Local Control Video Doorbells - Reolink, UniFi, Amcrest, Hikvision, Dahua.

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Locally controlled doorbells are relatively uncommon. In this video I take a deep dive into the subject testing out the Reolink PoE Doorbell, Reolink WiFi Doorbell, Amcrest AD410, Dahua VTO2311R, Hikvision DS-HD1, UniFi G4 Doorbell, and UniFi G4 Pro Doorbell. This video was sponsored by Locket Insurance, check them out using these links to see if Locket is right for you:
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@cuppacheese Год назад

Thank you for being one of the VERY few YT smart home channels that legitimately considers security in your setups!

@sam5992 Год назад

Holy fuck, seriously. Everyone else is like "so just put your SSN into the text box when it prompts you!"

@definitelynotaheretic.7295 Год назад

Hahaha seriously. “I have no issue with private conglomerates having my most sensitive information!”

@MM-he2iq 27 дней назад

You are like a tech version of Project Farm, which is a super high praise. Love your content man! I really like how you keep privacy in mind. It’s what I value most as far as tech goes

@troywilliams5301 Год назад

This is one of the most comprehensive and thorough doorbell camera comparisons I've ever seen. Thank you VERY much!!!

@daviddouillet4138 Год назад

Not in the market for a doorbell but watching because your videos on projectors educated me and helped me choose one.

@Mrcaffinebean Год назад

I bought your top pick and it's perfect. Very fast and complete local control to do literally anything in HA. Thanks for making this video and to Reolink for making a great product.

@Factory400 Год назад

This was FANTASTIC. Been waiting to get a hardwire doorbell for a long time. So nice to see a well considered overview of the typical choices.

@CathalMacDonnacha 11 месяцев назад

Which one are you thinking of getting?

@Mrcaffinebean Год назад

Rob you do the BEST comparison videos. This video is something I have wanted for a very long time!

@salasart Год назад

Thank you, is my second video in your channel and you do an excellent in depth review of everything, I love it. Your hard work shows in the result, and you waste no time!

@Lapeerphoto Год назад

OMG - this is exactly the video I wanted!! I have not gone with a video doorbell due to the whole cloud thing!! I have extra computers, I can use one for a server!! Thanks man!!

@JelleRevyn Год назад

Wow Robert, just what I needed. I was actually convinced I couldn't find a doorbell that ✔all the boxes so I started looking at video doorstation (like the Dahua VTO2211G-P) but I still wasn't convinced, also the prices for some of those are very high. Also I think I do my research well but your hands on approach buying all those bells and actually testing the features instead of making a review for each bell and reading the specs like most others do is refreshing.

@dronenb Год назад

Wow, EXACTLY the video I needed. I’ve been looking for this kind of video for awhile. Fantastic, as always!

@harrisonashleyfrancis9613 Год назад

I'm stoked now! I pre-ordered the ReoLink Wifi back a while ago right before you said you were working on a video. Now I know I don't need to cancel it.

@mrbarrington-smythe9033 Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. Finally I can buy a video doorbell and be confident it'll suit my needs! That'll be the Reolink.

@mattjohnson7835 Год назад

Very helpful! I use Reolink at home and at my small business. I am happy to see the doorbell performed well. I will likely buy it.

@MatSmithLondon Год назад

The script is super condensed, and voice seems almost sped-up. I love it! So much info in a short space of time. Really great video as usual Rob. Thanks :)

@TheHookUp Год назад

Thanks Mat. It's always my goal to get the most knowledge across in the smallest amount of time.

@whatevah666 Год назад

Yeah, he must have been really cafenated (?) that day, speedy rob!

@tontenkink3452 Год назад

@@TheHookUp For me was the voice to fast. I've skipped parts. to go to the conclusion and or intrest for me like the reolink doorbell.

@SirDragonClaw Год назад

@@tontenkink3452 I thought its was still way too slow, even when playing at 2x speed. 2.25 speed felt about right though.

@Airbag888 Год назад

I've been using dahua vto (larger model) and love it. Excellent video day and night. Captured on doorbell SD card if needed. Super fast on internal VTH which you did not mention as well as on the app. But even better I can automate my lock through a dry contact and they are really well built and that vto won't be stolen easily... Even if it does an alarm will sound super loud on app and vth. Finally they give great support..

