WSJUL15 for non Plus members, Plus getting 17%
I know Reolink is a favourite here. Not quite ATL, but only $9 off for members.
This is a Non-PoE NVR, you will need to supply power via injectors or other means.
Worth saying if you're in the market for anything Reolink, between eBay, Amazon and Reolink's website, there's good deals to be found across most of the range today, get in while you can!
That is correct, there isn't a PoE 36ch AFAIK.
Updated OP for clarity.
Yep, no PoE as per the doco, however I have this NVR and it is fine to plug more than 4 cameras into one of the LAN interfaces. Currently I have 10 cameras running through one interface (via a PoE switch).
Also, it can work along side BlueIris (just capturing the broadcasted streams), so I am guessing it will also work with Frigate.
So it can work as isolated true CCTV? Is 4 the "documented" maximum and you're saying that you can obviously exceed that?
Ah damn. Paid $260 few days ago. It's waiting for me to pick it up from the post office!
Anyone got any recommendations on a good hard drive deal to pair with it?
Check east digital hk
Not bad, but it’s no frigate.
Popcorn & Cheezels. I actually have credit w AliExpress, possibly enough to grab a coral. Just hesitant to Docker it, and having an issue with VMs on my NAS atm
I'm running Frigate and I have no issues with pass through.
VMs and dockers are entirely different.
Passing a coral device is as easy as:
devices:
- /dev/apex_0:/dev/apex_0 # passes a PCIe Coral, follow driver instructions here https://coral.ai/docs/m2/get-started/#2a-on-linux
- /dev/apex_1:/dev/apex_1 # passes a PCIe Coral, follow driver instructions here https://coral.ai/docs/m2/get-started/#2a-on-linux
- /dev/dri/renderD128 # for intel hwaccel, needs to be updated for your hardware
- /dev/dri/card0
GPU passthrough in proper VMs is a world of hurt, don't go there.
But why not have your cake and eat it too?
Run Proxmox and create an LXC for docker!
Lol I've found the opposite for Frigate in VM's vs LXC. The apex drivers are such a nightmare getting it to work in an LXC, whereas it seems to just work with a VM. That said, I persisted and run it in an LXC same as you so I can share my intel GPU with other LXC's
Nothing to do with pass through - More a logistical choice
But passing through to a VM for me involves checking a box, literally
Nice. I've been contemplating a reolink setup.
With those Reolink cameras and NVRs, how do you get to them from your phone if you don't want them on the internet directly?
Can something like a TailScale setup work here?
@Matt113: Here's my setup:
* Any generic IPCam on a VLAN (say 192.168.100.xxx instead of 192.168.1.x)
* Home Assistant and Frigate have dual network addresses (regular "trunk" network 192.168.1.30 for example and 192.168.100.30 for simplicity)
* The cameras have no internet access on 192.168.100.xxx but home assistant provides NTP time sync
* Whether I view it from Frigate or Home Assistant, those platforms CAN stream the cameras and act as a proxy, meaning both networks are suitably isolated.
VLAN's are an intermediate topic, though with unifi it becomes something most people can follow instructions on.
As great as this NVR is, the one issue I have with it is that you cannot ad cameras remotely. you have to do it onsite via a monitor and keyboard/mouse. So stupid in 2025. even thought people have been requesting for this feature for years. every other brand has it
If you are adding new Reolink cameras, it has an auto add function.
I had to switch it off. This is because it will set an admin password for the newly added camera behind the scenes.
This is common among every NVR I've crossed. You can disable the auto configure without disabling auto add, but why would you NOT want to change the password from the default, to a common password across all devices?
You can disable the auto configure without disabling auto add
Supported on my Dahua AI NVR, but seems to be missing from Reolink RLN36 (on latest firmware).
but why would you NOT want to change the password
What the hell are you on about? I want to control / set the admin password myself for each camera. I don't want the NVR to do it.
@DoctorCalculon: The hell I'm about is precisely the words quoted. What the hell is the aggressive defense necessitated for exactly?
You set a different password for each camera? Ok that's fine if that's what you want to do - you don't want it to do it, so tell it not to. It's not like it's a feature that can't be disabled (though based on what you said above, it would mean taking out other features).
Now forgive me because I can't get the TP-Link interface out of my head (evident by my mistake on the first feature) because I worked on one today - but AFTER the NVR adds the camera, you can change the details manually from the interface right? This simply means that in your system your default password is your NVR password and you configure as normal.
In either case, it's a use case situation, and personal preference, on a common feature on a consumer product. Speaking from experience, you're a small minority - not something consumer manufacturers cater for. As someone who has deployed dozens of systems, people tend to welcome the feature and I've never had a request to disable it.
That's not right… (Maybe if they have a password though?)
Why isn't it right? It's doing you a favor by not leaving your camera with a password the whole world knows.
no, Im pretty sure I added the cameras without having to log into the NVR directly with a monitor and keyboard.
maybe you need to log in with a monitor /keyboard if they have a password, I will be able to confirm next week sometime that you can add them remotely though with no password.
