If you have ordered the D500/B500, or if you are looking at this model and want to know whether it can meet your needs before placing the order, you may get some basic information about these products from here.

This article will help you understand the use and working principle of the camera in the following 4 parts.

Part 1. Unboxing Video

Part 2. Product Overview

Part 3. Installation

Part 4. Initial Setup

Unboxing Video of D500/B500

D500/B500 are add-on PoE cameras, which have the same unboxing process as other PoE cameras like the following video.

Product Overview

D500:

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B500:

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Installation

  • Install B500

  • Install D500

    • Dome cameras can be mounted on both the wall and the ceiling. But mounting it on the ceiling will be better because the alarm detection will be influenced if you mount it on the wall. Please refer to the following articles to learn about how to mount it. 
      How to Mount Dome Cameras

Initial Setup 

Step 1. Plug the camera into the PoE port of the Reolink PoE NVR by an Ethernet cable as shown below.

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Step 2. Then you can set up the NVR on the Reolink App, Reolink Client, or a proper monitor.

Please refer to: 

Note: The add-on camera can ONLY work with Reolink PoE NVR. It is not a standalone camera and it cannot work with other third-party software.