Ill have to have a look at the HACS addin. One thing I was really disappointed in is I got the 8mp cameras and HA cant utilize the h265 encoded RTSP streams. So I can only use the low res sub stream.
I really do enjoy your videos. I watch almost all of them. BUT, I’m getting a bit irritated with a quirk, the constant circling of the mouse pointer is getting really irritating and distracting. But other than that, really good videos.
@@MarkWattTech i really hope this is taken as posetive critique. From other videos from other channels, people also do it to highlight a section on screen. But mostly one revolution and done. But thinking about it they eye naturally follows the movement so we see the pointer all the time anyways. Keep up the good work!
Thanks mate. Really awesome and thorough breakdown of the how-to. Although the WebRTSP didn't work for me the ONVIF did, so I really appreciate you having shared more than just the one method. The one question I have is: I also installed the Reolink Duo PoE and both of the preview feeds I'm getting are for one of the lenses (not one for each). When I click on the specific camera view it will show the correct lens. For reference my YAML is: type: grid square: false columns: 1 cards: - type: picture-entity entity: camera.garage_camera_profile060_mainstream - type: picture-entity entity: camera.garage_camera_profile070_mainstream
The latest version of HA has a lot of differences compared with what is showed here. After the addition of the custom repository I cannot find the next steps. After the explore and selecting REOlink , there is no "install in HACS" but there is a "Download". Is that the same?
I integrated one of my Reolink POE cameras using WebRTC and the Reolink integration. The WebRTC stream only has around a 2-second lag, which is good. But the Reolink-integration stream has around a 12- to 15-second lag. Is this normal behavior? I prefer the Reolink integration because I can use the stream in a Picture Glance card where I can also insert entities to control. Is there any way to reduce stream lag on the Reolink integration?
Reolink-integration is great for exposing the entities but no good for streaming video, I had the same issue with WebRTC but if you add go2rtc you will end up hardly any latency but, I am struggling to get the audio working
Thanks Mark, I have an Reolink 511WA, - I tried on WebRTC but I have a loading every 3-5sec and it's not load 95% of times on HA iOS App. - I tried ONVIF but i'm getting snapshots every 10sec not a live video, even if select camera view: live on Picture Glance it's not working at all, it works only on camera view: auto but it's snapshots and no audio... -I tried Generic Camera not working, it's very laggy... even on subview. -I tried with HACS integrations (Reolink IP & Reolink CCTV) but they dong give me camera entity (live video) at all only the sensors and binaries Any idea?
Yet another great video - thanks Mark. A quick question, there seem to be a couple reolink camera integrations xannor and the one you use fwestenberg. Any idea, which might work better?
Get videos. I am running HA 2023.5.3 OS 10.1. I have the Reolink E1 Zoom. As of now, the HACS integration is part of HA, so installation seems simpler. I can get the video using Picture Glance Card. I only see the sub version of the camera...no main. Also no real PTZ other than pressing the PTZ Up/Down/Left/Right control, but that just sends it to the full limit. So not very useful. Questions... Any way to get real PTZ on HA? I can always go to the Reolink App and it has full functionality, but seems to be a big extra step to just view camera. Why have it in HA? Why only sub version of camera and not main? Thanks for any help here.
I suggest you first watch a few more videos from other creators because we are ALL having problems with Reolink cameras. So far the dual lens camera seems to be ok but please, please do more research! This is especially true if you plan on using Blue iris or utilizing other alternative HA integrations. Honestly, I’m kinda disappointed Mark didn’t discuss or disclose a few of these issues. They are very common and very public and can be found on many forms. Some people have boxes of BRICKED devices. Other content creators who’ve reviewed the Reolink dual lens camera have at least mentioned the issue with the other versions and a few creators have just recently released videos explaining why you SHOULDN’T buy from Reolink. Mentioning these know problems isn’t only the responsible thing to do, but it’s an absolute requirement for a comprehensive and fair review of a product. Otherwise a creator becomes nothing more than a brand ambassador making endorsement videos.
@@ChrisS-oo6fl The Hook Up released a video at the same time named "Watch BEFORE you buy Reolink security cameras", and he didn't mention any of that either.