@bill_automated1226 Год назад

Thanks for the video Rob. I appreciate the hard work you did testing all these doorbells. My takeaway is that I am going to wait. I need a product that works well and has tight integration with Home Assistant.

@TheHookUp Год назад

Hopefully the Reolink integration will be great once the Dev gets his hands on a doorbell.

@unlock-er Год назад

the first one to review the new reolink doorbells which I've been waiting for. Cheers

@unlock-er Год назад

am currently using the older version of nest doorbell. it's convenient as it will show who's at the door on nest home hub max. Can reolink be done in similar way? with the help of HA perhaps? be good if we can still utilise google home hub max as chime as someone rings the doorbell. I'm very interested with the wifi model as it will replacement like for like for my setup.

@Jozefbonnar Год назад

Brilliant review, thanks for this as I was recently looking to get a doorbell and all the popular ones are monthly subscriptions, hopefully the reolink comes into stock soon 🤞

@Zinic_ Год назад

Finally! I've been holding off on getting a smart doorbell. Seeing the Reolink POE version, I am hyped.

@salernod2812 Год назад

Omg. I just received my pre-ordered Reolink POE doorbell two days ago, I have been waiting for this weekend to do the install. It was the first time I ever pre-ordered and patiently waited for a product and after watching this video I realized it was worthwhile. All my cameras systems are reolink POE, I have them connected to home assistant and everything works flawlessly. Even the current firmware already support pressed button events sent to HA, I have programed the doorbell dign dong sound through my Bose audio system at home via home assistant in addition to the Included chime from reolink.

@BrianMeissen1 Год назад

Did you use the out of the box Reolink integration with Home Assistant? I have the WiFi version and I'm only getting two entities out of the doorbell... nothing for door presses.

@salernod2812 Год назад

@Brian Meissen I was initially using the HACS version which met all my requirements with sensors for everything, for people motion, cars motions, doorbell button, etc. Then I changed to new stock integration released this year and found only a handful of sensors for my cameras losing most of my automations. So I went back to the hacs version and that is what I'm using now.

@jackcolt6875 Год назад

Great review. I was also disappointed in the Amcrest AD410. I had two of them fail in direct sunlight…in Massachusetts….in May…not exactly hot weather!

@edwardswain Год назад

This was an incredibly helpful, well researched and presented video. Kudos to you, and thank you.

@DavidL-DaKing Год назад

Thanks for this Great Review...Thank you for also mentioning our Huge Thread on IPCAMTALK too... I have the Reolink POE on order, will be bench testing it upon arrival...

@giga-chicken Год назад

4:30 If your doorbell camera isn't properly sending motion and button press events the best option can be to send the video feed to frigate and rely on person detection. You could also use an esp32 to detect the doorbell chime for button events but that might be a bit out of scope.

@yasmanilara7582 Год назад

Thanks for bringing this type of content. Really helpful

@ricardojorgesantosma Год назад

Have been waiting for this video! Keep doing amazing work for the smart home community!

@chrille_dk Год назад

Amazing video - just was I was looking for. I will definately order the Reolink camera - seems it was worth the wait

@markd.songsandstuff7728 Год назад

Thanks Hook Up, another fair and detailed review comparing brands, much appreciated.

@cstalt Год назад

Great video! I have a ton of Reolink and Amcrest products. Re the amcrest bitrate/image quality issue, most of this is fixable by logging into the camera's web based interface. They actually have (at least for the amcrest cameras I own) a TON of image quality settings, including bitrate (of course), and more importantly, shutter timing and HDR settings. By upping the bitrate, using h.265 if available, and adjusting frame times you can really get a much better image. This is specifically how I configured an Amcrest doorbell cam at a relative's house to significantly improve image quality from what was capable in their crappy doorbell app.

@TheHookUp Год назад

The ad410 doesn’t have a web based interface, though some of those image settings are accessible when using the desktop app.

@BrandonDoyleMN Год назад

Very indepth as always, thank you for sharing, great job!!

@TheJoaolyraaraujo Год назад

You really do the best reviews. Amazing

@stijn7990 Год назад

Very good video! I would also be very interested in a comparison between regular cameras that support two-way audio, as there are no such comparisons yet!

@black-snake9367 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for this thorough and interesting comparison! It was exactly what I was looking for. 🎉

@MarkGhali Год назад

I have been waiting for this video for so long! Absolutely pumped!

