Configuration - RLC-823A

Reolink RLC-823A is a PoE camera that supports human/vehicle detection, auto-tracking, two-way audio etc. functions. 

To better learn the working principle and settings of the camera, here are some instructions for your reference, including (note: You can click on the keywords below to jump to the corresponding section.)

1. Smart Person and Vehicle Detection
2. Auto-tracking
3. Preset and Cruise
4. Siren, Spotlight
5. Two-way Audio
6. PTZ & Focus

Smart Person and Vehicle Detection

The Smart Person or Vehicle Detection is based on the traditional motion detection but with advanced algorithms and technology, which can tell people and vehicles from other objects.

You can set this function on the reolink app or the reolink client.

• On Reolink App

  1. Please open your Reolink APP > Device settings > Camera Recording.
  2. Please click the Schedule button, and enable/choose the detection type, and then choose the time & date for detection.
  3. There are three detection types: " Any Motion"," Person" and " Vehicle". Please enable/ choose either of them or combine two options or all of them together according to your own needs.
  4. Finally, please click the "Save" button on the right top of the app to save your settings.
     
     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Set up Smart Person Detection Recording only via Reolink App
     How to Set up Smart Vehicle Detection only via Reolink App
     How to Set up Record Schedule for Reolink Cameras via Reolink App

• On Reolink Client

  1. Please open your Reolink PC client -> Device settings -> Surveillance ->Record.
  2. On the Record Schedule page, you will see two options: Alarm & Timer
  3. Under the Alarm Schedule, please enable/choose the detection type and then choose the time & date for detection.
  4. Finally, please click the Save button on the bottom of the setting to save your settings. 

     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Set up Smart Person Detection Recording only via Reolink Client

     How to Set up Smart Vehicle Detection Recording only via Reolink Client

     How to Set up Record Schedule via Reolink Client

Auto-tracking

Auto tracking uses advanced technology that consists of both detection and tracking. The camera will automatically detect, follow, and even record a specific vehicle or person in the cover area.

For how to set up this function for the camera, please refer to the below guide:

• On Reolink App

  1. Log into your camera, then go to Device Settings > Detection Alarm page. Turn on Auto Tracking and choose the Tracking Type.
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     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Enable Auto-tracking via Reolink APP

• On Web Browser

  1. Log into your camera via Web Browser, then go to Device Settings > Cameras > Detection page, then turn on the Auto-tracking:

     

Preset and Cruise

A Preset is a user-defined position of the camera‘s pan tilt and zoom settings. Creating camera presets in advance can allow it to go to the wanted monitoring positions easily.

Cruise means that you can specify the scanning route of the camera through a set of presets. The camera will scan according to the preset cruising speed and staying time.

You can set this function on the reolink app or the reolink client.

• On Reolink App

  1. Launch Reolink App and enter the PTZ page, then click on the  icon to set up multiple presets. After setting, click to set up app patrol.
  2. Tap and hold  to drag the presets one by one to the line.
  3. If you need to customize the duration and moving speed for a specific preset, tap on the corresponding preset to proceed.
  4. Tap on the button to start the patrol, and tap on the button to suspend it.
     
     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Set up Preset via Reolink App

  After setting up the Presets, you may follow the guidelines below to set up the Cruise:

  How to Set up Preset and Patrol for Reolink Cameras

  And you can also set a guide point for the camera, please refer to: How to Set up Guard Point via Reolink App (Video)

• On Reolink Client

  1. Choose the PTZ menu on the live-view page, use the arrows and the zoom buttons to aim your camera's view at a specific area that you want to set as a preset.
  2. Click the preset button and set the position as a preset. then you can modify the name.
  3. Aim the camera to other positions where you want to set as presets by repeating step 1 to step 2. 
  4. You may click delete button to delete the preset.

