Reolink Wired Video Doorbell, 2K+ 5MP Smart Doorbell Camera with Chime

Having wanted a doorbell that I could integrate with Home Assistant, have local control over, block cloud access but not hamper its features, not be tied into anyone’s expensive hardware (unify) and still have excellent quality at a reasonable price point, I went for this. I went for the WiFi version despite the obvious downsides, as I have other cameras and this is more for notifications rather than security - and it would be difficult for me to run PoE to its location (I was, however, really pleased to see Ethernet as an option in case that changes in the future). Despite being released for some time, this doorbell still ticked all the boxes. The signal strength to my unify APs on the 2.4GHz band is 100% in the unify console with the nearest UAC-AC-Pro approx 5M away through brick wall - so the antenna in the doorbell is obviously good. I paid £85.49 after applying a 5% voucher for this doorbell, which I thought was pretty amazing considering the competition (especially since the sensor in this unit consistently comes out in the top few). I have it integrated with HA and Frigate using the Coral TPU and so far performance has been good. I’ve never really taken much notice of Reolink before, but I must say I’m really quite impressed. Config can be handled entirely from Web UI, but even their app works locally or via VPN despite being blocked from WAN access (after the initial setup). WAN access was blocked using DNS to restrict just Reolink’s domain and sub domains so that NTP still works, with HA handling push notifications. Video quality is excellent with adjustable settings and ONVIF and RTSP work well. There’s a ton of under the hood settings and granularity - for example AI person and motion detection as well as image colour/brightness etc. The settings for AI and motion are obviously handled in camera and have been useful in refining the notifications sent to my phone via HA. This allows the separate AI person detection in Frigate to work independently so gives total control over events. As a side note: It wasn’t clear from the plethora of YouTube reviews if the button ring led lights on visitor approach (a feature I think looks really slick) but I can confirm that it does, and this is handled by the doorbell unit itself. Firmware is available from the Reolink website without allowing the doorbell WAN access (another tick in the box). I wanted the push notifications on my phone to have the same tone as the door bell and chime. A quick search found a subreddit where someone has provided all 11 audio files. This made it easy to import into HA on my phone to have a more synchronous alert experience. In terms of the product features, I’m really impressed. I’m also thoroughly impressed with what’s in the box. I was expecting no PSU like other brands, and expected to have to get a 24v transformer, but this comes not only with a PSU, but a very generous extension cable and various other leads to integrate with your existing wiring and chime. So in summary: If you are looking for something you have total “un-crippled” control over without spending a ton, then go for this. I solved the issue of the quick release slot (which all these smart doorbells seem to have to be fair) by installing a corner bracket directly below the hole (at bottom of unit) which I painted black with hammerite. The screw into the wall is a security torx. I don’t think one can reasonably do more than that - if someone’s determined to rip it off the wall after that, well then they probably always would have. I’ve only had this 48 hours so I will monitor and update if I experience any issue but I really am genuinely impressed with this so far. :-) Reolink appear to be getting every aspect right so far…. 👏 I hope they stay this way and I cannot wait for their next Doorbell (hopefully with a package cam and LCD screen? ;-)) Update (20240301): Having now had this installed for about a month I can say that I do not regret my purchase decision. The only downside that I can tell of so far is that the WiFi signal strength occasionally dips (I setup an automation in HA to notify my phone) but I solved this by placing a repeater near the front door, just to ensure continued connection. The weather has been awful recently so I suspect this to be the cause. Most likely in summer I will have zero issues. As previously mentioned this is not for 24/7 recording, if it were I would probably recommend the PoE version just to ensure connection. After installing the repeater, the unit is now approx 2 meters from an AP. I repeated a site survey to ensure WiFi interference was not a factor. I am still under the opinion that this is an excellent unit for the price - even the WiFi version - considering the flexibility and feature set. WiFi signal issues can most likely be mitigated and this continues to be a viable option for those who cannot run PoE to the front door. The unit continues to work well with frigate and HA. I have experienced no other issues with it. I’m giving this a 10/10 because I truly believe it represents value for money and it does the job I wanted and more. I will absolutely be keeping an eye on Reolink’s offerings in the future.

This doorbell works really well, and I'm very pleased with it. Would highly recommend. Based on previous experiences I would very much recommend a permanently powered doorbell like this rather than battery powered - as that's the only way you get good pre-event recording. I was able to wire it to existing doorbell wiring so it was very easy to install - you need a (min 12V, max 24V) supply for the doorbell - I already had a 24V transformer installed for the doorbell wiring due to a previous Ring Pro install, which worked perfectly. Many older UK doorbells are only 8V though - so check the voltage is high enough (or replace the transformer) if you want to use existing wiring. If you dont already have doorbell wiring, or it can't supply enough power then you can instead power it with the included plug-in power supply - a good length of cabling is included in the box, but you may have to drill a hole through your doorframe for it. But worth it! Once installed and powered it does the job brilliantly. Will integrate with alexa or google home. The included wireless chime works well. You can't buy additional chimes from reolink separately unfortunately - but apparently any programmable 433Mhz chime will work. According to the internet the KERUI M525 works for example. Because its a simple 433Mhz signal for the chime the doorbell will still ring even if your Internet connection is down! The wifi connection has been rock solid in any case. Helps that it supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz!. You do have an ethernet port on the doorbell too so you can skip wifi altogether if you want to. The APP works well, alerts come through instantly. It can notify you for any motion, or it can detect a person and notify for that. The app connects pretty much instantly, and the video quality is great (including at night) Unlike many doorbells you have a complete choice as to where your footage is stored, and you do not have to pay a subscription. You can have the doorbell store video 1) On a MicroSD card on the doorbell itself. That's easiest, and costs nothing, but I'd recommend an additional storage option also for backup/security from one of the following... 2) Reolink Cloud service (£32.49/year) 3) Reolink NVR (check amazon for current price https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CDW6N7V5 ) - One off fee, and once set up will store footage from the doorbell + other security cameras. Can record 24/7 with this. 4) FTP Server. The doorbell can transfer recordings via FTP to whatever FTP server you configure. This is what I have set up - an old Raspberry Pi with a large USB storage key. 5) RTSP / ONVIF stream. You can have your own NVR record 24/7 with this option. It can also e-mail clips to an address you configure if you want. Basically this doorbell is brilliant - It does everything I want - and leaves my previous Ring Pro (and then Blink) for dust, and all for just a one off purchase price!

Excellent doorbell - much better image quality than other products and no cloud fees (it can save to onboard memory card or NVR without subscription). The audio quality is also good but can pickup a bit of feedback. The app is very good on both iOS and Android - easy to playback events and filter by trigger (person detected, doorbell press, etc). The push notifications arrive quickly, however it loses 1 star from me because it still doesn't notify doorbell presses as an incoming call on Android (making it easy to miss the notification) - according to Reolink forums this will be fixed soon (to match the iOS behaviour). Hopefully they will make it location-aware so you can opt only to be called if you're away from home (not connected to the home wifi). Also integrates well with Alexa - showing who is at the door and allowing 2-way communication. I wish they had designed the bell to also wire into the old bell chime wiring - so the old decorative bell push could still trigger it and so that it could still ring the old bell chime. But you can purchase additional wireless chimes at least. Plenty of chime choices for the chime and app - but you can't customise the chime/volume outside (would love to be able to upload a short mp3 to play when pressed). But all-in-all I think its the best doorbell on the market atm.

I've now used two of these, this one reviewed and the other being the PoE version. From a functionality perspective, they operate identically if you put the WiFi / wired LAN difference aside. The camera and interface work great. I love the fact it's a totally open system. Whilst Reolink offer cloud support with a mobile app which I have used and works great, this is not mandatory. If you want to use the device just at home with no cloud connectivity and interface with something like Home Assistant, this is totally possible and works great although I have not yet been able to get two-way audio working with the HA plugin: two-way audio only seems to work with the app that requires the camera to be cloud-connected. Picture quality is pretty good. It offers two profiles, a low bitrae, fast response which is great if you have limited bandwidth. The high quality feed is very good providing lots of detail providing you have decent light. In darkness, the camera uses infrared lights to produce a black and white picture and the quality and detail of course aren't as good. Still functional, but not as precise as a good naturally-lit environment. The camera comes with an angled wedge allowing you to have it pointing slightly off axis, great if you want to angle more towards the centre of your door. Summary: Pros: - Works well, very good picture quality when daylight - App works well, providing two-way audio - App does not require a subscription to be functional. This beats competitors like Ring hands down! - App is not required - integration possible with Home Assistant and you are not held ransom if the cloud functionality is removed. Cons: - Two-way audio not possible unless using the cloud-connected app - Picture quality in dimly-lit and night don't provide as much detail.

