Reolink Client User Manual
Reolink Client User Manual
QSG1_A
User Manual
Reolink Client
Reolink Client
contents
1. Client Introduction................................................................................................................... 2
2. Set up the Camera................................................................................................................... 2
3. View Your Camera..................................................................................................................13
Live View................................................................................................................................ 13
Lights and LED.................................................................................................................... 18
4. Alarm and Detection............................................................................................................ 21
Set up Motion Detection................................................................................................. 21
Set up Motion Alerts..........................................................................................................28
5. Recording and Playback..................................................................................................... 34
Set up Motion Recording................................................................................................ 34
Playback and Download Recordings..........................................................................39
6. Use the Reolink Client.......................................................................................................... 42
Set up Local Recording.................................................................................................... 42
Add a Device........................................................................................................................ 44
Delete a Device................................................................................................................... 49
Client Settings..................................................................................................................... 50
7. Camera Settings..................................................................................................................... 51
Network and Connection................................................................................................ 51
SD Card Storage..................................................................................................................54
Device Information............................................................................................................ 56
Device password.................................................................................................................59
Date and Time..................................................................................................................... 60
Reboot and Restore...........................................................................................................62
Firmware Upgrade.............................................................................................................63
8. FAQ and Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 64
FAQs........................................................................................................................................ 64
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................64
Note:
This user manual takes a camera model that supports most features as an example.
Your own model may not support certain features mentioned here. Please refer to
the specifications of your camera model.
User Manual 1
Reolink Client
1. Client Introduction
Get live streaming, play back clips, customize motion detection and more. Connect
with your loved ones whenever and wherever you are.
Download the client: https://reolink.com/software-and-manual/
Note:
System requirement: Windows 7 or later and Mac OS 8.0 or later
User Manual 2
Reolink Client
User Manual 3
Reolink Client
Step 5. Type in the WiFi information to configure WiFi for this camera. Please make
sure that you enter the correct WiFi password.
Note:
Currently, the battery-powered cameras (except Argus 3 pro) only support 2.4GHz.
It will not be able to connect to any Wi-Fi with 5GHz wireless frequency.
Step 6. A QR code will be generated and displayed on the screen of your PC. Please
aim the camera at the QR code on your PC at a distance of about 20cm (8 inches)
to let the camera to scan the QR code.
Step 7. When you hear the voice prompt "Scan succeeded", click Finish to wait.
User Manual 4
Reolink Client
Step 8. After you hear the prompt "Connection to the router succeeded", you can
create a password and edit the name for the camera. After that, the initial setup
process is finished.
User Manual 5
Reolink Client
User Manual 6
Reolink Client
Step 4. You can create a password and edit the name for the camera. After that,
the initial setup process is finished.
User Manual 7
Reolink Client
User Manual 8
Reolink Client
Step 2. Please type in the camera’s username and password, then click Login to
log in to the device. The default username is "admin" and the password is blank
(no password).
If you want to modify the WiFi settings of the camera, please follow the steps
below:
Step 1. Go to Device Settings > Network.
Step 2. Please select the SSID (network name) of your router that you would like to
connect and type in the WiFi password. Please make sure you type in the correct
WiFi password, and note the distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters,
and special characters. Then, click Connect to save the setting.
User Manual 9
Reolink Client
After connecting the camera, you can unplug the Ethernet cable of the camera,
and it will connect to the WiFi network.
User Manual 10
Reolink Client
Step 2. Click the "+" icon, select UID, then fill in the blank with the UID of NVR.
User Manual 11
Reolink Client
User Manual 12
Reolink Client
Here is the brief introduction for the buttons on the Live View page of Reolink
Client:
Icons Meanings
Add device
Minimize
Maximize
Resize
User Manual 13
Reolink Client
Clip
PTZ
Turn on spotlight
Retry
WiFi signal
4G camera
Icons Meanings
User Manual 14
Reolink Client
Display Settings
User Manual 15
Reolink Client
Options Meanings
Date & Time Set the position that the date & time shows on the screen.
User Manual 16
Reolink Client
Brightness Modify the value to set how light the image appears to be.
