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Reolink C1 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the Reolink Network Camera. For the latest User Manual, Product Updates and more information about the products, please visit our website at: https://reolink.com CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RICK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
  • Page 3 We have developed user-friendly products and documentation. You may download the software and manual from https://reolink.com/software-and- manual/. If you have any questions, you may refer to https://reolink.com/faqs/. If you may need any technical support, please contact us at support@reolink.com. download Firmware from https://reolink.com/firmware/.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    FCC Verification Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Content Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera--------------------------------------1 Product Feature---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Physical Appearance--------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Chapter 2 Install Reolink client software ----------------------------------------------------3 Connection Diagram-------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Requirement for computer------------------------------------------------------------------3 Installing process-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Chapter 3 Overview of client software --------------------------------------------------------6 Live View-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 3.1.1 General Introduction of the icons-----------------------------------------------------------6 3.1.2 Zoom in/out and Auto Focus-----------------------------------------------------------------8...
  • Page 6 Device Settings > User----------------------------------------------------------------------37 4.7.1 User > Online User---------------------------------------------------------------------------37 4.7.2 User > Add User-------------------------------------------------------------------------------37 4.7.3 User > Manage User-------------------------------------------------------------------------38 Chapter 5 Basic Settings -----------------------------------------------------------------------39 Basic Settings > OSD-------------------------------------------------------------------------39 Basic Settings > Encode----------------------------------------------------------------------39 Basic Settings > Image------------------------------------------------------------------------40 Chapter 6 Advance Setup --------------------------------------------------------------------------41...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 General Introduction Of The Camera

    Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera 1.1 Product Feature Model Image Sensor Hardware 1/2.7" CMOS Sensor Features Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 (2.0Megapixel) Lens f=2.8-8mm Autofocus, F=1.6, With IRCUT Angle of View Horizontal: 55° ~ 105° Vertical: 30° ~ 58° Pan/Tilt Angle Horizontal: 355°...

  • Page 8: Physical Appearance

    1.2 Physical Appearance...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Install Reolink Client Software

    1. connect the camera to the LAN port on the router by an Ethernet cable, otherwise, Reolink client software will not be able to find the camera. 2. Make sure the camera and your computer are connected to the same router.

  • Page 10: Installing Process

    2.3 installing process Step 1: Insert the included CD into your computer, locate the file called Reolink and run this file. Step 2: You may be asked by UAC (User Account Control) to allow Reolink to “make changes” to your system. Select Allow or Continue.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Overview Of Client Software

    Chapter 3 Overview of client software After the Client software is successfully installed on your computer, you can use it to manage your camera. Double click on the icon to launch the client software on your computer. 3.1 Live View Live view is the default mode.
  • Page 13 3.2 Local Settings. 3. Device List: Lists the cameras Reolink client has detected and added on your network, users can configure the camera, for detailed configuration, please refer to chapter 4. PTZ: Set the Pan/Tilt/Zoom Parameters. For detailed configuration, please refer to 3.1.3 Pan/tilt and...

  • Page 14: Zoom In/Out And Auto Focus

    : Click to snap a picture for all the channels. The still picture will be automatically saved to your computer. : Click to see the cameras on the next page or previous page. : Start/stop live feed for all the channels. : Indicates the camera is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable or Wi- Fi and the Wi-Fi signal strength.

  • Page 15: Pan/Tilt And Preset

     Auto Focus: hold the button to focus backward and focus forward. 3.1.3 Pan/tilt and Preset Pan/tilt buttons   Click the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel to manually control the directions of the camera. Click the button in the middle to start automatic scan, click it again to stop it at the direction you prefer.
  • Page 16 Point Name, then click the button. Cruise Path  1. Choose Cruise Path 0 and go to to enter the Cruise Setup page. 2. Choose Cruise Point 1 and go to Cruise Point Setup. 3. Choose the Preset you have set, input Cruise Time (how long it will stay when the camera moves to a preset point, unit: second) and Cruising Speed.

