How to Share Your Device with Others

1. Basic Sharing Feature

Here we'll guide you to share your configured cameras or NVRs with others by scanning the QR code on the Share page.

Step 1. Launch Reolink App on your phone, then tap on icon to enter the Device Settings page. (Even if the device can not be connected, you can find the UID/QR code.)

Step 2. Tap Share Camera to find the sharing QR code, then follow the guides on this page to proceed.

Step 3. Please Add Reolink Products via Reolink App to access the device on other phones.

Note: Remember to tell him/her the username and login password of the camera if the one you share the QR code with needs to access the camera. 

How to Add User Accounts for Reolink Products

Introduction to Admin Account and User Account

2. Advanced Sharing Feature

*Supported Models 

Not all models support advanced sharing features. Check this table to see if your camera supports this feature. 

Note: Please make sure you are using the latest firmware version if you cannot find the Advanced Sharing Feature of the camera below.

*Step-by-Step Instructions

The following text describes the feature of sharing devices on the Reolink App and Reolink Client. You can click on the respective software platform to configure the settings and share device.

• Reolink App

  Step 1. Login to your device on the Reolink App, and go to the Device Settings page. 

  

  Step 2. Go to Advanced > Share Device. 

  

  Step 3. Tap the "+" icon in the top-right corner to add a share user.

  

  Step 4. On the Add Share User page, configure the Permissions, Authorization date and Remark accordingly. And tap Generate Authorization Code.

  • Allow management: Allow the user to view device info and control all the features on the device.
  • View only: Authorize the user to Live View and Playback only. And customize whether the user can use Talk/PTZ and receive Push Notifications.  
  • Authorization date: Select the duration of sharing. Available options are 1/7/30/180 day(s) or 1/2/3 year(s).
  • Remark: Add remarks to better identify the share users. 

  

  • Authorise Device/Channel: If you choose the View Only permissions for the Reolink Home Hub/Reolink NVR, you will be able to choose the specific devices that are linked to the hub/NVR. This allows you to share just some of the device.

  

  Step 5. Choose to share the authorization code or the authorization link with others. The authorization code/link will be valid for 30 minutes.

  

  Step 6. For the share user, ask him/her to scan the authorization code with Reolink App. Or copy the authorization link (Directly copy, without removing the content "Copy this and paste it..."), open the Reolink App, paste the authorization link and click Next to Add the device.

  Note: One device can be shared with a maximum of 10 users. 

  

  If you want to change the permissions of an already added user, you can also click on the corresponding user account to make changes. Click Cancel Sharing to revoke this user's access to the camera.

  

  Note: The camera interface on the share user's Reolink App will have a special logo.

   

• Reolink Client

  Step 1. Log in to your device on the Reolink Client, and click , then click Customize go to the Device Settings page. Click System > Share Device. Click in the top right corner.

  

  

  Step 2. On the Add Share User page, configure the Share permissions, Authorization date and Remark accordingly. And tap Generate Authorization Code.

  • Allow management: Allow the user to view device info and control all the features on the device.
  • View only: Authorize the user to Live View and Playback only. And customize whether the user can use Talk/PTZ and receive Push Notifications.  
  • Authorise Device/Channel: If you choose the View Only permissions for the Reolink Home Hub/Reolink NVR, you will be able to choose the specific devices that are linked to the hub/NVR. This allow you to share just some of the device.
  • Authorization date: Select the duration of sharing. Available options are 1/7/30/180 day(s) or 1/2/3 year(s).
  • Remark: Add remarks to better identify the share users. 

  

  

  

  Step 3. Choose to share the authorization code or the authorization link with others. The authorization code/link will be valid for 30 minutes.

  

  Step 4. For the share user, ask him/her to scan the authorization code in Reolink App or copy the authorization link (Directly copy, without removing the content "Copy this and paste it...") in Reolink Client, open the Reolink App/Client, paste the authorization link and click Add to Add the device.

  Note: One device can be shared with a maximum of 10 users. 

  

  If you want to change the permissions of an already added user, you can also click on the corresponding user account to make changes. Click Cancel Sharing to revoke this user's access to the camera.

  

  Notes:

  1. The camera interface on the share user's Reolink client will have a special logo.

  

  2. The share user do not have permission to share the device, and their functions are limited.