User Manual 17
Reolink Client
Status LED
User Manual 18
Reolink Client
Infrared Lights
User Manual 19
Reolink Client
Spotlight
User Manual 20
Reolink Client
Motion Detection
User Manual 21
Reolink Client
Click Pen to create a zone over the area that you don't want to receive alerts about.
Please don't forget to click the Save button to save your settings.
Sensitivity
Device settings > Detection Alarm >Sensitivity.
Select Sensitivity to set 4 time periods and Other Period and corresponding
sensitivity.
Note: You can adjust the sensitivity from 1 to 50 by dragging the slider. The higher
the value is, the more sensitive the motion detection will be.
User Manual 22
Reolink Client
For cameras supporting smart person and vehicle detection, you can also set the
sensitivity for smart detection.
For smart person detection, you can adjust the sensitivity from 0 to 100 by
dragging the slider, and the same is true for smart vehicle detection.
Tolerance
Alarm will be triggered only after the detection object stays in detection areas
longer than the set time.
Note:
This setting is only available for the camera supporting the smart person and
vehicle detection.
Object Size
Moving objects that are smaller than the minimum object size or larger than the
maximum object size will not trigger alarm.
Note:
This setting is only available for the camera supporting the smart person and
vehicle detection.
User Manual 23
Reolink Client
User Manual 24
Reolink Client
User Manual 25
Reolink Client
PIR sensor
User Manual 26
Reolink Client
PIR Schedule
If you want to set the camera to be triggered by motion at specific times, please
click Motion, and select the squares to enable the PIR motion sensor.
Otherwise, please click None.
User Manual 27
Reolink Client
Alarm Email
You may follow the steps below to set an email alert for your device on Reolink
Client.
Step 1. Log in to your camera and go to camera Settings > Surveillance > Enable
Email Alerts.
User Manual 28
Reolink Client
Recipient Address: Input the address of the email that receives motion alert
emails. The recipient address can be the same as the sender's address.
Attachment: Select the content (text, picture or video) to attach to the
motion-alert motion email.
Email Interval: Once set, only one motion-alert email will be sent even if the alarm
is triggered multiple times during the time interval.
Note:
Once the battery-powered camera goes into standby mode, the email interval
setting will be invalid. The motion-alert email will be sent every time the camera is
triggered even for the same motion alert.
Email Schedule: Set the time that you want your cameras to send you email alerts.
It is currently not available for Reolink battery-powered cameras.
Notes:
1. You can set the schedule only when the Enable option is available.
2. One square represents one hour.
3. The blue square (Motion) means that the email will be sent when motion is
detected, while the dark gray one (Timer) means the email will be sent according
to the interval time you set above, and the light gray one (None) means no email
will be sent.
4. For cameras supporting the smart person and vehicle detection, you can
choose to set the email schedule for Any Motion, Person and Vehicle.
User Manual 29
Reolink Client
Step 3: Click the Email Test to verify whether the information you have entered is
correct.
The prompt “Succeeded” will appear if the email has been successfully set.
User Manual 30
Reolink Client
Alarm Siren
User Manual 31
Reolink Client
NVR
Device Settings > Surveillance > Buzzer > Enable Buzzer.
Then you can set the buzzer schedule for different cameras connected to the NVR.
For the cameras supporting the smart person and vehicle detection, you can set
schedule for Any Motion, Person and Vehicle.
User Manual 32
Reolink Client
Alarm Spotlight
User Manual 33
Reolink Client
Battery-powered cameras
Device Settings > Surveillance > Record > Enable Record.
You can also set the Post-Motion Record.
User Manual 34
Reolink Client
Overwrite: When the SD card or HDD is full, the old recording files will be
overwritten for new recording files.
Pre-Motion Record: The camera will start recording before the event happens. The
duration of the pre-motion record will be 3-8 seconds, varying by model and
hardware version.
Post-Motion Record: The camera will continue recording after the event happens.
The duration of the post-motion record may vary by model.
Pack Duration: The Reolink NVR packs each recording into a separate video file
and stores it on the hard drive inside the NVR. Pack duration refers to the length of
the recording that is packed into a file.
