This article will guide you on how to set your PoE NVR on the Reolink software.
Please note that the settings of the NVR also depend on the cameras connected to it.
It includes:
Live View
Learn the live view page buttons on the Reolink App:
Introduction to the Live View Page Buttons of Reolink App
And here is the brief introduction for the buttons on the live view page of the Reolink Client:
Introduction to the Buttons on Live View Page of Reolink Client
You can also view the cameras on a monitor:
Learning the Buttons on the Live View Page of Reolink PoE NVR
Multiple Views
If you have several cameras added to your Reolink software, you can view multiple streams at the same time. Please follow the guides below.
Clip
The clip function can help you view the specific area you want to enlarge and check. You can enable the clip function under the Clip Settings option via Reolink software.
Flip
In case your camera is mounted upside down, the picture will need to be rotated as well. Follow the guides below to rotate the image.
Change Live Stream
If you want to view the video with better image quality, follow the guides below to change the stream type.
Image Settings
Follow this guide to configure image settings for your Reolink cameras.
- How to Configure Advanced Image Settings via Reolink Client
- How to Set up Camera Image Parameter Settings via Reolink PoE NVR
- How to Set up Camera Image Parameters via Reolink NVR (New UI)
Infrared lights
Learn more information about IR lights in this article: Introduction to IR Illumination
And here is the working principle of the IR cut: How Does IR-cut Work
For how to set the IR lights, refer to
Alarm and Detection
Detection Sensitivity and Detection Zone
You can set up sensitivity and schedule currently. Refer to the articles below.
If you want to set up the Motion Detection Zone of your camera, kindly refer to
Object Size
It can support setting up maximum object size and minimum object size at the same time for the person and vehicle detection separately. If the moving objects are smaller than the minimum object size or bigger than the maximum object size, it will not trigger the alarm to reduce the false alarm caused by spider webs, light changes, and raindrops.
For more details, refer to
Alarm Delay
With alarm delay, the camera alarm will be triggered only when the detected object stays in the detection zone longer than a set time. Here are the instructions.
Motion Alerts
Push Notification
Push notification: A message notification will be sent to your phone, telling you that a motion event was detected by the camera.
For how to set the push notification, refer to
Alarm Email
Email notification is an email alert that your camera will send to you when it detects motions.
You can choose the email attachment according to your needs.
Recording and Playback
Reolink PoE cameras support both motion recordings and continuous recordings. And recordings can be saved into HDD (hard drive) and uploaded to the FTP server.
HDD Recording and Playback
For how to set up the motion recording, refer to
- How to Set up Record Settings of NVR System via Reolink App
- How to Set up Motion Detection Recording via Reolink PoE NVR
For how to set up the continuous recording (if you want to check motion recording and continuous recording at the same time, you can only set continuous recording, when there is a motion, it will be highlighted under Playback), refer to
- How to Set up Continuous Record Schedule
- How to Set up Local Recording Schedule via Reolink Client (New Client)
- How to Upload Continuous Recording to NVR
- How to Upload Continuous Recordings to FTP via Reolink NVR (New UI)
Refer to the following articles to download and playback the recordings saved to the SD card:
- How to Playback and Download Recordings of Camera on Reolink Client (Video)
- Playback Recordings via Web Browser
- How to Download Recordings via Web Browsers
- How to Backup Recordings via Reolink PoE NVR
- How to Playback Recordings Saved to NVR HDD
FTP Recording and Playback
Refer to the following articles to set up continuous recordings to FTP for Reolink devices.
Use the Reolink App
Share Your Devices
Here we'll guide you to share your configured cameras or NVRs with others by scanning the QR code in the Share page.
Shortcuts
Shortcuts is designed for different usage scenarios. You could control all your cameras under different modes according to your requirement. For instance, you could disable all the alarms under home mode when you're home, but enable all the alarms under outside mode when you are away from home.
Refer to Introduction to Shortcuts to check when you need to set the mode for your camera.
- What is Shortcut and How to Configure Shortcut for Your Cameras on Reolink App
- How to Delete Shortcuts on Reolink App
Add a Camera
If you want to add your camera to the NVR, here are introductions for you:
Delete a Camera
If you want to delete your camera from the device list, please refer to:
- How to Delete Camera from PoE NVRs
- How to Delete Offline Camera Information on Channel Management Page via Reolink NVR(New UI)
NVR Settings
Device Information
Please check the system information of your NVR according to this article (for cameras connected to the NVR, you can only check camera's system information on the monitor):
How to Find out Reolink Device System Information
Device Password
Here we will guide you to change the user password for your NVR:
- Change User password via Reolink App.
- How to Change User Password via the Client (New Client)
- How to Change User Password via Web Browser
- Change User password for via PoE NVR.
Date and Time
Refer to the following methods to configure the date and time (including the time format) for your Reolink NVR.
- How to Sync the Date&Time of Your Camera with Your Phone via Reolink App
- How to Set Date&Time via Client (New Client)
- How to Set Date/Time for Reolink Products
Reboot and Restore
To reboot Reolink NVR, refer to the below instructions.
Firmware Upgrade
Follow the steps below to upgrade firmware for your PoE NVRs on Reolink software: