Reolink 8CH NVR Security Camera Video Recorder w/ 2TB HDD RLN8-410

Running the CAT wires was the most time-consuming part of the set-up but after that and another 10 minutes it was up and running. I matched the NVR with 1-4K Dome and 3-5mp Bullet Reolink cameras, all with "vehicle/people" detection. That feature works nicely and significantly decreases unnecessary email or push Alerts if you use that feature. It also has Privacy (black out certain areas from viewing/recording) and you can also exclude areas from Alerts. The Android/Windows apps work flawlessly and have almost all the features that are built into the UI (you access UI from the HDMI connection). The only drawback to the UI is that it only accepts a wired mouse (included) or a few obscure wireless mouses. No, Logitech Unifying doesn't work. Actually, L/R buttons work but pointer doesn't move. I tried it with 3 different Logitech’s. And, you can't use a keyboard (for login, labeling etc, I even tried a keyboard with a touch pad). The bonus you get with the UI is that you can set viewing to switch between cameras at a defined interval. This way you can view each camera in full screen, kinda like a slide show. The apps don't have that feature, you can only view a single camera or all cameras in Tile mode. Finally, when I was reading previous reviews, someone stated (back in 2018 I think) that the fan was really loud and that they had replaced the stock fan with a Noctura 40x20 Flex. So, being a fan of Noctura (pun intended), I also purchased said fan with the intent of proactively swapping it in. To my surprise, my NVR did not come with a fan, only passive cooling. However, the case still had the cut out and mounting holes for a fan. The fan header on the board was also maintained (it's located in the general area shown in the pic) so, the Noctura was installed quite easily. Not sure why they eliminated the fan or if it was just my unit but, I like active cooling in a case. It had a Seagate 2TB drive installed but previous review pics have shown different manufactures of the HD. Nevertheless, so far, so happy. Only variable left is time.

Very easy to connect.I really like the Windows client which allows to connect more cameras than the 8 limited by the NVR.The phone app is also very easy to use.Connecting on the phone app remotely (not on the same network) was very easy and worked very well.Same is true on the computer web browser app (you need to know your external IP address and put the right port forwarding in the router - which takes a little technical knowledge).On the web browser app there is only an option to see one camera at a time.It would be nice if the web app could also show different layouts (all 8 cameras at once...).

Everything has been easy to install this system in hard ware side and as well in soft ware side. Their technical support team(Ian) has been super excellent and so quick to reply to me for every questions, in many cases, within an hour! I used before some other system for my video surveillance, and Reolink system is much more convenient than my previous one. Much appreciate to Reolink for their fantastic technical support!

fantastic camera and excellent resolution. Set up was a 1=2=3. highly recommended. Also great price.

I love the equipment and the job it performs, can't says enough good about and the assistance provide by thesupport I got from the service department

This was to replace one that lightening struck. The first we ordered wouldn’t power on. Contacted Amazon and had a return scheduled for the following day and the replacement came in a day or two later. Works beautifully. Thanks Amazon for the fast turn around on shipment.

This might look exactly like the "oid" RLN8-410 from the outside, but the software and UI is vastly improved. If you have the latest version of the MacOS/Windows Reolink software (8.2.0), it looks virtually identical to that.I had the original RLN8-410, and was happy with it, but after adding some RLC-810A cameras, I noticed they weren't showing up when watching directly from the NVR. They would show up on the computer and smartphone app, and the NVR could see them and assign an IP address to them, it just couldn't show a preview of the image. This was confusing because I already have 1 RLC-810 (not the "A" variant") camera in the system that worked just fine, so it didn't appear to be a problem with 4K camera compatibility. After double checking the product listing for the RLC-810A, I noticed some small print that acknowledged they did in fact work with the RLN8-410, but only specific hardware versions of it (specifically version N2MB02).I was worried when I ordered this NVR that it might not be the right hardware version, but I in fact received the compatible N2MB02 version.If you're looking for a Reolink NVR compatible with Reolinks new "smart human/vehicle detection" capable cameras, this is it.

Running wires is dificult. However its the best way to go.

Very easy to use, plenty of features

Reolink Poe and NVR takes a little time to setup but it is worth it! No port forwarding with P2P. Great picture and I can see anywhere.