If you set the pack duration as 30 minutes, the NVR will pack the recording to a file
every 30 minutes and store it to the hard drive inside the NVR.
Note:
Pack Duration is only available for Reolink NVRs.
Record Schedule
Select Motion or None, then set the schedule as you need by choosing the squares.
One square presents one hour. Click Save to save the settings.
User Manual 35
Reolink Client
Notes:
1. Blue square means that the device will record to SD card when motion is
detected, while the gray one means the device will not record.
2. The Reolink C series cameras, E series cameras, Lumus, cameras with new
IPC_51516 or IPC_51316 firmware, and cameras connected to NVR could be set to
continuous recording, while others can only start recording when motion is
detected.
3. For cameras that support smart person and vehicle detection, the record
schedule can be set for Any Motion, Person and Vehicle.
User Manual 36
Reolink Client
FTP Settings
Step 1. Go to Device Settings > Surveillance > FTP, and fill in the FTP information
required.
FTP Server: Type in the address of your FTP server and FTP port. The default FTP
port for Reolink products is 21.
Username and Password: Enter the username and password of your FTP server. If
the username and password are not required, please enable Anonymous.
Directory: Set an upload directory for device video recording.
File Type: Choose to upload both videos and images, or images only.
FTP Postpone: Set the record time limit after motion is detected. This option is
only available when File Type is set as Video and FTP Schedule as Motion.
Interval: Set the time interval for uploading pictures. This option is available
when File Type is set as Picture. Custom is available and the minimum time
interval is 2 seconds.
Step 2. Configure the FTP upload schedule, and click Save to save the settings.
User Manual 37
Reolink Client
Note:
Timer means that the camera will record 24/7, while Alarm means that the camera
will record when motion is detected.
Step 3. Click FTP Test to check whether the FTP has been set up successfully.
User Manual 38
Reolink Client
Here we will guide you to play back recorded videos on the Reolink Client by the
following steps:
Step 1: Launch the Reolink Client and log in to your camera/NVR, and then
click Playback button to enter the Playback page.
Step 2: Drag and drop the camera from the left side menu to the playback
interface.
User Manual 39
Reolink Client
Step 3: Choose a date. The dates of recordings will be marked in blue. Left-click the
blue bar to select the time of recordings you want to play back.
Step 4: Click the Download button, and then check the recorded videos you want
to download.
User Manual 40
Reolink Client
User Manual 41
Reolink Client
The following steps will guide you through how to set up Local Record Schedule
via the New Reolink Client.
Step 1. Launch the Reolink Client and click Client Settings.
Step 2: Go to the Record page and turn on Enable Record to enable local
recording. Then choose the record type (Timer, Motion, and None) and choose the
squares to set the recording schedule. Click the Save button to save the settings,
and the camera will start recording as you set.
User Manual 42
Reolink Client
Notes:
1. The local record schedule only applies to the cameras you have logged in to.
2. If you need to set up motion detection recording, please set the motion
detection zone and motion detection sensitivity first.
3. The local recording will work only when the Reolink Client is running. If the PC
enters the sleep mode, it may stop working.
4. The recorded videos can be found under the Record Path you have set.
User Manual 43
Reolink Client
Add a Device
Add a Camera or NVR to the New Reolink Client by Entering the UID
If your camera/NVR is not on the same LAN as your PC (on a different network), you
may follow this guide to add the camera via UID. Then you can view your cameras
via WAN (remotely).
Notes:
1. It is suggested to use the UID for remote access.
2. Reolink battery-powered cameras only support remote access using UID.
3. If you're using the domain name/IP address to access the cameras, please
ensure the port-forwarding settings on your router are correct.
Step 1. Click the "+" icon, select UID, then type in the UID of your camera.
User Manual 44
Reolink Client
Step 2. Then input the user name ("admin" by default) and the camera password.
After that, click Login to add your camera to the Reolink Client.
User Manual 45
Reolink Client
Step 3: Then input the user name ("admin" by default) and the camera password.
After that, click Login to add your camera to the Reolink Client.
User Manual 46
Reolink Client
If the Add Device Automatically option under the General settings has been
enabled and you have set a password for it via other devices, the device will also
automatically show up in the device list but with an error prompt "Incorrect
Password".