DO NOT BUY REOLINK PRODUCTS. After my experience over the last 2.5 months, I would never purchase another product from this company. I bought this Video Doorbell in December 2023. It worked perfectly until the end of June 2026, when serious connection problems started immediately following a Reolink app/software update. What followed has been one of the worst customer-service experiences I have ever had. I have exchanged an insane number of emails with Reolink over approximately 2.5 months, often communicating with them almost daily. Their customer service appears either not to read previous emails properly or simply sends the same scripted responses repeatedly, asking questions that have already been answered and suggesting troubleshooting that has already been completed. I followed everything they asked. I reset and reconfigured the doorbell, tested Wi-Fi and Ethernet, reinstalled the app and went through endless network troubleshooting. I even changed internet provider and had a completely new router installed. Reolink then advised me to buy another brand-new Video Doorbell to see whether my original unit was faulty. I did. Incredibly, the new doorbell experienced substantially the same connection problems as the original one. So I had two Reolink doorbells, a new internet provider, a new router and extensive testing — yet the same problem remained. At one point my original doorbell had 0% packet loss on my local network while the Reolink app simultaneously displayed “Connection failed.” Despite this, Reolink continued referring back to my network. They eventually offered me a 30% off PoE replacement, which would require an Ethernet cable to be professionally installed from my flat to the front door. I was quoted £180 for the installation, and Reolink refused to cover it. After all of this, their answer regarding my original doorbell is essentially to repeat that it is outside its two-year warranty. This completely misses the point: there was nothing wrong with my doorbell before these connection problems started following their update, and the brand-new Reolink doorbell subsequently behaved in substantially the same way. The most frustrating part has been the customer service. Emails go backwards and forwards endlessly, previous information appears to be ignored, and you receive variations of the same scripted response over and over again without actually resolving the problem. I have wasted an extraordinary amount of time troubleshooting a security product that should simply work. For something responsible for the security of my home, I need equipment and software I can rely on. I no longer have that confidence in Reolink. My advice: DO NOT BUY REOLINK PRODUCTS. I am replacing the system with another brand and wish I had done so much earlier.

So far I am really pleased. I went for the reolink because I'm a home assistant user and liked the idea of the integration it offers. But that's a project for a few weeks later. Install The unit itself is well constructed. I had an existing wired doorbell but had to do small upgrade as it only provided 8v. Ideally you need 16 to 24, so I purchased a 24v 60w Slimline LED driver, stripped out the old doorbell power supply and replaced it with the LED driver. It does come with a 24v plug which gives you another option and also it can use POE if you want, so plenty of options. It works on the 2.4ghz and 5ghz WiFi which is great. My only wish is that the sd card could be placed in the ringer rather than the doorbell Usage The doorbell is very responsive. It comes with a ringer unit and also integrates with Amazon and Google. Ive not got Google working yet but I think it is the Google side and not the doorbell. Yesterday we were out and had two activations of the doorbell being pressed. I cannot honestly believe how quick the response is. I spoke to both people and had no issues. One being a delivery driver and asked him to place package by the bins and all was good. I think it being on the 5ghz certainly helps. Field of view is really good as is the picture quality. It picks up people and animals, and yes every cat that has walked by gave me an alert, so may have a play with that setting. It's set up so that both my phone and my wife's phone gets alerted and if one answers then it stops ringing on the other. Overall and so far I am really impressed. Loads better than my old Google doorbell and a lot cheaper.

