This is the ULTIMATE Video Doorbell that we've all been waiting for! And it works in Home Assistant!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

What do you think about this Reolink Video Doorbell and the Home Assistant automations? Let me know in the comments! NOTE: since the new Home Assistant release 2023.2 there's an official Reolink integration now that supports this doorbell as well, so you do not need the HACS variant anymore!

[@wimpoort]

I have been waiting for such a solution for a long time. Thank you !

[@MrFixma]

Loving it!

[@andrevanvlaanderen6666]

Love it !!

[@richardharnwell3331]

This looks amazing! Fed up of slow response and frequent charge requirements of my original Ring. Was thinking I’d have to spend loads of money on the Ring Elite to get POE, but glad I hesitated this option is much better and cheaper!

[@Martberg01]

super. finally cloud free. Thanks for your video

[@PersonXes]

My wishlist for this doorbell: 1: Allow activating the “quick replies” from Home Assistant 1: If you want that as well please ask Reolink to enable it in their API. This has many uses. e.g. when you can configure home asistant to send you a notification with a picture when someone presses the doorbell (or even when it detects a person) and the notification can have several options that you can click on for what the speaker should say (e.g. leave the package at the door). face recognition: When the camera sees a person I have Home Assistant send me a notification with a screenshot. I’d like to be able to not send me those screenshots when it’s my wife etc. Not sure how to do that. 2: Allow activating the alarm sound from Home Assistant: 3: 2-way audio: would be great to have this working in Home Assistant and Synology Surveillance Station 4: Full integration with Synology Surveillance Station: (play custom sounds trough the doorbell, detect person, detect doorbell press, 2-way audio) (There's a form your can fill in to request Synology). Weird things about the doorbell: 1: Important information to make the Reolink work remotely with a VPN if you’ve blocked it from accessing the internet: by default the Reolink app adds the doorbell based on the ‘UID’ rather than it’s IP address and then it only works using the cloud once you have excited the app and open it again. To make sure you add the doorbell based on it’s IP address you need to delete the device if you already added it. Then disable wifi on your smartphone so that you are on mobile data. Then activate the VPN. Then add the doorbell using the option ‘input UID/IP’ then choose the IP option and enter the camera’s IP address. 2: This night the doorbell gave lots of person detection events (false as there was no-one) and no motion detection events. I don’t understand that as I thought a person detection event would always be preceded by a motion detected event. 3: When the doorbell switched to Infrared mode and vice-versa it seems to be falsely reported as a motion detected event. That’s a bit amateuristic.

[@MandeepSingh-bv2zw]

@lifewithrob512 and am assuming all are integrated with home assistant, or else you would have to deal with 3 different apps when someone walks through all those areas ? ;)

[@jovs1407]

Once again a very good and clear tutorial from you. Thanks. I ordered this bell to and also took my ring doorbell off .

[@Tom-ek5oy]

this was just what i have been looking for. Im buying my first house and i have been looking for the right door bell. thanks!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

That's great to hear. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do! 👍🏻

[@OlivierToebosch]

screen layout changed too...stupid me not reading the comments before starting to execute the instructions. any how thumbs up for your efforts. groeten uit België

[@spenchurch]

thank god you kept asking me to like! i kept forgetting to like until the 5th reminder

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

And? Did you?

[@tubesforyou7747]

Forget about the doorbell, nice guitar collection i am jealous.

[@blazemanchannel477]

This is the second home in which kzbin.infoUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).

[@mondotv4216]

I'm not sure you really understand the point of Home Assistant which is to make everything local. Ring depends on the cloud and is basically what I call subscription "bait'. Buy it, you want some feature and you have to subscribe to get it. It fits a large section of the market, it's just not for me.

[@peteyx44]

You can control the volume of the Chime by pressing its button. Initially the volume goes up when you press the button. After the volume reaches the highest, it goes down if you keep pressing the button. Please note that the settings of the Chime can only be done locally; you can NOT control the Chime via App or Client. [from the website]

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

This is correct. I mention that in the video. What you cannot do is send your own chime sound using an MP3 to the chime.

[@TheBroz]

Bought one recently, in the process of getting it fitted. I’m new to home automation and gonna be getting a Home Assistant Green.

[@robertfontaine3650]

Finally a doorbell that almost works. The plugin chime is a bit annoying. I'm still on the Ring doorbell and the Reolink is almost the thing that I was looking for in the first place. The video doorbell market is filled with devices that don't quite work.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I used a Ring doorbell too (and still have one at my backdoor), but I like the Reolink more!

[@nickkroes5115]

Look, these kinds of instructions are very instructive. People can do a lot with this. thank you for the time in this video!

[@mattjohnson7835]

I pre-ordered this product and received it recently. I got the wifi version. Works quite well. I was concerned about the view because my doorbell was mounted very low, like 3 feet off the ground. It turned out, the view was quite good and is wired angle to cover all the front entrance.

[@tevincoburn1469]

I pre-ordered and just got my POE one in the mail. I'm SO happy with it. I ran cat 6 to my door when I redid the entry and built a nice enclosure with plans to get the unifi poe doorbell but ultimately decided to wait. Good thing too! I love relinks other cameras and use blue iris for everything. All my cameras are poe and my switch is connected to a battery back so my doorbell will keep recording even if the power goes out

[@Mesyu]

Just received my Reolink poa. Haven't yet thought about battery back up but do wonder how you arrranged the back-up of the TP-LINK 53,5V 70W power brick?

[@mluisx]

Please, explain a bit about that battery pack, thanks

[@KG12KG]

We bought the Reolink Wi-Fi doorbell camera to add to our other seven Reolink cameras. Oddly, it would record to the micro SD (128GB) but it would not present the Storage option on either Windows client. If we clicked Playback, it would warn us it had no playback...but once we confirmed the message, it would playback. We presumed it was defective and bought another one...with the same effects. All of our other cameras had the Storage option. After multiple days, we emailed support. The day that they replied, it suddenly had a Storage option and it now had the Talk, Audio Alarm, etc., buttons on the live video. I suspect something auto-updated, but I have no idea what resolved the issue.

[@ammej768]

I have the POE version. No wifi delay ! If I want to be picky, a fast login via fingerprint sensor would be quicker than punching in a 4 digit code . But in all other respects, it definitely ticks all the boxes. It is very easy to set up. The app works great. On the first day , I was able to talk to my postie to arrange a parcel redelivery, as I was away from home. Good price 👍

[@simonblurton8009]

It totally blows the ring away! 😂

[@corevette]

Totally happy with the LINDO dual camera video doorbell that I just purchased. Great battery life. Awesome customer support!

[@westleyjohnstone4719]

This is looking perfect for that spare camera license I have on the nas. Our maybe , just being able to store it in my nas is perfect

[@jarexxsuvexx8212]

Would have been the ultimate Doorbell if it was a dual camera doorbell with a camera facing downwards that could actually show packages on the ground.

[@webeducation]

Yeah that 98 degree vertical view is a bit underwhelming, especially compared to the ring pro 2's 150 degree vertical, and 150 degree horizontal

[@evert4205]

I find it strange that a post company leaves a package at the front door.

[@__Andrew_]

Not ideal but mount a mirror somewhere when needed?

[@kezzkezzkezz]

UNIFI doorbell does, also has HA intergration

[@running_rich]

Your best statement: "Goodbye Ring, Hello Reolink". I am waiting for the POE version to become in the US, was promised for Dec. Will be using with Blue Iris with integration with HA. I have two Rings to replace, so I'm not sure if each Reolink can only work with it's dedicated chime, or if there is a way that both chimes will sound regardless of which Reolink is signaling it. That is possible with the Ring system. Thanks for going over the useful HA automations and this long awaited review.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

As far as I know it is possible to pair multiple doorbells to one chime.

[@JasperJanssen]

@@SmartHomeJunkie does that also mean you can have multiple chimes for one doorbell?

[@ManfredRotgers]

@@JasperJanssen I asked Reolink support, and it will be available in the (near) future

[@ralfengler3076]

There are similar options like Foscam VD1 since 2020. Also perfect HA integration.

[@AtTheBarn]

Thanks. This is just what I was looking for!!!

[@clive7788]

Yes ..I am waiting for one

[@the_DOS]

Thank you. Subscribed and liked!

[@paulhyland3528]

Absolutely been waiting for something like this the possibility of poe and lan connection is a game changer. Great video as alway, look forward to the next one. Have a great Christmas!

[@paulhyland3528]

So finally got the door bell actually quite disappointed that the door bell doesn't actually call your mobile to say someone is at the door. A notification by default will only send you a notification which is a short notification. I've had to assign a 30 second notification ring tone to a notification tone?? unless me and lot of other who are moaning about this feature has missed it some where?? Thanks for this vid though i will eventually implement the what you have done. How has the door bell been for the last 9 months??thanks paul

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

After buying the Eufy doorbell to replace my Ring doorbell I was disappointed that I worked even worse with Home Assistant should have gone with the Reolink

[@larsbeekvan]

If you bought the Eufy at amazon you can send it back. I bought mine 1.5 years ago and sended it back to Amazon 2 weeks ago.

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

@@larsbeekvan unfortunately I bought mine at Media Markt

[@Rahulus_]

@@larsbeekvanhow did you do that? What do you have to say to customer services?

[@Famousjack]

I went wit the Eufy Doorbell. It saves on it's own Station that all cameras share. and one can store up to 16TB if they want to add a drive to it. I just have a 2TB rather than a 16gb it comes with. Thanks for sharing.

[@micheldriessen7238]

This is the doorbell to buy! And it’s still possible to use you’re existing chime with a Shelly 1 like I did.. The Reolink triggers the Shelly 1 with an URL added in the settings and there ya go..

[@ateddy7901]

Reolink need to be able to add aditional chime... and also adapter to make existing chime work....like amcrest does. Than they have a great winner.. listen to customers.. this just common sense ideas...and really should be a must

[@paulkelly8882]

Yes, a straight forward replacement for Ring, Reolink even have a replacement for the floodlight cam. Sick of not getting motion notifications from Ring until well after the event, if I get them at all. And the monthly fee.

[@ioliveira]

Good things to know before you buy: when someone presses on the button, you get a push notification on your phone. Not a call like other doorbells. I find that a major annoyance. Also if you have bright lights in front of your house, the camera on the doorbell will compensate for that and you will barely see the faces of visitors. Otherwise it's a pretty solid device.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I appreciate you pointing out these quirks about the device. It's good to be aware of these things before making a decision.

[@tamildesan837]

whether we can use mobile tts based alerting when someone press the button? I don’t have the device so I can’t test this.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

@@tamildesan837 You mean tts on your phone?

[@tamildesan837]

@@SmartHomeJunkie Yes. I recently tested tts in my mobile which sends voice based alerts for the texts we enter. This works currently in android only provided we have the companion app installed

[@tuffelhinni]

Thanks for your tutorial! Comes right on time to delivery of the doorbell. I really like the doorbell, excellent quality and full local control. Much better then eufy! One think i would like to have is when a visitor rings, the video is streamed to my nest display. Nevertheless - the doorbell is awesome - and your videos too! Thanks a lot!

[@tuffelhinni]

Meanwhile I solved this by streaming the picture to the display - much faster to display and sufficient for my case :)

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Great that you managed to solve it yourself!

[@mrbarrington-smythe9033]

Looks good, thanks. But no 2way audio?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yes, of course!

[@AB-jt6ic]

Great content, as always!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thank you!

[@aliciawang-u2g]

Great review!

[@kenrickdavis9216]

Is it because you very well know that ring video doorbell is still one of the best out there why it was mentioned, rings is one of the best out there if not the best, I am using ring from its very insertion they have come a long way, people do your own research and make your own decisions

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Nope, it's because I used the Ring Pro for over 4 years and the fact that's is not local and terribly slow makes it absolutely less good than the Reolink imo.

