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User Manual
Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera
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  • Page 1 Sept 2021 QSG1_A User Manual Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera CaCameraCamerCaCCamera...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Setup Recording ........................56 Playback and Download Recordings ................57 Time Lapse ..........................61 Cloud Recording ........................65 6.Use the Reolink App ........................73 Share your devices to others ....................73 Scene Modes ..........................75 Add or Delete a Camera ......................78 Register Account ........................

  • Page 3: Camera Introduction

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera The screenshot used in this user manual is based on model Arugs 3 Pro. The menu and options of your model may be different, please refer to the actual page of your own model. 1. Camera Introduction...
  • Page 4 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Argus 2E Argus 2E runs on a non-removable high-capacity rechargeable battery. Without power cables, it provides clean, easy and flexible installation. You can put it anywhere you want, indoors or outdoors. Daylight Sensor 6 PCS IR LEDs...
  • Page 5 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Argus 3/Argus 3 Pro Get wire-free security anywhere you need it with Argus 3/Argus 3 Pro, a battery or solar operated security camera with motion spotlight and siren. See what’s going on in 2K Super HD, enjoy color night vision and stop the crime before it happens.
  • Page 6 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Argus Eco Works cable-free with a rechargeable battery and reliable Wi-Fi connection. Flexible and weatherproof – you can put it anywhere with 5-minute installation! Status LED Built-in Mic 4 PCS IR LEDs Lens Daylight Sensor Built-in...
  • Page 7 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Argus PT Argus PT can work without any cables thanks to a rechargeable battery and Wi-Fi connection. Free from wiring hassles, you can mount this battery-operated security camera anywhere to have an ultra-wide viewing angle backed by unique 355°...

  • Page 8: Light Status

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Status Light Status Light Camera Status Red light Wi-Fi connection failed Blue light Wi-Fi connection succeeded Blinking Standby status Working status 2.Setup and Install Set up the Camera What’s in the Box Note: The package content may vary and update with different version and platforms, please take the below information only for a reference.
  • Page 9 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Note: The camera and the rechargeable battery are packed separately in the same package. There is no wall mount and the first mount template for Argus Pro. Argus 2E Argus 2E*1 Security Bracket*1 USB Cable*1 Quick Start Guide*1...
  • Page 10 Argus Eco Argus Eco*1 Note: There is no skin and wall mount for Argus Eco, and there is just one mounting template. Except for the above differences, others are the same as Argus 2. Argus PT Argus PT*1 Mounting Template*1...
  • Page 11 The charger is a USB adapter (DC 9/5 Volts, not included in the box) which is commonly used for smartphones. A micro USB cable is included in the box. Here we’ll guide you to charge Reolink Argus 2/Argus Pro by using the following three different methods.

  • Page 12: Set Up The Camera On The App

    Step 1. Power on the camera and wait for it starting up. After hearing a startup sound, you will hear repeated Ding sounds or "Please run Reolink App, add the camera and set it up", which means you can scan the UID and start the setup...
  • Page 13 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Note: 1. Please power on the camera by power switch button before initial setup. (Suits for Argus PT, Argus Eco, Argus 3, Argus 3 pro.) 2. If you are not sure whether you hear the right sound, you may tap "Demo" to hear the sample sound.
  • Page 14 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Step 4. Select Wi-Fi Not configured. If you hear the camera speaking “Please run App, add the camera and set it up” or the ding sounds, please tick “I have heard the voice prompt from the camera” or “I have heard ding sounds from the camera” , then tap Next.
  • Page 15 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Step 6. For Reolink battery-powered cameras, a QR code will be generated and displayed on your phone. Please place the QR code on your phone in front of the camera’s lens at a distance of about 20 cm (8 inches) and let the camera scan the QR code.
  • Page 16 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Step 8. You may initialize your camera: “Create device password" and "Name your device". Forgetting this password could be troublesome in the future, please remember it for your convenience.
  • Page 17 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Note: For Argus 3 Pro, after the camera is named, you need to select scene: Indoor or Outdoor. Step 9. "Initialization finished". Tap Use Now and start to preview now.
  • Page 18 Once the initially setup is completed, you may choose a good position to mount your camera. Install the Camera Here take model Argus 2/Argus Pro as example to demonstrate the steps. The mounting instructions of other models can be found on it’s Quick Start Guide here: https://reolink.com/download-center/...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Press the security mount Unscrew the camera from button to remove the the security mount. mount out. Magnet (for Argus 2 only) Put up the skin, Stick the camera to the There is an anti-falling provided in the packa wall mount and twist Safety rope.
  • Page 20 1. Please select a position with the maximum sunlight exposure throughout the year for your solar panel. For Reolink Solar Panel, it only needs a few hours of direct sunlight exposure to sufficiently power your camera daily. The amount of energy that the solar panel can generate is affected by weather conditions, seasonal changes, geographic locations, etc.
  • Page 21 4. Loosen the adjusting control on the bracket and adjust the angle of the solar panel to make it receive direct sunlight exposure, then tighten the adjusting control to fix the solar panel. 5. Connect the solar panel to a Reolink camera with the micro USB cable.

