This article will guide you on how to set up your battery-powered camera on the Reolink software.
Applies to: Reolink battery-powered cameras
It includes:
- Live View
- Alarm And Detection
- Motion Alerts
- Recording and Playback
- Use the Reolink App
- Camera Settings
Live View
You may learn the live view page buttons on the Reolink App:
Introduction to the Live View Page Buttons of Reolink App
And here is the brief introduction for the buttons on the live view page of the Reolink Client:
Introduction to the Buttons on Live View Page of Reolink Client
Multiple Views
If you have several cameras added to your Reolink software, you can view multiple streams at the same time. Please follow the steps below.
Full-screen View
If you want to view your camera on a full screen, here are the introductions for you:
Flip
In case your camera is mounted upside down, the picture will need to be rotated as well. You may follow the guides below to rotate the image.
Change Live Stream
If you want to view the video with better image quality, please follow the guides below to change the stream type.
Image Settings
You may follow this guide to configure image settings for your Reolink cameras via the Reolink Client.
Infrared lights
You may learn more information about IR lights in this article: Introduction to IR Illumination
And here is the working principle of the IR cut: How Does IR-cut Work
For how to set the IR lights, please refer to:
Alarm And Detection
Detection
You can set up sensitivity and schedule currently. Please refer to the articles below:
- How to Set up PIR Schedule via Reolink App
- How to Configure PIR Settings via Reolink Client
- How to Set up PIR Sensitivity via Reolink Software
Motion Alerts
Push Notification
Push notification: A message notification will be sent to your phone, telling you that a motion event was detected by the camera.
For how to set the push notification, please refer to:
- How to Enable Push Notifications on iOS and Android Phones
- How to Set up Push Schedule for Cameras
- How to Adjust the Volume of Push Notification Sound
Alarm Email
Email notification is an email alert that your camera will send to you when it detects motions.
You may choose the email attachment via Reolink App and Reolink Client according to your needs.
Recording and Playback
Reolink Battery-powered cameras support alarm recordings and some of them even support continuous recordings. And recordings can be saved into micro SD cards and uploaded to the FTP server.
- How to Set up Record Schedule for Battery-powered Cameras
- How to Playback Recordings Saved to Micro SD Card
Use the Reolink App
Share Your Devices
Here we'll guide you to share your configured cameras or NVRs with others by scanning the QR code on the Share page.
How to Share Your Device with Others
Shortcuts
Shortcuts is designed for different usage scenarios. You could control all your cameras under different modes according to your requirement. For instance, you could disable all the alarms under home mode when you're home, but enable all the alarms under outside mode when you are away from home.
You may refer to Introduction to Shortcuts to check when you need to set the mode for your camera.
- What is Shortcut and How to Configure Shortcut for Your Cameras on Reolink App
- How to Delete Shortcuts on Reolink App
Add a Camera
If you want to add your camera to the app or client, here are introductions for you:
- How to Add Reolink Camera or NVR to Reolink App
- How to Add Cameras or NVRs by UID via Reolink Client (New Client)
Delete a Camera
If you want to delete your camera from the device list, please refer to:
- How to Delete Cameras/NVRs from Reolink App
- How to Delete Devices via the Reolink App (Video)
- How to Delete Cameras/NVRs from Reolink Client
Camera Settings
Device Information
Please check the system information of your camera according to this article:
- How to Find out Reolink Device System Information
- How to Find the UID and System Information of Reolink Devices via the Reolink App (Video)
Device Password
Here we will guide you to change the user password for your camera:
Date and Time
You may refer to the following methods to configure the date and time (including the time format) for your Reolink camera.
- How to Sync the Date&Time of Your Camera with Your Phone via Reolink App
- How to Set Date&Time via Client (New Client)
Reboot and Restore
To reboot and restore Reolink cameras, please refer to the below instructions:
Firmware Upgrade
The firmware for battery-powered cameras couldn't be found on the Reolink download center since the camera could only support online upgrades.
To upgrade the firmware for battery-powered cameras, you need to turn on the Auto-Upgrade option for the camera, then the camera will upgrade automatically once there is new firmware pushed to it. Please refer to How to Enable Auto Upgrade for Battery-powered Cameras
If you couldn't find any firmware for the camera in the Reolink App, it means that the camera already has the latest firmware.