[@kenrickdavis9216]

@@SmartHomeJunkie blame that on your WiFi you need good WiFi for any outside wireless devices

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

@@kenrickdavis9216 Nope, it's not my WiFi. The distance between the Ring and my access point was 1 meter tops. But let's agree to disagree. 🙏🏻

[@kimheymans6662]

If only it would have been battery powered. Then it would check all my boxes!

[@Joseph-ko2kl]

Great video! Thanks for all the details.

[@DominikZalewski85]

Great video. I'm looking to replace my Ring cameras and doorbell with Reolinik and HA as 2023 spring project :)

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Good choice!

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

I wish it would work with existing chime

[@fredrikzelazny4125]

Thanks a bunch, great tutorial

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@czikocz]

One more feature I would like to see is a 2-way audio with the doorbell with button to turn on the microphone. Did anyone try setting this up? I have done some testing with Frigate and my other Reolink camera (not the Reolink doorbell). I tried setting up momentary microphone button for 2-way audio, but the results are poor. Sometimes it works, most of times it does not show the mic button, Frigate takes too much CPU as well... The doorbell should have Onvif profile T though and should support this better than my current cam...

[@johanarens9798]

Thanks, very nice video !

[@woodcat7180]

Waiting for this in Canada. Come on Reolink.

[@johnzoetebier3074]

Port settings is now called Server Settings

[@jickmagger7323]

I put some tape over the holes at the bottom of the doorbell in order to reduce the volume.😄

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

That's actually quite a clever idea!

[@nigel4425]

Nice review! Two things - it only comes in a hardwired version, no battery, and the SD Card is stored in the device, so if a 'bad guy' knows he has been recorded, he (or she) can rip the unit off the door and there goes your evidence.

[@nicokamphuis4602]

Record to ftp

[@michaelsalcido3736]

@@nicokamphuis4602 That’s easy for you to say. But for a non-tech guy like me, I don’t even know what “ftp” means much less how to “record to ftp” as you indicated. ???

[@nicokamphuis4602]

@@michaelsalcido3736 sorry, I thought that all homeassistant owners have some technical expertise.

[@Lonestar101]

Thanks!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thank you for your support! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ramonstam5784]

Great video thanks a lot

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thank you!

[@duchemindusel]

Great video ! I would appreciate a tutorial on how to store pictures or small videos from it on a hdd or through ftp.

[@StraightCutDIY]

I was so excited for this door bell, but its inability to use my existing chime is annoying. I have multiple hard wired door bell chimes. I really need to maintain the ability to be in the garage and have the door bell ring and be able to hear it when I don't have my phone with me.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yeah, that is a downside indeed. What you might be able to do is connect done ESPHome device to your existing come and create a Home Assistant automation to ring that chime when someone possess the doorbell.

[@subthousandoaks]

Ty!!👍

[@bienea2452]

🤣😂🤣 yes ... I need this reolink doorbell to scar my mother in law !!!

[@DeeJay1984]

Notice that if only using the reolink app the rich notifications with a sent snapshot is only available with wifi model and only for cloud users. A huge letdown by Reolink. But nice to know it works with HA.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I am not aware of that. Thanks for the addition. Luckily we can create it ourselves with Home Assistant indeed.

[@PaulBout]

Thanks for this video. It opens doors for me. I know already that this doorbell is by far on of the best doorbells at this moment. The only annoying thing is that it isn't 100% Google Home compliant like so many doorbells. No image on the Nest HUB and no sound on the Nest speaker. With this video this last disappointment is taken away. Again Great video. Thanks

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thank you!

[@PaulBout]

@@SmartHomeJunkie But how to deal with "No image on the Nest Hub when someone rings the Reolink Doorbell"? Sound is okay that's for sure but i should like a livestream or when this isn't possible only a snapshot aside the sound on the Nest Hub. You did it on a tablet. Please do it on the Nest Hub too.