Like many folk, I balked at the idea of coughing-up £50 per year for Ring to store my video clips, so hunted for a replacement for my wired Ring doorbell. There are plenty to choose from, but I avoided the cheaper ones in favour of this Reolink because of its features. Although cloud storage is an option, it allows local storage on a microSD card. The cost for this is the one-off cost of the card, and I went for an Amazon Basics 256Gb card (ASIN B08TJZDJ4D) with the same speed ratings as shown on the much more expensive Reolink-branded card. It works fine, and now I have no subscription to think about. It records continuously but only commits a clip to storage if there is motion detected, when it backtracks 6 seconds to save the run-up to the event too. You can even record timelapse videos. It is supplied with numerous cables, but if you already have a wired doorbell (12-24v AC) then you may need none of them or just two - jumper cables to bypass your existing chime. If you already have a wired Ring doorbell (or similar) you’ve probably bypassed your chime and may need none of the cables. The camera is the same width as the wired Ring doorbell (ASIN B08LR3G17D) but a bit taller. Although it can be wired-in directly it also comes with a power supply, meaning that having cancelled my Ring subscription and replaced my Ring doorbell, I can now relocate it and power it using the Reolink power supply. As long as there is somewhere to plug it in - the garage, in my case - it can be used as a secondary security camera, albeit without recording. That’s a bonus and means my Ring camera is not redundant. Video quality is good and the app works well. The field of view is a bit narrower than my Ring camera but also slightly taller. You can set up email alerts so it sends a still image or a video (your choice) to your email address. I tried it, but found it a bit pointless given the local storage and easy playback. Night vision seems good, and it hasn’t switched-on the infra red light, whereas my Ring doorbell did that every night. That means I have colour night vision instead of monochrome. It comes with a custom wedge that allows the camera to be angled to the left or the right so it captures people approaching from the sides if the path to your door is not directly in front. One feature I particularly like is the dedicated plug-in chime. Occasionally my Ring doorbell would fail to send an alert to my phone, whereas this seems to consistently trigger the chime so I don’t miss someone at the door. The phone triggers seem consistently good so far too. One criticism is the detection settings. You can paint over areas of the field of view that you want the camera to ignore so that you are not alerted to every car or pedestrian that passes your house. This doesn’t seem to work very well - despite painting over the road, every car that passes triggers a recording. Maybe I need to tinker some more. The camera has an Ethernet port so if you want a wired data connection, rather than relying on WiFi, you can. Be aware though that the PoE version requires you to power it by Ethernet (hence the name Power-over-Ethernet). Most mortals don’t have that facility, so don’t buy the PoE version unless you know what you are doing. Even though the non-PoE version (the one I bought) has an Ethernet port, it is for data only and the camera has to be powered separately. So, you can wire it to your existing doorbell wiring or, if you don’t have one, you can plug it in (PSU provided in the box). You can use WiFi or Ethernet for communication. It has a dedicated plug-in chime. If you have an existing wired Ring doorbell you can replace it and then repurpose it using the supplied PSU. Also, if you have a Ring annual subscription and you cancel it they will refund you any unused full months you have left. Update July 2025 Still going strong with no issues.

Just had to write a review on this particular camera doorbell. I initially had a Ring doorbell and like others, got fed up with their subscription charges and wanted something I just buy once and then have nothing to pay and all recordings kept on my SD card or setup to record via my CCTV camera setup and onto my NVR box. Due to the fact the Ring doorbell was run via battery power, I decided to get my local sparky in to hardwire the power to a bell of his choice and he choose the Tapo D235, everything was fine for a few days and then it started to lose connection, lag between motion and bell press, so alarm detection to our phones were delayed and I am convinced it was because my internet connection runs via 5ghz/2.4ghz and the Tapo only supports 2.4ghz, I did split the network and created a 2.4ghz only and then reconnected the bell to the split but again after a few days, connectivity issues came into the equation, thats when the research came into action and I searched for something better, low and behold THE REOLINK WIRED VIDEO DOORBELL. This bell is outstanding and not missed a beat since I installed it, crystal clear video both day and night, easy to set up, easy to use app and there is even a desktop (PC/Mac) app too. It maybe down to the fact that this bell supports 5ghz and must surely have a more superior antenna inside the bell but all in all, I would certainly recommend this bell to everyone who is looking to replace their subscription doorbells, you will not regret the change, if there is any critisism for the Reolink and that would be the bell only supports a maximum of a 256g SD card where as the Tapo had a 512g no big issue at all, just a users preference I guess with how much data they want to store before videos start to be overwritten. Marks out of 10 for this product ? A MASSIVE 10 and would certainly buy this again if I needed to.

