Reolink NVR allows you to record videos for Reolink IP cameras without using a computer. To achieve that, you need to add the camera to the NVR first. This article will guide you to add different models to a NVR across the following three product lines.
Applies to: All Reolink IP cameras and NVRs (new UI)
Please read this article first to understand the compatibility between cameras and NVRs: Introduction to Hardware Versions of Reolink NVRs
1. Reolink PoE cameas with NVR
2. Reolink WiFi cameras (plug-in) with NVR
3. Reolink Battery-powered WiFi cameras with NVR
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Reolink PoE cameras with NVR
There are two ways of connection:
A. Connect the PoE cameras to the NVR directly via an Ethernet cable. (suggested way for PoE camera, for RLN36 and RLN12W, they don't have capability to supply power for PoE cameras.)
B. Alternatively, you can power on this camera by a PoE switch/injector and connect to your router, then add this camera to the POE NVR system in the same local network.
The cabling for PoE NVR is shown below.
Here is a video for your reference:
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Reolink WiFi cameras (plug-in) with NVR
You need to connect them in LAN, the connection diagram is as below. Make sure all the IP cameras you want to add to the NVR are connected to the same network (LAN) as the NVR. Otherwise, the cameras won’t be shown on the scanned list and cannot be automatically added to the NVR.
Here is a video for your reference to add the WiFi camera (plug-in) to the new UI NVR:
Step 1. Log in to your NVR, and go to Channel > Channel Management.
Step 2. Select Auto Add and all the cameras in the same LAN can be automatically shown on the list.
Step 3. If you have never changed the password of the IP cameras (the default password of the IP camera is blank) and there are enough channels for all the cameras, the camera will be added to NVR automatically.
Step 4. If there is no spare channel to display all the IP cameras or you have changed the login passwords of the IP cameras, you may need to go through a few more steps.
A. You may assign the IP cameras to any channel you want, but you cannot have two cameras on the same channel, or configurations would fail to be saved.
Select one of the cameras you want to add to this channel and click "Next" to add.
B. If you have changed the Username and the Password of your cameras, please find this camera displayed Incorrect account name and password then click Modify and use the soft keyboard to input the required information.
Step 5. Click OK to save and apply the configuration.
If your NVR is RLN12W, you can also refer to Method 1 in this article How to Add Reolink IP Cameras to Reolink WiFi NVR (New UI) to sync NVR's WiFi for your cameras.
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Reolink Battery-powered WiFi cameras with NVR
Note: After the battery-powered WiFi camera is added to the NVR, the NVR takes over, and the standalone access to this battery-powered WiFi camera through the App/Client is no longer possible. If standalone access is needed, a hard reset of the camera is required.
Step 1. Initially set up battery-powered WiFi camera and make sure camera and NVR are connected to the same router: How to Initially Set up Reolink Battery-powered WiFi Cameras via Reolink App
Step 2. Under Live view, tap the + button, and you will see camera is detected in the IP channel list.
Step 3. Choose the camera and click Next. After adding to the NVR, you will need to re-configure your recording and detection alarm settings. Click OK.
Step 4. Input camera's password and click OK.
Step 5. Done! Now battery-powered WiFi camera is successfully added to the NVR.
If your NVR is RLN12W, you can also refer to Part 4. How to Change Camera's Wi-Fi in this article How to Add Reolink IP Cameras to Reolink WiFi NVR (New UI) to sync NVR's Wi-Fi for your cameras.