Setting up a push schedule allows you to customize alerts for specific motion events, ensuring that you stay informed without unnecessary distractions. This article will provide you with tutorials on how to set up a push schedule for your camera.

Applies to: All Reolink cameras except Argus 2, Argus Pro, Argus 2E 2MP, Argus 3 2MP, Argus PT 2MP, Argus Eco 2MP, Reolink Go, Reolink Go PT, B400, P310C, D400, B800, P331C, D800, P335C.

finger.png If your camera is added to the Reolink NVR, refer to How to Enable/Disable Push Notification for Cameras Connected to NVR to setup.

Before You Start

1. Please make sure that the Reolink App has permission for notifications in your phone’s system settings before setting the push schedule.

2. Before setting up, upgrade the Reolink App or Client to the latest version and the device to the latest firmware version.

3. For cameras that do not support Smart Detection, the Push Notification page may vary by model. Some models only allow you to enable or disable Push Notifications, while others also provide a Schedule option. For battery-powered cameras without Smart Detection, the Push Notification Schedule is the same as the PIR Schedule. Please refer to the options displayed in the Reolink App for your camera.

Setup Guide for Push Notification via Reolink Software

Click on the software title below to jump directly to the corresponding instructions.

  • Via Reolink App

    Here is a video for your reference.

    1. Enable push notifications and set up the Push Schedule:

    Refer to How to Enable Push Notifications on iOS and Android Phones to enable push notifications and set up the Push Schedule.

    2. Critical Alerts

    Only on the iOS App, you can set it to receive Critical Alerts even when your iPhone is muted or Do Not Disturb is enabled.

    Critical Alerts

    If the Reolink App does not yet have permission for Critical Alerts in your iPhone’s system settings, tapping Allow Critical Alerts in the app will trigger a pop-up message. This message will remind you that the permission needs to be enabled in your iPhone’s settings.

    To make things easier, simply tap Go to Settings on the pop-up — this will take you directly to the relevant system settings page, so you don’t need to manually search for it.  

    Then choose Notifications on your iPhone system settings, and enable Critical Alerts.

    notificaitons phone settings critical alert phone settins

    3. Set up Device Notification Ringtones:

    This feature allows you to assign different sounds to different cameras. For example, you can set one tone for your front door camera and another for the backyard, helping you identify which camera triggered the alert just by the sound.

  • Via Reolink Client

    Here is a video for your reference.

    Step 1. Access Camera Push page

    Note: The navigation path differs depending on the device connection.
    For the standalone camera — Go to Device Settings > Surveillance > Push > Schedule.

    For camera added to Home Hub — Click expand.png to expand the camera, and then click the gear.png icon for the camera you want to configure > Surveillance > Push > Schedule.

    push client

    Step 2. Choose one or more Detection Types, such as Person, Vehicle, Animal, or Any Motion you want.
    Note: The detection type will vary across different models of your camera.

    Step 3. Select Enable/Disable and click and drag across the timetable to select the push period (One grid is for an hour). Blue grids indicate periods when push is enabled. Gray grids indicate periods when push is disabled.

    Step 4. (Optional) Click Enable All to fill the entire schedule with the selected push. This means the camera will push all the time. Alternatively, click Disable All to remove all scheduled push and prevent the camera from pushing.

    Step 5. (Optional) Click Apply to Other Cameras and then select other cameras to share the same push schedule. Then click Save.

    Apply to Other Cameras

    Step 6. Click Save if you finish setting up. 

  • Via Web Browser

    Applies to: All Reolink cameras except battery-powered cameras, Reolink E1, Reolink E1 Pro, and Reolink Lumus, and the add-on cameras in the NVR Kit. For details of the models that can be accessed via web browsers, refer to Which Reolink Devices Can Be Accessed via Web Browsers.

    Step 1. Log in to your NVR via a web browser. Then click the gear.png gear icon on the top right corner.

    web log in

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    Step 2. Click Surveillance > Push. Choose one or more Detection Types, such as Person, Vehicle, Animal, or Any Motion you want.
    Note: The detection type will vary across different models of your camera.

    push schedule web

    Step 3. Select Enable/Disable and click and drag across the timetable to select the push period (One grid is for an hour). Blue grids indicate periods when push is enabled. Gray grids indicate periods when push is disabled.

    Step 4. (Optional) Click enable all.png icon to fill the entire schedule with the selected push. This means the camera will push all the time. Alternatively, click remove all.png icon to remove all scheduled push and prevent the camera from pushing.

    Step 5. Click Save if you finish setting up. 

     

    For Old Web Interface:

    If the web interface of your camera is an old version, you can refer to the steps below. 

    1. Log in to your camera via a web browser and go to the Device Settings page. 

    2. Go to Network >Advance >Push page, set the push schedule for your device. Click Motion to enable push notifications. Click the None button and make the time grid gray to disable the notification. One grid represents one hour.

    3. Click OK to save the setting.

    push schedule old

  • Via Reolink NVR (new UI)

    Applies to: RLN8-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT3NA78P / N7MB01 / N3MB01 / N2MB02 / H3MB18), RLN16-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT4NA716P / N6MB01 / H3MB18), RLN4E, RLN36, RLN12W, NVS4E, NVS8, NVS12W, NVS16, NVS36, RP-PN8, RP-PN16, RP-N64.

    Here is a video for your reference.

    Step 1. Connect your Reolink NVR to a monitor via HDMI/VGA.

    monitor

    Step 2. Right-click on the screen, then click the gear icon > Surveillance. Click and turn the Push Notifications toggle blue to enable push notifications for your Reolink NVR. Once it turns grey, you will no longer receive push notifications from any of the cameras connected to the NVR.

    enable the NVR Push Notification nvr

    Step 3. Choose the channel you want to set up and then enable the push notification for this camera.

    Step 4. Choose one or more Detection Types, such as Person, Vehicle, Animal, or Any Motion you want.
    Step 5. Click and drag on the grid (one stands for an hour) to enable/disable alarm recording at that hour. Blue indicates enabled, while grey indicates disabled.

    schedule nvr

    Step 6. (Optional) Click Apply to Other Cameras and then select other cameras to share the same push schedule. Then click Save.

    Apply to Other Cameras

    Step 7. Click Save when you finish setting up.

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Setting up a push notification schedule on Reolink devices allows you to receive timely alerts based on specific motion events, helping reduce unnecessary interruptions. If you have any other questions, please click the link Submit a request below to contact Reolink Support.