@wisc: I think they may add if they don't have a password set, and potentially if you use the NVR onboard NICs, so it allocates them its own IP range (I plugged mine in, it wasn't found directly - but mine goes though the home network, so i can see them in google home) so i'll add it via the NVR, which is a pain!
Reolink make great affordable hardware, the caveat is their software is lack-lustre. In the reolink/security community this is a well known (I'm not suggesting that you should've been aware)
This isn't true, you can use the Web interface (it is 2025 afterall). Though the number of applications for remote adding is… Well I can't think of one. You need to be on-site to install a camera so do it then)
not if you have an existing cctv setup and have the nvr shipped direct to the customer. Also, the web interface doesnt let you add cameras to the NVR. I have checked before, and just checked again
Sorry I must have crossed my wires. I use wireless HDMI to the NVR so the appearance of the "remoteness" in my head and merging them.
I'm not going to comment on how you run business, but curious to know if it was a deployment of reolink cameras with another branded DVR, camera mix and Reolink endgame, or just filling a blank replacement?
@parad0x: I will often have a mix of equipment and use onvif(this is thanks to years of build up of many different cameras). most customers only care about the video being recorded and have no interest in person detection or AI. The worst is when they are not using networked cameras and are still on analogue.
@dy4me: Why reolink then? I mean they're famous for their crappy software slow FW releases and long needed things being ignored. In a reolink ecosystem I understand but when you have the freedom of choice from any vendor reolink would be at the bottom of my list. On a budget tplink shines and if there is a will to spend then dahua or even Annke (owned by Dahua)
Not a bad price. Looking for Doorbell. Missed out at Bunnings deal few weeks ago as wasn't shipped and out of stock. So Bunnings cancelled the order instead of waiting for new stock to arrive.
ok
$99 for.a refurb - and I've never been able to tell the difference between a refurb and the new product other than the fact they usually ship in plain packaging.
Just unpacked my NVR36 today. First impression: Its very noisy, so can't sit at the end of my desk in my home office or I will go crazy. The humming is maddening, the old swann NVR plus miniPC(and external harddrive) with BlueIris that it replaces were barely audible combined… Not happy. Feels like I am sitting in a high voltage transformer room. I wonder if my unit has a defective power supply board or if they are so noisy by design.
On another note, it picked up my doorbell and Duo2 with flashlight automatically. Setting up recording etc was a breeze.
I hope my 8/12ch that's coming isn't that noisy. Have you added a hard drive to it yet?
Added one WD Purple Pro 8tb from the deal I posted before. I may have to consider relocating the NVR from my desk somewhere, benefit is its only requires one data cable and power because all cameras are powered by silent POE switch.
Was your swann a 36ch? And your blue iris machine may have been quiet but also 6x the size?b(unless you had a NUC/Micro PC, I actually don't know how they manage it).
Don't ever upgrade to a 16/24/48p PoE switch or you'll be insta-crazed!
It's a wise idea to be moving it regardless - Try for somewhere that isn't in plain view - inside a closet/cupboard or even better in the roof. NVR's aren't designed with user comfort in mind and are not meant to be in high traffic areas, or easily accessible due to the physical security aspect otherwise your security system risks becoming nothing more than a monitoring system.
As another poster said, it's not whisper quiet but I'd be a long way off the level of dramas it seems to cause you.
I can however (and have on many occasions) sleep in a server room with multiple racks full of hardware screaming away and I find it soothing. (as long as I remember to bump the thermostat up to 25deg)
Why'd you ditch Blue Iris out of curiosity?
@parad0x: There is no secret. The old system was a hydra that grew over the years, first was Swann NVR with a few cameras, then Reolink doorbell, then reolink Duo and a POE+switch, then Blue Iris on a mini pc(n100?) then dual external 2x10tb hdd dock station for minipc. I decided it's time to replace the whole thing with a reolink NVR, keep my reolink cameras and poe switch and replace 3 swann cameras with a reolink options when they come on sale. Blue iris worked great after a lot of tweaking and I was able to group all streams from wifi doorbell, poe duo and 3x streams of a swann NVR. I couldn't sort notifications from Blue Iris and the Reolink gave me enough anyway. Mini pc sips on power and a really good options for a Blue Iris if someone starts from beginning. I would recommend going for a minipc with a higher spec intel CPU if you plan to have many cameras with high res, the duo is 16M and n100 was struggling with load spiking to a 100%, but it could also be windows 11 related as they are terrible at resource management. I think LTSC edition of windows would be better option.
@Dim Sim: I threw a cheap 2nd hand tplink NVR as 5he temp measure fore setting up Frigate from the start for me (I always knew BI was the benchmark but when I dug into the topic, there's no reason to start using BI in 2025 as there are a number of better options), running atop a 24/7 server as it is and dedicated AI by way of Google coral is finally on the way and I can give my CPU's a rest
I have one of these and while it's not whisper quiet, it isn't annoyingly loud either. With 3 hard drives in it, it's still fine to be in the same room with.
Another positive for the Reolink NVR, I was able to connect swann cameras to it with minimal functionality available, but at least it will be 24/7 recorded until I decide to replace them with reolink cameras.
