Reolink NVR/camera
The integration allows you to control Reolink NVRs or cameras.
Configuration
Adding Reolink NVR/camera to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface, by using this My button:
If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the sidebar click on Settings.
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From the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.
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In the bottom right, click on the Add Integration button.
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From the list, search and select “Reolink NVR/camera”.
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Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.
A Reolink user account with admin privileges is needed for the proper operation of this integration.
Options
Options for Reolink NVR/camera can be set via the user interface, by taking the following steps:
- Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
- In the sidebar click on Settings.
- From the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.
- If multiple instances of Reolink NVR/camera are configured, choose the instance you want to configure.
- Click on “Options”.
Camera streams
This integration creates a few camera entities, one for each stream type with different resolutions: Main, Sub, Ext, and Snapshots. The Sub stream camera entity is enabled by default; the other streams are disabled by default. The snapshots stream provides a sequence of image snapshots giving very low latency at the cost of a very low frame rate; this can be used when the hi-res RTMP/RTSP video stream has too much lag.
Tested models
The following models have been tested and confirmed to work:
- C1 Pro
- E1 Zoom
- E1 Outdoor
- RLC-410W
- RLC-411
- RLC-420
- RLC-511
- RLC-511W
- RLC-520
- RLC-522
- RLC-810A
- RLC-811A
- RLC-820A
- RLC-823A
- RLN8-410 NVR
- Reolink Duo Floodlight PoE
- Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE and Wi-Fi)
Battery-powered cameras are not yet supported.
The following models are lacking the HTTP webserver API and can therfore not work with this integration:
- E1 Pro
Reolink firmware limitations
- The Reolink NVR only sends event-notifications if motion happens on the camera connected to the first (index “0”) channel, therefore the binary sensors of all channels will only be updated when the first channel sees motion.
- Reolink doorbell presses only generate ONVIF event notifications when the doorbell is directly connected to your network. The doorbell visitor binary sensor will not work when connecting the Reolink doorbell to an NVR.
- Older firmware versions do not expose the necessary information the integration needs to function. Ensure the camera is updated to the latest firmware prior to setting up the integration.