[@subthousandoaks]

Ty

[@JakobVarming]

Good review! I will look closer at that doorbell!

[@Sauron6600]

These videos would be awesome if HA would quit moving settings around -_-

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yeah, that's the burden of using Home Assistant. 😢

[@bat3332]

you are on the way of becoming benchmarking how to make home assitant videos

[@chapotito01]

Now if they could only stock the Wifi one, it would be great. They ran out and wont have any until February.

[@JohnMeissen]

Would be perfect if it was battery operated. Not very useful for those of us without existing doorbell wiring or nearby power options. I have an Arlo, and it sucks. Still looking for something with a chime to replace it with.

[@robert-janekdom1608]

Afgelopen weekend deze tutorial gevolgd met de installatie van de Reolink video deurbel. Het werkt bijna helemaal top. Wanneer ik met de Wlan ben verbonden, komt de snap netjes mee in de notificate op mijn telefoon. Wanneer ik via 4/5g verbonden ben krijg ik de snap niet. Waar zou 'm dit in kunnen zitten?

[@SmartHomeHASHTAGS]

The Aqara G4 is now the ULTIMATE doorbell.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Is it?

[@edgargonzalez5483]

!!!!!!!!!!! Can you post a video on how to ad Reolink Video Doorbell to HomeKit. !!!!!!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

It won't work with Homekit.

[@mrl0zer]

Super video! het werkt al een jaar super, wat ik alleen graag zou willen is een extra knop bij de notificatie om de voordeur te openen met mijn smart lock! ik ben zelf al aan het proberen geweest maar is nog niet gelukt :( misschien heb je een oplossing als het überhaupt mogelijk is.

[@MrBee_OG]

Thanks for this great tutorial Ed got it all setup and running without breaking a sweat :) One question though, how to avoid double notifications? After setting this up I get notified by both HA and the Reolink app when a person is detected. In the Reolink app I see no way to only disable the notification for person detection. Fully disabling notifications for the Reolink app also disables the option to talk when someone rings the doorbell,which I'd still like to use. How did you handle this?

[@CUB0T]

Did you try to record new quick messages? Every recording is so much overdriven that you almost can't understand anything.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

No, I didn't, but you certainly can!

[@SuperKoe]

Bought this reolink doorbell based on this review. But i am very disappointed. The camera doesnt do a videocall in the app, just a notification when someone is ringing the bell. Second the videostream works only on wifi in the app, not on the data.

[@Liberator975]

It says you can access footage with rtsp and onviv. Home assistant now supports these natively. You can add a camera from the integrations page. Setting a permanent ip to the camera in your router. Then access it with an onviv video stream. You should be able to access from anywhere with nabu casa

[@martinottolangui4667]

registered but still waiting for release in the uk ,biting at the bit to junk the ring pro

[@notofinterest]

Lucky one. Got 2 of them on 19th Dec, wanna order one more -> not availöable anymore. btw: im impressed as well with the device.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I just got a message from Reolink that new stock will be in around March or April because of Covid spreading fast in China. That's very unfortunate. 😢

[@notofinterest]

@@SmartHomeJunkie tnk u very much for sharing this information! i added myself to the mailing, got no information at all. if anybody have one, pls tell me i‘ld like to buy it. even this ones who accidentally fall unexpected of the wall after a pointy debree hit it right middle on the button where the release mechanism is… 😏😁

[@ecotts]

Also, you didn't highlight some of the issues that other SmartHome automation and security channels mentioned, they might not effect you but they might effect others who are interested.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I didn't come across any issues, so how could I mention them if I do not get them?

[@RonenLin]

What about sending the image instantly to a device such as an echo show when the doorbell is pressed?

[@JamesMossR33]

This looks perfect to replace my Ring Pro doorbell. It's been ok, but usually laggy and I want better integration with HA and not have to use a cloud service. It'll also be fun to figure out how to manage the video files and keep them on a network device. Thanks for another great video, and Merry Christmas!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Great to hear! The camera also has an ftp option so that you can ftp the footage to a local NAS folder.

