Configuration - RLC-523WA

Reolink RLC-523WA is a WiFi camera that supports human/vehicle detection, auto-tracking, two-way audio etc. functions. 

To better learn the working principle and settings of the camera, you may refer to the below instructions. 

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

Based on traditional motion detection, smart person/vehicle detection is a more advanced technology with further optimized algorithms to reduce false alarms and filter person/vehicle events from all movements.  

For more accurate detection and fewer unwanted alarms, you can customize the detection zone, sensitivity, object size, and camera recording schedule for the person and vehicle detection on Reolink App/Client. Take the recording schedule as an example here.

• On Reolink App

  1. Log in to your camera, go to Device settings > Camera Recording / Email Alerts / Push Notification > Schedule, and select the detection type (Person/Vehicle/Others).
     For example, if you want to receive a push only when a person is detected, please only select Person here and do not enable Vehicle or Others. 
     

  2. For more details, refer to:

     1. How to Set up Smart Vehicle Detection only via Reolink App;

     2. How to Set up Smart Person Detection only via Reolink App.

• On Reolink Client

  1. Log in to your camera and go to Device Settings > Surveillance > Record.
  2. Enable record and tick to enable the detection type(s).
     For example, if you need the camera to record only when a person is detected, please only tick Person and uncheck Vehicle and Others. 
     
  3. Click the Save button to save your settings.
  4. For more details, refer to:

     How to Set Up Smart Person/Vehicle Detection via Reolink Client (New 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.
  2. 

     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 start patrol configuration after you have set up multiple presets.
  2. 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. Click on the button to start the patrol, and tap on the button to suspend it.
     
     

     For more details, please refer to:

     Set up Preset via Reolink App

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

  Set up Cruise via Reolink App

  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, and 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 the 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 client.

• On Reolink App

  1. Launch Reolink App and go to the  Device Settings page, then tap on  Siren under  Notification settings.
  2. Enable Siren. Then click 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 Settings > Surveillance > Siren page.
  2. Turn on the 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 Night Mode to set the spotlight mode.

  4. 

     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 > Device settings > Audio and Light.
  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 on 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 > Camera > Audio and Light 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