@bastiat691 Год назад

Subscribed because of the focus on local control, security and privacy.

@vince086 Год назад

Great video, will need it as I'm moving into a new place soon. The UniFi ones were very disappointing, given the high cost.

@BobBostwick1 Год назад

I've been waiting for this one! Thank you!

@tobyalcoser6677 Год назад

Great Video. I've been using Reolink Camera's for the last 5+ years. Home and Business and doesn't look like I'll be Changing anytime soon as reviews for Reolink still seem to be a great purchase.

@gerryf7015 Год назад

Been waiting for this! Reolink's fault but apparently worth it. Surprised that more vendors have not gone the dual camera route with Package Detection. Superb and thorough review as always. Need to watch a few more times to soak it all in.

@Giedrius00 Год назад

I think leaving packages at front door is mostly USA and Canada thing and if you have people recognition and notifications you'll still see that someone brought you a package.

@kodeypatterson8973 Год назад

Great work here. Thanks a lot for saving me the time! I love this channel

@tbluge 8 месяцев назад

Great content and to the point. Its great. There's a few channels on YT that I have to constantly scrub through to get away from the cheesy cut-aways to juvinile humor. I"m sure you know the ones haha. Anyway , cheers and thanks again!

@lucasch.159 Год назад

I was waiting for that review. Thank you.

@johnmoricone294 Год назад

Thank you for the detailed video, been considering a video doorbell but am still not convinced. Really enjoy the level of detail you provide. I finally finished setting up my 12 camera perimeter but am still working out all the kinks with BI and false detection. Will need to go back to your older videos to see what tweaks I can do but overall really enjoying my build/setup. Hopefully by the time I get that running smoothly the video doorbell market will improve more and it will be an easy PnP setup.

@TheGuptfauj Год назад

Finally!!!! a video review of exactly hat i needed! Now just need to wait for the reolink to become available in the UK. Also, hopefully the doorbell notifications will also work by then!

@Felipe-ij2lu Год назад

great video, thanks!! one thing to add will be homekit compatibility as well. You can also use Scrypted for it

@TheHookUp Год назад

Homekit stuff will be in the other video. Homekit isn't fully local or cloud free, it just has a certain subset of features that need to be available locally.

@Felipe-ij2lu Год назад

@@TheHookUp true, although i see it today as a good complement to home assistant as you can use things like Scrypted, to enable HKSV recording on any IP camera and see it from outside w/o any VPN or so. it also has an option to treat any IP camera as a homekit doorbell

@cvnis957 Год назад

Great video! Makes me really happy I preordered my Reolink doorbells

@Sym0nd0 Год назад

I sadly made the mistake of buying the AD410, I removed it 15 minutes later. No idea why so many people rate it so highly. I was all set on the Reolink WiFi, but it not being able to use my current chime is a show stopper, can't understand why Reolink have gone down that route it's already using the wiring and surely works have been cheaper. Looks like I'm stuck with my crappy Nest Hello for a bit longer. 😭

@MrKeithsplace Год назад

Great review, I have the Guarding vision NDS-313 which is exact same hardware as Hikvision. When I purchased it was the only Doorbell cam that could use existing wiring and had Onvif connectivity. Works great but less techy people may have an issue with NVR connectivity, my only complaint with it is DHCP only. The app always finds it but any network reboots can change it from NVR.

@IAmTheWaterbug Год назад

If you make a DHCP reservation on your router, it will always get the same IP address from the DHCP server.

@stevegrimes5105 Год назад

Bravo! Excellent! This is exactly what I've been looking for. The wired reolink version isn't available for sale, they must have sold out

@x86cowboy Год назад

GREAT video. Keep up the great reviews like this. Thank you.

@nmeister67 Год назад

Thank you for including the Reolink Doorbells (the most important part for me 🤣) I've been tempted by Eufy offerings, but have been waiting eagerly to see if the Reolink's stack up. Great work as always 😀

@FeelsDonkMan Год назад

The problem with eufy is someone can steal the doorbell easily, and press the reset button, and that wipes all data stored on the hub.

@mikeE0055 Год назад

I’ve been waiting on the Reolink as well. I’ve got 5 other Reolink POE cameras so I’m pretty sure that the POE doorbell camera will be awesome.