[@kenrickdavis9216]

Your WiFi is the problem

[@webeducation]

Mine was laggy too until I upgraded the doorbells transformer. The one I was using was a bit underpowered.

[@kylegurney8610]

@@webeducation what did you upgrade from? and what did you upgrade to?

[@kylegurney8610]

1. The Reolink Video Doorbell camera requires the user to bypass the existing chime first to get sufficient power. Without this step, there may be problems including but not limited to: The doorbell camera can't be powered on or it will be rebooted abnormally. The doorbell camera can be powered on but can't work stably. The existing mechanical chime will vibrate or sound abnormally. 2. The existing mechanical chime will not work anymore after the bypass. 3. Be careful when handling the circuit wiring. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact a qualified electrician. after reading this are you able to run the original chime with the doorbell and have sufficient power?

[@andreasyiassemis]

Great video tutorial, did you manage to get a full screen image on tablet? If yes can you make a video tutorial? Thanks!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I will create a video about that shortly.

[@lojogames2401]

I folowed your steps but i dont get the enque option ? where does it go wrong ?? whats the solution ? thnx in advance using the : Core 2024.2.1 Supervisor 2024.01.1 Operating System 11.5 Frontend 20240207.1

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

You didn't do anything wrong. the enqueue option has been removed from Home Assistant a while back. Just ignore it.

[@MrCrUzEr101]

Uitgebreid en zeer goed uitgelegd, waarvoor heel erg bedankt. Ik gebruik nu al 3 jaar een BTicino class300 (veel te duur). Heb al enkele Reolink producten waarvan ik heel erg tevreden ben. Sinds kort gebruik ik ook home assistent. Dus ben wel erg hard aan het twijfelen om die BTicino buiten te gooien. Werkt de deurbel ook nog zonder dat je de witte adapter in het strocontact steekt ? als je dan wel alles integreert in home assistent bedoel ik.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

You'll always need the adapter or connect it to your existing wiring.

[@HD-gq7lb]

Does it have a battery as well?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Good question. No, it doesn't

[@cmacmenow]

Does it work with Apple "HomeKit?" Excellent video! Thank you very much.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

No, unfortunately not. See this: support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000628746-Does-Reolink-Supports-Apple-Homekit

[@Martberg01]

Create video. Only the snapshot sending to my phone, when someone is on the frontdoor, is not working jet. Can't find the problem.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

The way I show it only works of you are on your local network. I might create a video on the future to show how you can make it work remotely too.

[@philvale5724]

Hi 👋, Yes it’s me again not a question these devices compatible with iPhones and iPads et cetera. PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yes they are!

[@manfredzimmer1199]

👍👍👍 Top Video

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thanks ✌

[@AlanLarson-v3q]

What is your opinion on an entity state change triggered by a doorbell press? I am thinking to incorporate something like a Wi-Fi sonoff momentary switch to trigger a traditional 24 V mechanical doorbell chime.

[@berthennink4357]

Its great that you make these video's, much better then the written docs!😀 Had to do some extra setup to get the notofications pop up at my android devices. there is one thing still not working. I see the popup and the snapshot is a small thumbnail instead of the real image. I have to swipe down in the notification to see the larger image. Is there a way to just get the image as a notificatien? Such that it is large image?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thank you! I do not have an Android phone myself, so I cannot test it. 🤷🏼

[@jaspernillessen8916]

Could you tell me what the extra setup you had to do was? I can't get it to work on my android device... Your help would be much appreciated!

[@inkphusion]

Had some trouble attempting this with a 810a camera. Solution: "Note: Since the video format for the new 8mp model RLC-810A, RLC-820A& RLC-1220A is H.265, if you want to see the main RTSP stream, please change ‘’h264“to “h265“."

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Oohhh, that is a really great tip!

