In this article, we will guide you through setting up a recording schedule for your Reolink NVR system. You'll learn how to configure both motion and continuous recording schedules on the NVR monitor screen.
Applies to: RLN8-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT3NA78P / N7MB01 / N3MB01 / N2MB02 / H3MB18), RLN16-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT4NA716P / N6MB01 / H3MB18), RLN4E, NVS4E, RLN36, NVS36, RLN12W, NVS12W, NVS4E, NVS8, NVS12W, NVS16, NVS36, RP-PN8, RP-PN16, RP-N64.
Before setting up the recording schedule for cameras connected to the NVR, you can go to the Camera > Detection page to configure the detection alarm settings such as detection zone and detection sensitivity according to your needs.
Here is a video to show how to set up motion detection recording:
Step 1. Connect your Reolink NVR to a monitor via HDMI/VGA.
Step 2. Right-click on the screen, then click the icon > Surveillance > Enable Record. Turn on the NVR recording switch. If not, the NVR will not record any videos for any camera. Then click Daily Schedule.
Step 3. Set up Recording shedule for the cameras.
❶ Now you can click the drop-down arrow to select the camera for which you want to set up a recording schedule. Turn on the switch next to the camera name so that the recording schedule will take effect.
❷ Select Alarm and then tick the corresponding alarm types so that your camera will record video triggered by such alarm types/any motion; Or click Timer to set up continuous recording schedule.
❸ Click Enable/Disable below the table, then 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.
Notes: If you want to copy the weekly schedule to another camera connected to the NVR, click Apply to Other Cameras, and choose the corresponding camera.