@nmeister67 Год назад

@@FeelsDonkMan Yes that was one of the cons for sure, can't believe that hasn't been fixed yet. Maybe future FW update will fix that gaping hole. Either way, I'll take the Reolink 😅

@nmeister67 Год назад

@@mikeE0055 Yeah really happy to have gone with Reolink myself. They seem to have gone from strength to strength. Just need to modernise the mobile app a bit and would be pretty much perfect 😁

@michaelh5722 Год назад

Great comparison. Subscribed. In your next doorbell video it would be great to see the delay receiving a notification when your phone is on a cellular network.

@TheHookUp Год назад

Yep, that test will be in the video.

@michaelh5722 Год назад

@@TheHookUp thanks looking forward to it.

@lowlight8316 Год назад

Fantastic work as always, great pace and a quality review. Top notch vid!

@Paddyooooooooo Год назад

Amazing review! Thank you so much!

@sdfhjklhsfdjdsflhkds Год назад

As usual, a great and comprehensive review Rob. My issue is similar to one that you have (or maybe had) - my home was built without a wired doorbell, so I have NO existing wiring. I've looked at pulling some bell wire, but there is no easy access from either my roof or basement. So, at this point, the Ring doorbell is not ideal, but has a removable rechargeable battery. My hope is that one day someone will offer a battery powered, non-cloud option. I guess I will have to be patient.

@gwaeron8630 Год назад

Excellent video as always!

@rmattiuzzo 6 месяцев назад

this video is pure solid gold!

@martyb3783 Год назад

Great video and the timing for me is perfect.

@surfingnoid Год назад

Great video, thanks for all the details.

@puntoboy_gt Год назад

Hey Rob, you showed in another video a few months ago hooking up the G4 Pro to Home Assistant and sending custom audio alerts from a push notification. I love this feature. Does the Reolink or any of the others support this too?

@peter-gn8ey Год назад

Fantastic video, thanks for taking the time (and expense) of doing this. One question re the reolink chime: does the light ring flash when the doorbell is pressed or is it always on? I'd be using an arduino to hook it up to our existing chime and a flashing light ring (with a photoresistor) would avoid having to tap into the speaker wire inside.

@IndialanticRob Месяц назад

Thank you for all the research

@BrianMeissen1 Год назад

Great video as always. I didn't even make it all the way to the end before I was clicking BIN on the Reolink wifi doorbell. Reolink website makes you subscribe for updates on availability, but Amazon shows it's available to ship next day delivery.

@TheHookUp Год назад

You lucked out, that just showed up on Amazon yesterday!

@Teleport73 Год назад

Thanks for a really useful video. So are there any video doorbells that have working 2 way audio in Blueiris? For me the missing piece of the puzzle remains being able to bypass any of these apps and get this functionality into Home Assistant somehow, even through another program (such as Blueiris) or integration.

@liketheduck 11 месяцев назад

This is exactly what I was looking for!

@jamesguralski5156 7 месяцев назад

Wow info. Overload! Thanks. A lot to process

@jasestu Год назад

I gave up on my search for the perfect POE doorbell a year or two ago and got an amcrest AD410. I hate that it's Wi-Fi but it's been pretty good. Intercom via BlueIris isn't really workable (it does work, just seems like a janky connection), but it does the doorbell thing and adequate video. The entranceway area is covered by an additional 4k camera, so I have identification quality available there.

@RJ_Cormac Год назад

Great video, surprised Reolink took that much of a lead over the others. 6 have the inventory for customers of more delays. I do wish they had a vertical adjustment, but I'm sure there will be lots of 3D printer accessories for the Reolink doorbell.

@onlinegstar 8 месяцев назад

Just bought Reolink POE, but it doesn't call you when someone is at the door, this makes the product totally useless as a doorbell. (camera is ok)

@BrutusTheUgly Год назад

Thanks for the video, for me a big factor that (I believe) you miss is the response time between someone ringing your door and you answering. With my Unifi doorbell, if someone rings the door, most of the time by the time I open the app and talk, the person (typically the postman) is gone already.... it should be way quicker to answer. Another point would be the quality of WIFI reception, I m under the impression that my doorbell has a poor antenna placement and therefore is not able to get a perfect signal if I do not have an access point very close. And that could explain why I m not sure about your test at 5 feet as I believe that my G4 gives me a way better image quality.

@timv1302 Год назад

Great video! Well that Reolink PoE doorbell seems to be the perfect match. It looks to be compatible with google home. Is a google nest hub (2nd gen) able to announce and show the Reolink doorbell camera automatically when someone rings the doorbell?

