan to replace that with a third RLC-823A PoE camera soon. We may also purchase one of those battery powered dual-lens cameras for our backyard at some point and connect it to a solar panel.
So as of writing this review our setup looks like this:
- 1x RLN8-410 NVR,
- 2x TrackMix PoE cameras,
- 2x RLC-823A PoE cameras,
- 1x RLC-523WA camera (soon to be replaced with RLC-823A).
All of these cameras are connected directly to the NVR via Ethernet cables and since the NVR supports PoE all of the cameras (except the non-PoE RLC-523WA) are powered by the NVR. We do not use a network switch for our NVR and our NVR is not connected to our home network in any way (wired or wireless) as we do not have the need to connect our NVR or cameras to the internet (we download the firmware updates manually and install via USB). For us this is one of the main reasons why we chose Reolink, because they are one of the few companies that provide options for those who do not want to use internet services for their security devices, for this I am very grateful that Reolink exist and will continue to purchase their products for as long as this remains the case.
We also discovered a neat trick recently, we connected one of our old HP 560 PoE wireless access points directly to our NVR via Ethernet and to our delight it connected and works! With a little tweaking of static IP settings within the HP 560 AP as well as the IP settings in the WiFi settings of one of our Android devices we were able to use the Reolink app completely offline (by connecting to the wireless AP that is connected to the NVR) to view the live feed. We can then connect back to our normal wireless AP when we are done to regain internet access on our Android device. This is fantastic and although it required a bit of trial and error to get it all working it's certainly not something that I was expecting to work since it's outside of the scope of what the NVR is supposed to do. But this all goes to show how good these NVRs are and how well the software has been made and maintained for it, it also means that you CAN have a completely offline security camera system that still works with WiFi devices including the Reolink app.
There are some things that we would like which are missing from the RLN8-410 NVR, for example we would like to be able to control external alarm devices like the RLN36 NVR does, however we also still need PoE so the RLN36 isn't suitable for us unless we purchase another PoE network switch, we also don't need 36 cameras. If there was ever an NVR that supports external alarm devices, 8 cameras and PoE we would certainly purchase it! Another thing we would like is a rack mount option for the NVR, we currently have ours sitting on a shelf in our rack but it would look a lot neater if it was properly rack mounted. We also have some issues with mouse support, the mouse that comes with the NVR isn't great, it gets the job done but we would like a better one, however we have tried to use a different mouse with the NVR but the mouse cursor was missing. We do have our NVR connected to a KVM (it send HDMI & USB over Ethernet to another room) and that works very well, even with the mouse, and at first we thought the problem with the other mouse may have been when using the KVM, but this wasn't the case, even when connecting it directly to the NVR the problem still occurred. It's may be possible that this could be fixed via a firmware update or there may be another model of mouse that works so don't let this small problem stop you from purchasing this NVR if it suits all of your other needs.
Overall we have been very impressed with every product that we have purchased from Reolink and we will certainly be purchasing more of their products in the near future.
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I have the NVR running for the past year and the 4K recording fills up the 2TB disk easily. I wish there was support for :
a) SSDs
b) multiple drives support
c) storage to external NAS
I know we are trying to use the cloud but it is not always the right solution.
Overall this is a great affordable product.
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I am posting this review a week after installing a camera (RLC-420 5MP) with this NVR. So far the solution is great overall, I am very much impressed with the recording/playback quality, especially considering the price point. The interface reacts swiftly to your input (mouse clicks), jumping around while viewing captured video is also reasonably quick. The cameras combined with this NVR create a realiable, easy to use system.
I do have one problem with this NVR though. I need to use a wireless (Bluetooth) mouse, because I have put the NVR in a location far from my TV (which I use as a display). I have two wireless mice lying around, one (Microsoft Touch Arc) I didn't manage to get working at all, the second one (Logitech bluetooth mouse with a *USB unifying reciever* dongle) works, but only after a very peculiar set of steps. I've tried plugging it like you normally would many times, I also tried many other combinations of steps, it only works for me when you set it up like this: 1) Power up the NVR 2) Connect the supplied cable mouse 3) Connect the Logitech USB dongle 4) Disconnect the cable mouse. Only after you disconnect the cable mouse the bluetooth mouse starts to work! I am lucky I stumbled upon this by accident. This (currently only working method) has the downside that if the power goes out, I will have to access the NVR and recreate these steps for the mouse to work again. I would be happy for any suggestion as to why it works like that or a solution to my problem.
So, my suggestion is to add an FAQ/Manual section about using a wireless mouse! I looked for it when I was trying to solve my problem and there's sadly nothing about it in the documentation. Just some of the questions I think need official answers are - Is the NVR capable of downloading drivers for a mouse when connected to the internet? If not, can I do it manually? Which mice are guaranteed to work out-of-the-box?
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Pros:
- Installation
- Software features included
- Enables PoE
- Mouse provided
- Number of cameras connectable for the price
Cons:
- No video backup on USB despite the ports present, a priori
- Need to install a CODEC (or compatible player including it) to play videos on a PC, at least if like me we use a 5 Megapixel camera at its highest definition and at maximum speed
- Mouse ergonomics to type text
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Great features and interface, works pretty easily, not sure people are whining about it being loud? It's really not that bad. People are exaggerating when they complain about the noise for sure. My only complaint is the introduction interface should guide you through how to use everything step by step like nest does
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Der Recorder macht was er soll. Funktioniert seit ca. 4 Monate einwandfrei.
Angeschlossen über HDMI an einem Fernseher. Hier könnt ihr dann alle Einstellungen vornehmen. Von der APP wird er auch sofort erkannt. Auf dem PC könnt ihr auch die Client Software installieren. Funktioniert auch 1A !
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