[@sevagjb]

i think i will ditch me ring doorbell soon, no more cloud and subscription 🥳

[@DiegoSaavedra82]

First of all, Congrats for the Amazing Channel. I’m considering to buy this Doorbell but I have a specific need that maybe you can tell me if it’s possible. One of my most important needs is two way audio in AppleWatch. So I can see that reolink integration already have two way audio. (At least with Scrypted). Do you have any idea if it’s possible to achieve two way audio in AppleWatch using home assistant, scrypted and home bridge? Tks a lot

[@jonathanblack1416]

What would be nice is if they set it up that you could use a DVR inside with mass memory storage so you could run it live full time or much longer and more complete evidence of crimes and all things spoken and said without missing a beat. I have a nice DVR security cam recorder I could use that’s sitting and collecting dust and if we are allowed to repurpose stuff which is completely east for then to allow then we would have less trash in the earth.

[@lucamarcio4110]

Hi and thank you so much! The only thing remains to understand for me is if it is possible to use a tablet like the internal monitor of a normal doorbell. I need the video stream from the doorbell appears when someone pushes the doorbell button Will you clarify this in your next video, please? Thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yes, I will in one of my upcoming videos.

[@mareckorlicki6334]

I just received my doorbell from reolink. I tried to install as per your video and have most working, but try as I might I can't get the doorbell to ring either on my Alexa Dot or my Google speaker. I have the mp3 file installed in the correct place. I am using home assistant on an Oracle VM maybe that is the culprit still searching

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

You might want to try to use the up address in the media play service instead of the domain name.

[@Cool_Hand_Luke77]

Excellent video! I’m in the market for such doorbell and was wondering if there is anything newer in the market today?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Thi sone is still the one that I prefer.

[@rqn1998]

Hmmm im not convinced how this is better than ring apart from subscription? Can you tell me some examples of things this can do better than rings? Couldnt an intruder just take the sd card and leave this flawed? Where is the sd card stored?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Did you watch the video? Everything is local. This is a BIG PLUS. Ring does not have that.

[@ecotts]

It would have been ultimate if it had POE and WIFI in one. The WIFI version has a NIC so why then not just make it POE as well, that would have been ultimate all in one solution.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

I don't know. I guess Reolink has a good technical reason for this.

[@RvdB82]

Its not for sale yet

[@luckyz0r]

This one vs dahua VTO2202F-P-S2? Reolink have a better design, for sure, but the rest?

[@RdPYT]

Great video, too bad it's not available for purchase anywhere

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

It will be soon as far as i understood from Reolink!

[@Andre-xu3pq]

is there a option now toe lower the sound of the doorbel? i just order the Reolink 🙂 i read in the comments that hacs is not needed anymore do you have the new YT about that ?

[@Hb2oo]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your video. Question: I am interested in setting up the notifications with image to my phone based on person detection of a reolink 810a camera on an reolink NVR using HA. I tried to apply your instructions in this video for the doorbell but could not get it to work. Do you have a video for this? Is what I am describing possible just using HA? I am new to HA and have been trying to figure this out for some time. Cheers.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Hi! If you can trigger HA based on motion of your Camera, this should work in the exact same manner for your camera. You can test the action in the automation that sends the image to see if that works at least.

[@adaswrr]

Just bought 2 months ago lmou db61 so I cannot send it back, but i see there is some integration with ha. I hope i will menage to make it work together.

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Yes, this should work straight away. Make sure you open the correct ports using the web interface of the camera.

[@adaswrr]

@@SmartHomeJunkie so finally i start playing with home assistant. I add imou integration succesfully, i had live view, but next day it just dissapear. I see only black screen and when Im trying to add it again same as before it shows me "no activity" under the live view window... Any ideas?

[@levvaisman]

Thanks for the review! I actually was waiting for this doorbell for a few months already. It's out of stock here in Australia. I was trying to organize it from the USA, but it's out of stock there as well. Where did you get it from?

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

It was sent to me by Reolink after waiting for months. They say it will be in stock in March or April because of Covid in China. 🥴