@thaipham1314 Год назад

Thank you for your methodical overview. Would the Reolink POE doorbell fit in a 1 gang box? I understand that a new faceplate would have to be cut or printed.... Thank you.

@jjuarez83 Год назад

I have the amcrest. First month if worked fine but after it has lost power and I need to either flip the breaker or reset and I don't get a down alert. I will need to contact them to see if I have a dud. I turned on the HDR feature (whatever they call it) and you get a much better exposure.

@TayschrennSedai Год назад

As I run Dahua for my main cameras, I was excited to see a review of their doorbell camera. Followed but gut wrenching disappointment over the lack of clarity in video. I've always been against reolink due to their cloud stance, but this surprised me at their ability to open up locally. Biggest counterpoint I'd make is that you make an assumption that everyone already has a doorbell wired up. But for those of us with older homes, wireless battery doorbells might have been all that were used, so running poe is no different than running a doorbell wire. Unless of course we just go pure battery powered, but those all seem to be cloud only models.

@terrygabriel5945 29 дней назад

Yes that did help, thank you.

@WatchRichRebuildsChannel 9 месяцев назад

Great video 👍👍 thank you

@derekleclair8787 Год назад

Another great video thank you!

@willfigueroa4213 Год назад

great video! Wish the Reolink could tie into my home chime

@mynascarfan Год назад

Great review, I previously had Nest doorbell and I just installed the Reolink POE version to go with my Reolink NVR system. After installing it I didn't realize Reolink doesn't have rich notifications which was a big disappointment. I thought about returning it to get the WIFI version but found out it requires cloud subscription like Nest requires as well. But Nest does has the option to operate the existing chime which is great.

@vorbiskad 7 месяцев назад

I had a chat with an agent at Reolink Support team. They told me that rich notifications (with photo) are available only with Cloud subscription. But this doesn't stop me to have push notifications on my phone (only with words) and I will be able to have 2-way conversation with the visitor (between doorbell phone). Could you please confirm if this works well for you? Thank you!

@TheHookUp 7 месяцев назад

That is correct. Only rich notifications requires cloud usage, the rest is done with p2p.

@mynascarfan 7 месяцев назад

Correct, you will be able to tap the notification wait for app to load then answer doorbell with pre loaded sentences or your voice. @@vorbiskad

@puntoboy_gt Год назад

I've been hunting for the G4 Pro for months but after this I'm having second thoughts. I already had the HS-HD1 (I have the UK version - EZIVIZ DB1) and it's been fine, but missing a few features. I really wanted the dual camera option of the G4 Pro but now having second thoughts.

@ronm6585 Год назад

Thanks Rob.

@inyaface0320 Год назад

Great review. What is your thoughts on the Eufy 3 in 1 S330 Video Smart Lock?

@akifbayram Год назад

For anyone with the AD410, do not use Amcrest Surveillance Pro to make any modifications to your doorbell video settings. It results in a weird flickering, grainy image, and overall lower quality. The only way to resolve it is by resetting the device.

@markgrotte2968 Год назад

The sharpness on this camera is screwed up. If you use this software it defaults all the image settings back to 50%. Change sharpness to 0, apply, then move it back up to 10 to 15 while testing view. You can eliminate defaulting it this way and still benefit from changing the bit rate, quality etc... to get a much better image out of it.

@marauder2575 Год назад

@@markgrotte2968 What software should we use to make these changes?

@DPCTechnology Год назад

Nice work man!

@jasenrock Год назад

Ip65 will most likely be needed in places with snow. My doorbell is always covered in snow, so something as big as this will definitely be covered with snow

@ParkerTyler Год назад

My G4 pro has survived several snow storms already just fine. I don't have a porch covering so it is exposed to the elements.

@APeeKay Год назад

Great comparison! Newbie question - Do I need to have an NVR to use the Reolink WiFi doorbell? Would you recommend to have one? Trying to find a system with no monthly fees with my data staying with me? As a simpler solution, I was initially thinking of Eufy doorbell and cameras, but the security flaws with ability to reset to erase data by anyone who can reach the camera is a show-stopper unless they fix it. Thank you!

@sachin_s Год назад

Great video! Thanks for your efforts. Is there a way to get the Reolink doorbell also wired to an existing chime?