     For more details, please refer to:

     Set up Presets via Reolink Client (New Client)

     And you can also set the cruise for the camera on the client:

     Set Cruise via Reolink Client（New Client）

     If you want to set a guide point for the camera, please refer to:

     How to Set up Guard Point in Reolink Client (New Client)

     How to Set up Guard Point via Reolink Client (Video)

Siren

A camera with an audio alarm or siren can make a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning when the camera detects motion alarms.

You can set this function on the reolink app or the reolink client.

• On Reolink App

  1. Launch Reolink App and go to the  Device Sett  page, then tap on  Siren  under  Notification settings.
  2. Enable  Siren . Then tap the  Custom Alarm Sound  option and choose one of the two sound types.
     
     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Set up Sound Alarm (Siren) via Reolink App

     How to Set up Siren Alarm via the Reolink App (Video)

     How to Set up Audio Alarm(Siren) Schedule via Reolink App

• On Reolink Client

  1. Please launch Reolink Client and connect the camera, then go to the Settings -> Surveillance -> Siren page.
  2. Turn on siren option, then choose Motion to select the time girds during which you want the camera to siren when it detects motions.

     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Manually Trigger Siren via Reolink Client (New Client ) 

     How to Set up Audio Alarm (Siren) Schedule via a Web Browser

Spotlight

When an alarm event is detected, it will be automatically turned on, and the spotlight can also add light sources to produce full-color images.

By default, the Night Mode is set as Auto.

• On Reolink App

  1. Please open your Reolink APP -> Device settings -> Advanced.
  2. Please tap Spotlight.
  3. Tap Modes to set the spotlight mode.

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     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Configure Spotlight Settings via Reolink App (Video)

• On Reolink Client

  1. Please open your Reolink PC client, and go to Device settings > Device > Light > Spotlight.
  2. Enable Night Mode.

     

     For more details, please refer to:

     How to Configure Spotlight Settings via Reolink Client (Video)

Two-way Audio

Two-way audio enables you to receive and transmit audio through the IP camera. Reolink cameras that support Two-way audio have a built-in speaker and microphone, you could talk through the camera via your Reolink app/client when you are far away from home.

You could follow the articles below to enable Two-way Audio for your Reolink Cameras:

• On Reolink App

  1. Log in to your camera and enable Record Audio in the Device Settings page.
  2. Click the speaker icon  to enable audio and then click the Talk button to enter the 2-way audio interfac.
  3. Tapto talk, and tap the icon again to disable it.

     For more details, please refer to:

     Enable Two-Way Audio via Reolink App

     How to Adjust Volume for Two Way Audio on Reolink App

     How to Set up Smart Vehicle Detection only via Reolink APP

     How to Set up Smart Person Detection only via Reolink APP

• On Reolink Client

  1. Launch Reolink Client and log in to the camera, then go to Device Settings > Device > Sounds page to enable the Record audio switch.
  2. Enable the audio icon at the bottom of the Live View page, then left-click on the Live Liew Page and then click on the Microphone icon. And then click to start talking, the 2-way audio function is enabled and you can talk now. To turn the microphone off, please tap on the icon again.

     

     For more details, please refer to:

     Enable Two-way Audio via Reolink Client (New Client)

PTZ & Focus

With a motorized varifocal lens, RLC-823A allows you to view from a wide-angle. Its 5X optical zoom enables you to zoom in for astonishing details or zoom out for maximum coverage.

You can refer to the below links to use PTZ functions via Reolink software.

• On Reolink App

  1. Tap the PTZ icon to unfold the PTZ menu.
     
  2. Control the PTZ.

     To control pan/tilt, please press and hold on the circle button and move it left/right/up/down.

     To control zoom, please click zoom then tap + or - to zoom in or out.

     To control focus, please click focus then tap + or - to focus near or far.

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     For more details, please refer to:

     Using Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink App.

• On Reolink Client

  1. Launch Reolink Client and connect your PTZ camera, then click on the screen to call the PTZ option like the picture below.
  2. Control the PTZ.

     For more details, please refer to:

     Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink Client (New Client)

For other settings of the camera, please refer to this article: Device Settings for PoE cameras