Ich habe die Reolink Video-Türklingel inzwischen fest in mein Smart Home integriert und bin damit sehr zufrieden. Für mich ist sie mittlerweile nicht nur eine Türklingel mit Kamera, sondern gleichzeitig Kamera, Bewegungsmelder und Sensor für verschiedene Automationen. Die Installation war unkompliziert. Ich konnte die vorhandenen Leitungen meiner alten Türklingel weiterverwenden und habe diese mit dem Netzteil der Reolink-Türklingel verbunden. Einrichtung und Inbetriebnahme waren, wie ich es bisher von Reolink kenne, schnell erledigt. Besonders wichtig war für mich die Integration in Home Assistant. Auch diese hat problemlos funktioniert. Dadurch konnte ich mir sogar einen zusätzlichen Bewegungsmelder im Eingangsbereich sparen. Erkennt die Türklingel eine Bewegung bzw. Person, kann ich damit beispielsweise automatisch die Beleuchtung schalten. Die Erkennung funktioniert bei mir ebenfalls sehr gut. Personen und Fahrzeuge werden zuverlässig erkannt und selbst die Nachbarskatze wird als Tier erkannt. Über Home Assistant bekomme ich dadurch häufig schon etwa 3–4 Sekunden bevor jemand tatsächlich klingelt eine Benachrichtigung auf mein Smartphone, dass eine Person vor der Haustür steht. Wird anschließend geklingelt, ertönt nicht nur der mitgelieferte Chime im Haus. Der Anruf wird auch auf die Smartphones meiner Frau und mir weitergeleitet. Dadurch bekommt man das Klingeln auch mit, wenn man gerade nicht zu Hause ist. Die Gegensprechfunktion funktioniert ebenfalls gut. Ich konnte beispielsweise schon problemlos mit einem Paketboten sprechen und ihm sagen, wo er das Paket abstellen kann. Als lokalen Speicher verwende ich eine 128-GB-Speicherkarte und zeichne nur bei erkannten Ereignissen auf. Mit meinen Einstellungen kann ich aktuell ungefähr anderthalb Monate zurückschauen. Für meinen Anwendungsfall ist das vollkommen ausreichend. Auch das 180°-Sichtfeld gefällt mir gut, da ein großer Bereich vor der Haustür erfasst wird. In Kombination mit der Personen-, Fahrzeug- und Tiererkennung sowie der Home-Assistant-Integration ist die Reolink für mich wesentlich mehr als eine einfache Video-Türklingel. Installation einfach, Erkennung zuverlässig, Gegensprechen funktioniert und die Möglichkeiten im Smart Home sind hervorragend – von mir 5 Sterne.

Bon voilà mon portail est loin, j'ai pas prévu d'alimentation sonnette et jusqu'à présent j'avais une sonnette a pile avec un récepteur dans la maison. J'en ai eu mare je voulais surveiller mon extérieur et voir qui sonne a ma porte sans me coller à la fenêtre ce qui n'est pas discret. Est-ce réussi avec ce produit, regarder en image : Une version de nuit en vidéo je pense que ça parle de soi même. Ce que j'ai aimé c'est le nombre d'accessoire fournie, la facilité d'installation et de configuration. Mon portail est a 30m de la maison, avec une journée wifi extérieur c'est parfait. Pas besoin de batterie j'ai acheté en plus un transformateur 24v que j'ai piqué sur le moteur de mon portail et le tour est joué. Une saignée dans le pilier et le câble est vraiment bien caché. La sonnette sonne a merveille, nombreux réglage possible et message d'absence si on le souhaite. Il y a même un mode alarme et ça fonctionne super bien. A acheté les yeux fermés j'ai même pu surveiller ma maison pendant mes vacances. Bien sûr ne pas oubliier d'acheter une carte micro sd pour l'enregistrement des vidéos et alerte . Je recommande +++

Excelente produto, com boa qualidade de imagem e boas funcionalidades. App Reolink funciona muito bem, e a integração (agora possível) com HomeAssistant é uma vantagem adicional. Apenas o diálogo de voz podia ser mais claro. Tive um problema com o produto, que foi prontamente substituido pelo serviços de suporte: muito rápido, claro, profissional. Problemas acontecem (apesar de com a Reolink ser raro acontecerem), o que faz a diferença é a forma como são resolvidos!

Fast delivery and the product exactly as expected, easy to setup, easy to install and works perfectly locally with Homeassistant

Quelques difficultés à me connecter au wifi, mais j’y suis arrivé après plusieurs essais. Le reste est parfait et correspond à la description.