  • Page 17: Local Settings

    Modify Password: Change the password to login the Reolink client software. There is no password by default.  Auto Login: whether permission to login the Reolink will be asked or not when launching the client software. It is suggested to check it as default. ...
  • Page 18  Record Path: Where Reolink will save recordings if you select Record from the Preview screen. Click Browse to choose another path on your computer if needed.  Recording file duration: set the duration every record will have.  Hard disk space warning: set the free space when Reolink will warn you.

  • Page 19: Local Settings > Transcode

     Stream Type: choose the stream type for the recorded file, it includes Clear, Balanced and Fluent. Post-record: set the time of post-record when recording triggered by motion detect.  Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.2.3 Local Settings > Transcode On this page, users can transcode the H.264 file to AVI file.

  • Page 20: Remote Playback

     Click the button to choose a file saved on your computer to play. The video recorded by the camera has a default path which can be found under Local Settings > General. Click the button to remove the selected file from the list. ...
  • Page 21  : Click to download the video file from SD card.  : Click to cut some specific parts of the video and download it.  : Click to take a snap shot.  How to play back the video: 1.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Camera Configuration

     How to download some specific parts of the video: 1. Click the button. 2. Drag the scissors to choose the start time and end time of the video clip you would like. indicates the start time and end time of the selected video.

  • Page 23: Device Settings > Display

     State: It shows the current status of the camera, whether it is login success or login failed.  Refresh: Click this button to refresh the camera which will make another attempt to login. This icon is available only when camera status is login failed. ...
  • Page 24  Camera Name: Enable or Disable channel name, you may also rename the camera name here.  Position Settings: Choose where to display the Camera Name including upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, top center or bottom center. ...

  • Page 25: Device Settings > Recording

    just selected. 3. Click OK to save the settings. NOTE: 4 masks are the maximum areas you can set for one camera. And it Will affect recordings. 4.2 Device Settings > Recording Users can modify parameters for different stream type (Clear and Fluent), option and schedule settings for the SD card.

  • Page 26: Recording >Option

     Both the main-stream and the sub-stream are always operating - in fact, the sub- stream forms part of the main-stream. The options will affect the output quality of each stream, but won’t change which one is being used in different circumstances. ...

  • Page 27: Device Settings Network

    Motion: SD card will start to record when motion is detected during this time. None: SD card will not record even when motion is detected during this time. Note: SD card can only store Motion Detection alarm, it doesn’t support continuous recording.

  • Page 28: Network Advanced

    Network Access: select how you want the camera to get an IP address. DHCP: Select this option when a DHCP server is installed on the network, an IP  address will be automatically issued. This is the default way of the camera. ...
  • Page 29 E-mail: Set up the email account for the camera to send and receive image file or video file.  Media Port: Camera will use this port to login to the Reolink client software. The default value is 9000 and you can change it. ...
  • Page 30 Check the box to enable DDNS. DDNS Server Type: Choose the DDNS server.   Server Domain Name: Enter the host name that you set up in your DDNS service. This is the address you use to access your network. ...
  • Page 31  NTP Server: The server you intend to use to access the current date and time. The default is pool.ntp.org.  NTP Port: The port that the NTP server uses. Enable Auto-Synchronize: enable or disable auto-synchronization.   Synchronize Every: Set the Sync interval time. Click Synchronize to synchronize the time now, click OK to save and enable settings.
  • Page 32  Attachment: Select to attach picture or video when send e-mail or receive only notification(disable).  Interval: The length of time that must elapse after the Camera sends an email alert before it will send another.  E-mail Test: Click this button to test whether the e-mail setting is successful. If test failed, please check the internet connection and the settings above.

  • Page 33: Network Status

    Normal: the camera will constantly record and upload to the FTP server during this time. Motion: the camera will only record when motion is triggered and upload to the FTP server during this time. None: the camera will not record and upload to the FTP server during this time. ...

  • Page 34: Network > Wi-Fi Settings

    4.3.4 Wi-Fi Settings You can configure the Wi-Fi settings and connect your camera to a wireless network on this page.  SSID: Wireless Network Name, it displays the wireless network name you are connected or prepare to connect.  Password: Input the Wi-Fi password of SSID you choose. ...