Hey Chris. Thank you for the feedback. Can I ask which cameras you are having issues with? Other than Rob (the Hook Ups) video I personally haven’t seen any of the videos regarding Reolink issues. I cant speak for all Reolink cameras but I personally haven’t had any issues with the cameras I feature on my channel (other than the audio - I mention in the Duo preview). I am not sponsored or paid by Reolink and if I did have any issues with any tech I am featuring, I would point it out and disclose it. Im sorry you feel like that. This content wasn’t aimed to be like that, it was simply supposed to be additional content to support the recent preview I created for the Duo. As this is not a comprehensive review I haven’t delved into common problems or FAQs. If this was a full review I would have looked up any FAQs or issues users came across to see if its something I experienced or something I could add and resolve in my video. Which is something i have not done as this particular video is just aimed to show 3 setup options focusing on camera connectivity which I also mention at the beginning can also be used with other camera brands. Cheers. (Sorry if you got this twice Chris. There's an issue with YT comments atm. I tried posting this this morning)
Great Video!! I followed along and got all the way to the WebRTC card, unfortunately I don't have a Visual Editor available. Should I edit the '/config/custom_components/webrtc/services.yaml' file with the manual File Editor? Also which lines get edited (they don't have a type: line or a url: line. Thanks!
Thanks mate, your video was a huge help, i have one question though? I have a Imou Rex 4mp-D camera and i am unable to receive any stream using the methods you have showed in your video. Using Onvif generates a very slow stream with huge delays. Is there another method to utilize video stream in home assisstant for this camera?
Great video Mark, thanks! I do have a question, do you know if I can make the alarm sound in my RLC811 when an Aqara sensor is triggered? Thanks in advance!
thanks for the video I just installed WebRTC Camera but it looks a bit different than what you show. On my integrations page where i see a list of all my integrations the WebRTC Camera doesn't show a configure button in the bottom left just the 3 dots on the bottom right. Any idea why that might be?
Hopelessly stuck on the custom integration option. I have UDM-Pro and I’m running my home assistant on an IoT VLAN and my cameras on a separate VLAN…they are blocked from communicating with one another-what is the best/safest way to allow home assistant to communicate with my cameras?
Man...I'm really starting to get frustrated with the difficulty of adding cameras. Only camera I've been able to integrate in a straightforward manner is Eufy. None of these 3 methods worked for me. ONVIF gave me an unexpected error. I tried all the variations I could think of for the IP. Reolink HACS sees both of my devices, but when I go to configure, it just plain does not accept my input. No error. And WebRTC gives an unknown connection error. I am on the same network (ethernet) for both of my 410w cameras. I can access them without issue from the same computer using a browser.
how add ip camera out of our local network? I have camera on icsee and i can remote connect with camera on mobile phone ane pc - i need only serial number login and password
Glad it helped! What cameras are you using? I found with some of mine after HA reboots the motion event has to occur before the sensor has info. Else it would say unavailble etc. Walking in front of it would make it work again. Or did you mean via Onvif? And if its via onvif you cant access those sensors :(
@@MarkWattTech I'm using RLC 810A. using the Reolink integration and not Onvif integration. Later I figured that I didn't enable Onvif on my NVR. It worked after enabling Onvif on my NVR but, automation based on the events works sometimes and does not work sometimes. As you mentioned it may be because of the HA reboot.
@Mark Watt Tech Has anything changed? My Reolink Zoom no longer works in Home Assistant and every attempt to set it up again fails. I can still access the CAM via the IP.
I think it potentially has. My E1 Zoom also recently stopped during setup. I've seen there is a new update available for the Reolink integration so that may resolve it.
Thanks for the video I got the camera setup and working using the reolink hacs integration. And I have entities for many things like the motion sensors, but the never detect anything, although in reality they do, since the recording to ftp is triggered Everytime it detects motion? Any idea on how to fix this? Thank you
If you are running Home Assistant over SSL, motion detection will not work in the Reolink integration. This is a known senario with no correction on the horizon that I can tell.