Didn't think it recorded for third party cameras. One of my "not"reolink won't record. Got 4 reolink. Think I got some old Swann cameras laying around. Might give it a go.
I had to dance with the friends from the other side and sell my soul. There were digging old graves(archives with EOL software), woody magic (setting ips on cameras using an old router, )but essentially you need to enable onvif on the camera and in your NVR.
Good luck,
I was 1 minute away from giving up and throwing them out.
@Dim Sim: Haha, thanks. Might give it a go but probably fail at the dance part and leave them to get new cameras.
@Dim Sim: No ONVIF by default?
Sounds a little like getting Reolink E1 Pro"s working with 24/7. Ftp or onvif are the only options and buried nested in a stupid spot only accessible from the desktop software
@Dim Sim: Got the ONVIF one to record, forgot to turn it on in settings haha. But no motion detection or other features. Gave up on SWANN. They are the SWIFI model and think just records on motion. Prob drain battery in a day if forced on 24/7
@Mikael: Yeah, same problem with no detection on onvif swann cameras on reolink NVR. But I set NVR to record 24/7 and that will do untill I decide to upgrade them to Reolink cameras.
Can get this for around $170 on AliExpress with coupons and coins at the moment
How many coins?
Ok I just put in coupon codes and coins it came to $173.18 paying with PayPal Using 530 coins and store coupons
Also can get the 8ch poe for around $260
Both shipped from aus
Oh wow. Why does this sht happen when I can least afford it
$165.86 or US$108.78 at AliExpress after coins and codes 9RYEZ308A7MJ and AUGW16. Can’t paste Ali links so you’ll have to join the two halves below together with a cut and paste…
https:
//a.aliexpress.com/_mLktgsB
edit - just saw above post with same deal. 516 coins or 4% max.
Always buy Reolink from AliExpress. Amazon and Reolink website deals can never compete…
Price gone up again.
And dropped again. Buy now…
I bought the 8ch Poe one for $250 last week. Now it has dropped even lower than I paid :/
Some good reolink gear on coin page going cheap at the moment.
@Bertus: Nothing wrong with the 8ch so long as you won’t need more than 9 cameras (at least one of which must be wifi). The included 2tb drive can be used as supplementary once you put a decent drive into its main enclosure.
@Bertus: 12 outputs, officially.
The additional 4 channels can only be secondary feeds from dual lens cams like the Trackmox or Duo range, or battery/solar cams which aren’t “always on”.
However, more of a bonus are the reports popping up online noting a number of users who have managed 9 primary feeds from traditional POE & wifi cams, so long as at least one is wifi (since the RLN8 has only 8 POE ports). An unexpected and undocumented bonus, for anyone like me who already has a wifi doorbell and was hoping to eek out one more cam…
@Bertus: Nice. I’ve got an install with 8 POE cams, 1 wifi doorbell & 2 solar Argus 3 Pro cams (for the shed and rear shot of backyard). In theory, I could also add 2 more solars but have run out of places to put them!
@UncleRico: Cool, I just got the last white wifi refurbished doorbell cam of eBay for $82.99 with code.. I'm taking your advice and going to use that so can have one extra Poe camera for around the house. Cheers
@Bertus: Good luck!
For ease of rewiring older doorbells, I typically look to wifi for doorbells and POV for cams. The (unofficial) 9 channels of the RLN8 should be perfect for this, although some have speculated that the reason it isn’t officially supported is that it may not always be possible if too much bandwidth is being consumed in total. Most of my cams are 8mp, albeit I do have a track mix and 2 x Duo’s so there’ll be a fair bit of resourcing. What’s your cam mix?
Fingers crossed it all comes off, and that I can fill one of the extra output channels with a remote solar cam for my next install comprising 13 outputs via;
1 x Duo3 (2 lens)
1 x Duo2v (2 lens)
1 x Trackmix (2 lens)
3 x 820A
2 x CX810
1 x White Doorbell - wifi
1 x Argus Pro 3 - solar battery
Why do some of these have 16mp in the listing and some have 12mp?
Something to do with the build number?
" you do purchase an NVR - make sure its hardware version is one of the following..based on a previous post here by reolink these are the only versions that support 16MP (with latest nvr firmware)
RLN8-410: N7MB01
RLN16-410: N6MB01
RLN36: N5MB01"
Can this be updated to a new build number with an update?
Listings haven’t been updated.
All current NVR builds can handle 16mp cameras.
Thanks mate.
Should I wait for reolink to confirm via ebay message or you're certain?
So long as they’re new (and not older refurbs) sold thru Reolinks, I’m certain. But you should wait to buy off AliExpress which habitually has the cheapest available pricing and ships from the same same Sydney warehouse as anything you’ll buy from their EBay or official webpage listings.
@UncleRico: Thanks heaps.
Any tips on how to get the best price?
Just a new account? It's $230 odd on my main aliexpress account, I don't use it a whole lot.
@teacherer: Collect some coins and wait for their next sale. Got my last RLN36 for under $150 last month after coins and coupons.
Just be mindful, I don’t think this has POE.