@TheHookUp Год назад

Nothing off the shelf, but there are plenty of ways to ring the existing chime using home assistant, or even possibly by modifying the Reolink wireless chime.

@ArticBeatle Год назад

I've been waiting on this one!!!

@SethGreensteinSgCoder Год назад

Great job as always! Is it wrong for me to hope for my Ring doorbell to fail so I can get a Reolink?

@H4HDJD Год назад

I would love to see this for door locks, no cloud but have things like home assistant to have some automation with auto locking or unlocking

@TheHookUp Год назад

Zigbee and Zwave locks are the easy way to accomplish that.

@bsm8444 Год назад

great video, thanks

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I just tried my Amcrest AD410 with the Dahua DMSS app, using LAN connection only and the 2-way audio is working just fine, I can hear the sound from the camera and by pressing the microphone button I can talk to it aswell. I am however using the Android version of the app, so I wouldn't totally rule it out. I just wish I could use the speaker on the camera as the media_player in HA so I can send TTS messages to it.

@someonerandom1498 Год назад

Could you hook a relay compatible with Home Assistant in parallel with your doorbell on the low voltage AC lines to trigger your existing chimes with the Reolink Doorbells?

@YKSGuy Год назад

Didn't see it noted but the reolink also supports both 2.4 and 5Ghz wifi.. Which is semi rare for wireless security cameras in general and important for higher bitrates. Sure enough my current doorbell is almost dead and the Reolink doorbells are not in stock.

@Luuuu793 Год назад

Amcrest has a support page to use 2-Way-Audio in Blue Iris. Worked for me.

@TheHookUp Год назад

Can you share the link with me (and anyone else reading this)?

@TheHookUp Год назад

I just tried again with no luck. Any time I press the microphone button it disconnects the camera.

@Luuuu793 Год назад

@@TheHookUp At the moment I have these settings. But I don't know if it makes a difference. Probably copied from some forum. /cam/realmonitor?channel={CAMNO}&subtype=0&authbasic={AUTH64} /cam/realmonitor?channel={CAMNO}&subtype=1&authbasic={AUTH64}

@TheHookUp Год назад

Getting RTSP 404 not found with those settings. Very strange.

@localhostcoding4844 Год назад

@@TheHookUp Nice following this thread I was able to get two way talk working for AD410 in BlueIris. After reading up how on 2way talks in BlueIris looks like 2 way talk is implemented based on the camera manufacturer. So in order to get it to work you must specify the manufactuer, you mentioned you got the Dahua app to work. So in blueiris specify the Make: Dahua, Model: *Main Stream RTSP. After doing this you will end up with the links @LR mentioned. Niceee, strange googling didn't straight give the answer. No one seems to made a top line post about this.

@kpv123 Год назад

Thank you, great video. Wish you included the Univision unit, it seems better than the reolink

@TheHookUp Год назад

Univision?

@eltonnoway7864 Год назад

Sure hope the Reolink PoE is the doorbell many of us have been waiting for. I see Reolink has delayed the rollout to December. No big deal if it delivers. Plenty of folks have homes wired with CAT 5 or 6 at their doorbell locations but have very few doorbell options in the marketplace to pick from. (i.e., finding one that is truly POE as well as being with ONVIF and RTSP compliant, will work with 3rd party NVR's, has a nice smartphone app and will provide all the advantages of a doorbell like Ring... but without a monthly subscription. Past Reolink products have been plagued with problems but I'm hoping they get it right this time. Would be great to see Ring Doorbell get knocked down a couple pegs.

@guillermo1479 Год назад

For the unifi cameras, I've been able to access them locally without using the cloud login. You just need to make a local account within your local UI console (I'm using a UDM Pro)

@TheHookUp Год назад

Yes. But you cannot use that to discover your protect server via VPN when using it remotely.

@guillermo1479 Год назад

@@TheHookUp From what I recall, I had to manually enter the protect server info... I'll need to check again and will report back!

@blackanodize1 Год назад

Great video as always Rob. I would love to see a video on comparing the mobile apps for the various NVR platforms. I like BI but it is a little difficult for the wife. I would like to do a Reolink system but the reviews on the app are horrible. Not sure if that is because of user error or actually the app.

@TheHookUp Год назад

I did do an NVR comparison here: Ultimate Network Video Recorder Comparison: Finding the Best NVR ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-awQgyKJFYZo.html