  • Page 35: Device Settings > Alarm

    4.4 Device Settings > Alarm The camera will detect motion when there is a change in the picture. Check the Enable box to enable motion detection. you can set up the sensitivity, schedule, motion area on this page. NOTE: Don’t use PTZ system and motion detection simultaneously. 4.4.1 Motion >...

  • Page 36: Motion > Schedule

    Tips: 1. The day is divided into four periods by default, you may change each period’s start and end time to best match the changing lighting conditions in your location. 2. During the day time, the light is good enough for the camera to capture the whole scenario, the sensitivity is suggested to set the values between 5–10 which will give good results.

  • Page 37: Motion > Action

    SD-Card Recording: When selected, the camera will start to record to SD card when the event type you have selected occurs.  Push Notification: When selected, the Reolink App will send a notification to you phone when the event type you have selected occurs. 4.4.4 Motion > Motion Detect Click the Setup button to enter the motion detect setup page.

  • Page 38: Device Settings > System

    Full Screen: Click to select the whole screen as the motion detection area.   Clear Area: Click to clear all the motion detection area you configured.  OK: Click to save the motion detection area configured.  Cancel: Cancel the settings you just made. Tips: 1.
  • Page 39  Video Standard: Choose PAL or NTSC according to your area. If this is set incorrectly, the camera’s picture may be black and white, flickering or similar.  PAL: used in Western Europe and Australia.  NTSC: used in the US, Canada and Japan. ...

  • Page 40: System > Information

    4.5.2 System > Information This page shows some basic information of the camera including device name, model number and firmware version etc. 4.5.3 System > Maintenance On this page, you can set the camera to reboot itself automatically at a certain time, reset the camera to default settings and upgrade the firmware etc.
  • Page 41  Firmware Upgrade: Instructs the Camera to update its firmware. How to upgrade firmware: 1. Download the firmware from Reolink official website: https://reolink.com/firmware/ 2. Go to Device Settings > System > Maintenance, click on From Local. 3. Click on Browse to locate the upgrading file (end with pak), click on Upgrade to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 42: System > Performance

    4.5.4 System > Performance This page shows the CPU loading for the connected Camera, bit rate and Ethernet Port Throughout. 4.5.5 System > Reboot Click the Reboot button on this page to restart the camera. 4.6 Device Settings > Device Users can check the SD card info or format the SD card on this page.

  • Page 43: Device Settings > User

    4.7 Device Settings > User Under this menu, you can check and modify the user information. 4.7.1 User > Online User It shows the current users who are accessing the camera. 4.7.2 User > Add User The admin account has the authority to add other users. The maximum number of users is...

  • Page 44: User > Manage User

    User Name: Type in a user name.   Enable Login Password: check to enable password for the added user.  Administrator: Whether or not this account has administrator authority.  Password: Type a password for the added user.  Confirm Password: Re-type the password to confirm.

  • Page 45: Chapter 5 Basic Settings

    How to change the login password: 1. High the user account whose password you want to change, go to Modify Password. 2. Check Enable Login Password, enter the old password, input the new one and re- type it to confirm, then go to OK, it will show “Operation Succeed” on the bottom which means the password changed successfully.

  • Page 46: Basic Settings > Image

    Please refer to 4.2.1 Record > Encode. 5.3 Basic Settings > Image You can adjust the picture for live feed under this menu.  Brightness: Changes how light the image appears to be.  Contrast: Increases the difference between the blackest black and the whitest white in the image.

  • Page 47: Chapter 6 Advance Setup

     Rotation: Choose to turn the image upside down.  Default: Click Default to restore default image settings. Note: Your image settings will affect your recordings! Chapter 6 Advanced Settings You can adjust various camera settings according to the environment where the camera is installed under this menu.
  • Page 48  LED light: Turn on/off the IR LEDs.  Default: Restore to default settings. Click OK to save and enable settings.

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