User Manual 47
Reolink Client
If the "Incorrect Password" error prompts, please click the left Edit button to enter
the camera login password, then you will able to see the live stream.
User Manual 48
Reolink Client
Delete a Device
You may follow the steps below to delete your camera or NVR from the Reolink
Client.
Step 1. Right click the camera in the device list.
Step 2. Click Delete.
Note:
If you want to delete a camera in LAN while it is still connected, please disable Add
Devices Automatically first; otherwise, the camera will show up again after
deleted.
User Manual 49
Reolink Client
Client Settings
User Manual 50
Reolink Client
7. Camera Settings
Network and Connection
Log in to your device and go to Device Settings > Network Settings. Check the
WiFi signal and network information of your device.
User Manual 51
Reolink Client
Camera Settings > Network Settings > Click > Choose another WiFi you want
to connect.
User Manual 52
Reolink Client
User Manual 53
Reolink Client
SD Card Storage
You may follow the steps below to check or format the micro SD card in Reolink
cameras via the Reolink Client.
Step 1. Go to the Device Settings > Storage.
User Manual 54
Reolink Client
Step 2. You can check the information about this SD card on this page. You can
also click the SD card to format the SD card, and then click OK to confirm.
User Manual 55
Reolink Client
Device Information
For cameras
Method 1. Right click the camera in the device list, and click Get Info.
User Manual 56
Reolink Client
For NVRs
The first method for NVR is the same as that for cameras.
Method 2. Device Settings > System > Info.
User Manual 57
Reolink Client
Note:
This is only available for the battery-powered cameras.
Device Settings > Battery.
You can check whether the battery is charged and the running time in the last 30
days.
User Manual 58
Reolink Client
Device password
Step 1. Launch the Reolink Client and log in to your device.
Step 2. Click Device Settings > System > User Management, then select the user
and click the Change Password button.
Notes:
1. The admin password can be modified while the name "admin" can not be
changed.
2. You can also add other common users, modify their password and delete users
on the Add User interface.
3. The default password is blank.
4. For battery-powered cameras, there is only one user “admin” and they do not
support adding other common users.
Step 3. Type in the old password (If the old password is the default one, please
leave the password field blank) and set a new password, and then click Save.
User Manual 59
Reolink Client
User Manual 60
Reolink Client
NTP
Device Settings > Network Settings > Advanced > NTP Settings > Click Set Up.
You can choose the NTP Server and then click Synchronize, and you may get
the "Succeeded" message at the bottom, indicating that the synchronization has
succeeded.
User Manual 61
Reolink Client
The following steps will guide you through how to reboot or restore your Reolink
camera and NVR via the new Reolink Client.
Step 1. Please go to Device settings > System > Maintenance > Restore or Reboot.
And you can set the Auto Reboot Time for the camera.
Note:
Restore will return your camera settings to its factory status.
User Manual 62
Reolink Client
Firmware Upgrade
You may follow the steps below to upgrade firmware for Reolink cameras/NVRs via
the new Reolink Client.
Note:
Please make sure that you have already downloaded the correct firmware for your
device model and version from the Reolink Download Center and unzipped
the .pak file before upgrading.
Step 1. Launch the Reolink Client and log in to your camera/NVR, then go to
Device Settings > System > Maintenance.
Step 2. Click Browse to select the correct firmware file and click Upgrade to start.
Note:
If you don't want to restore your camera or NVR settings to factory status, please
uncheck the Update Configure File option.
User Manual 63
Reolink Client
Q1: What is the maximum number of cameras added and displayed via the new
Reolink Client?
The new Client does not have a limit on the number of cameras or NVRs. That's to
say you can add as many cameras or NVRs as you like.
Q2: What are the requirements of the protection password for the Reolink Client?
The protection password of the Reolink Client must be 1 to 28 characters. It has no
restrictions on special characters.
Troubleshooting
User Manual 64
Reolink Client
shown below:
Step 3. You will be able to see the AppData folder in your User folder. Go
to AppData > Roaming, then delete the reolink folder.
Step 4. Done! You can turn on the Reolink Client without a password now.
User Manual 65