If you want to share your camera with others, but don't want others using the same permission as yours, you can refer to the article below to know the differences between an admin account and a user account and create an account accordingly.
Applies to: All Reolink devices.
Account Permissions and Features Overview
Refer to the table below for the permissions of each type of account.
| Default admin | Common admin (Added by default admin) | Common user (Added by default/common admin) |
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Preview Playback PTZ Talk Siren Spotlight Set up the camera (push notification, email alerts, etc.) Change its own password Add/Manage/Delete common admin and user account |
Preview Playback PTZ Talk Siren Spotlight Set up the camera (push notification, email alerts, etc.) Change its own password Add/Manage/Delete common user account |
Preview Playback Push Notification (Varies by camera model, refer to the actual settings page) Change its own password |
Admin Account
Logging in a camera via Reolink App as an Admin Account and go to Settings, you will see the page below.
As an admin, you can set up Display, Motion Detection, Push Notification, Email Alerts, Share Camera, and other advanced settings such as User Management, Date&Time, FTP Upload, Record Audio, and Infrared Lights.
User Account
Logging in a camera via Reolink App as a User Account and go to Settings, you will see the page below. If you check the camera via Reolink Client, there is no Settings icon.
As a user account, you can live view and playback, Enable/Disable Push Notifications, and Share Camera.
Important Notes of using Admin/User Account
- The admin password can be modified, while the name-admin can not be changed.
- As a default administrator account, you can disconnect or delete the unwanted common access users.
- As a default administrator account, you could create other admin/user accounts, modify all accounts' passwords and delete accounts. A common admin account could not create another admin account but could change its password and the user account's password. A user account can only change its password.
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Permissions for user accounts may vary slightly depending on the camera model. Please refer to the actual camera interface for precise details.
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If you forget the default admin password, the only option is to restore or reset the camera to its factory settings and create a new password. Please note that after resetting, any previously created administrator or common user accounts will also be deleted.
- Models that support the advanced sharing feature allow you to customize the sharing permissions for "view only" user.