You stated that if you are using a Reolink battery powered camera (such as the Argus 2 in my case), that they are not supported. At the time in the video you said this, you were discussing the Reolink HACS integration. So, are the battery powered cameras supported in WebRTC (I do not see the Argus 2 listed in the supported page) or in ONVIF? Just trying to figure out if there is something fundamentally not supported via any method if the camera is battery powered. (I won't bother banging my head against the wall if there is no need trying.) Thanks!
Hey Brian. Currently Reolink have no battery powered cans that have onvif or rtsp. They are releasing some new ones in the future and also a doorbell that will have though. I think the only battery powered cameras I have used that have rtsp are eufy ones.
@@MarkWattTech thank you very much for the quick response! I was hoping to being able to bring our Argus 2 camera into HA but it's not critical. (Love your videos - I've learned a lot from them since I implemented HA for the first time last week. Your videos greatly lowered my learning curve and made my setup process virtually problem free. Keep up the great work). All the best.
Appreciate that Brian. I would love if the Argus cam range could be added but sadly it's just not possible. I did see a work around to get them working but it was lots of moving parts and points of failure. Effo not worth the setup agro and also maintenance.
Hey, When I use onvif erveyrhing works. But I want the reolink Dev for the extra sensors. But it doesn't work. Same op adres, same login, changed the port. Somebody?
hey there , I finally bought the duo camera , but I've been having a lot of issues integrating it with HA, I tried all the 3 methods and I receive the message " unexpected error " , I changed the admin password , I reset the reolink cam several times , I even got in touch with reolink support and they can't find the issue as the ports are activated , everything seems normal . I also removed the reolink integration from HACS, hopping this would help , it didn't , still the unexpected error keeps popping up. its so frustrating. I hope someone can help me .. cheers
hi love ur videos they been helping me alot but I have a question . is it possible to use reolink play back on home assistant or some how watch the recordings that the camera does via home assistant?
Do you know if those cameras with PTZ you can control? What about cameras with a mic and speaker, I e. Can I talk back to them through HA? Lastly, is this all local or requiring internet access?
Hey Dominique. It does work yes. However if you are using https internally then the state wont change. More info on this in the HACS documentation :) Also if you have just added it, it will need to see a motion event for the state to initially change.
Hey Tim. I don’t think any of reolinks cameras currently work with HomeKit sorry (natively anyway). I believe you can however expose them to HomeKit through HA but I personally haven’t done this so I cant comment on how well the feed looks/works.
Thank you Andy! (Note to self, don't upload videos past 10pm) RU-vid is processing the glitch in the Matrix. Thank you Mr Anderson. Edit: Glitch Fixed. They will never know :P
Where the hell is the install button people keep talking about.. I supposedly have HACS installed but the only window i get is the repository.. No integration window, no cards nothing
RTSP and Onvif are the full local control ones. I can’t remember if the Reolink integration needs outside connectivity or not (the documentation should say) :)
@@MarkWattTech but as i seen in the vid, you had to give your username and psw. I assume that first you had to register your camera at reolink website to get these, right?
@@gergohorvath2538 no. When you setup the cameras you can optionally set a username and password (locally) on each device. This account basically stops anyone on your network directly viewing the feeds or modifying the configuration of the camera. Its just for security. This isn’t your Reolink account info. Hope that helps.
Hey Mark!! Thanks for the informative video! Do you know if any of these methods allow you to view an NVR instead of the cameras directly? This would save me from creating 16 individual entities. Thanks again!
You still have to setup the feed individually. The only way to pickup the NVR's quad layout screen (what you see from the HDMI) is to capture the HDMI output and stream that via RTSP.
Hi Mark, i try to add reolink ip camera from hacs, after adding my camera with all the details(ip, domain, port, password) i got a success notification, but in the integration panel it is written ''Failed to set up Check the logs'' do have any idea about it?
What port did you use, and what format does the username/password come from? Im setting my up and using port 80 and my reolink account login but its not working..
Might have missed it, but can you add these cameras where they have audio if you click the card to view live? Assuming if there is audio built into the camera I mean.