  • Page 22: View Your Camera

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Notes: Make sure that there is no covering on the solar panel. The energy harvesting efficiency drops drastically even when a small portion of the solar panel is shaded by other objects. Please don’t install the solar panel completely horizontally. Otherwise, your solar panel might accumulate dust and other debris easily.
  • Page 23 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Icon Meaning Settings: Provide access to a camera’s settings such as system information, detection alarm and camera recording. More options of live view: Channel Selection, Day and Night, Immersive. Siren: Trigger audio alarm. Spotlight (only for Argus 3 and Argus...
  • Page 24 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Channel Selection You can choose the devices you want on the device list. Day and Night Set the camera’s color mode during different times of the day and night. -Color: The camera will capture color images that usually appear during the day.
  • Page 25 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Use Immersive Mode The immersive mode has a larger viewing area with less interference and focuses on previewing. It is suitable for viewing 2 or 3 cameras on one screen. Note: One screen can accommodate up to three cameras. You could slip the screen to...
  • Page 26 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Multiple Views If you have several cameras added in your Reolink App, you can view multiple streams at the same screen on Reolink App. Full-screen View icon to enter into the full-screen mode.
  • Page 27 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera to exit the full screen. Two-Way Audio 1. Tap to enter into the two-way audio page; 2. Tap to talk.
  • Page 28 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Clip to enter into the clip page; 1. Tap 2. Drag the rectangle to the position you want to see. to enter into the PTZ page; 1. Tap 2. Choose the direction you want the camera to pan and tilt.

  • Page 29: Display Settings

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Display Settings Flip , then the image will be turned upside down. Quality 1. Tap Quality to enter into the Quality page; 2. Tap Clear mode or Fluent mode to enter into the settings page for Clear mode...
  • Page 30 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Tap Save to save the settings.
  • Page 31 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Anti-flicker Use this feature if some devices such as TV screens and lights are flickering. -50Hz: Used for Australia and the UK. -60Hz: Used for the USA and Canada. 1. Tap Anti-flicker. 2. Choose a proper setting.
  • Page 32 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Select Scene Tap Select Scene to enter into the settings page, and it includes Indoor and Outdoor scenes. Note: This setting is just for Argus 3 pro.
  • Page 33 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Brightness Drag the circle in the progress bar to adjust the brightness of the image. Camera Name You can set the position of the camera name on the screen.
  • Page 34 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Date You can set the position of the date on the screen. Watermark to disable the watermark to be shown on the screen.

  • Page 35: Lights And Led

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Privacy Mask If you don’t want others to view some parts in the image, you can set the privacy mask to protect your privacy. Press and drag to draw a black rectangle (up to 3 rectangles) on the screen to block out a specific area.
  • Page 36 You can turn off the status LED if you don't want others to see it. Note: The status LED option is only available to Reolink battery-powered cameras. And it has two working modes. Standby Mode: The camera is in the power-saving mode; there is no live view or video recording.
  • Page 37 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Note: The LED light will flash every 20 seconds when the camera is in the standby status. Spotlight When an alarm event is detected, it will be automatically turned on, and the spotlight can also add light sources to produce full-color images. It’s only applicable for model Argus 3 and Argus 3 Pro.
  • Page 38 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera And you can also enable the Auto-On for Live View, which means the spotlight will automatically turn on when viewing the live feed and turn off afterwards.

  • Page 39: Alarm And Detection

    Turn on/off PIR On the Devices page of the Reolink App, choose the camera and then directly tap on PIR button to quickly turn on or turn off the PIR motion detection.
  • Page 40 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Set up PIR Motion Detection Sensitivity 1. Tap on 2. Choose PIR Motion Sensor, and tap to enable PIR Motion Sensor.
  • Page 41 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Tap Sensitivity to adjust the sensitivity of the PIR motion sensor. Drag the bar to adjust the sensitivity from low, mid to high or adjust the sensitivity from 1 to 100. For cameras with digital PIR sensors there’s also an option to reduce false alarms.
  • Page 42 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Tap to enable PIR Motion Sensor. Then tap Schedule to set up the schedule and decide when the PIR motion detection works.

  • Page 43: Setup Motion Alerts

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Set up Motion Alerts Push Notification When the camera detects a motion, it will send a push notification, which pops up on your mobile phone. Setup Push Notification 1. Tap on 2. Tap on Push Notifications to enable this function.
  • Page 44 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Set a push Schedule if you need. For camera model Argus 3 Pro, you can also select Person, Vehicle or Others.
  • Page 45 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 4. Set your phone to allow Reolink App to send push notifications. Go to your phone Settings, find Notifications and among the App list find the Reolink App. Make sure the Reolink App can send notifications.
  • Page 46 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Tap Set up Now to enter Email Settings, and enter the Email address and Email password, SMTP server and port. Then tap on Save.
  • Page 47 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Tap Schedule to set up a schedule when you’d like to receive the email alerts, and tap Save. For Argus 3 Pro, you can also choose the Detection Type: Person, Vehicle or Others. 4. Tap Email Content to choose for the camera to send Email with Text or Picture.
  • Page 48 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 5. Tap Email Settings, then +Add Email Address to add more recipients of Email alerts, then tap Save. Alarm Siren You can set up the camera siren to make an alert sound when a motion is...
  • Page 49 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Set up Siren . Tap on Siren and enable Siren. 1. Tap on 2. Tap on Custom Alarm Sound, if you want to use a custom sound. Tap Custom sounds, then tap Change custom sounds to record an up-to-5-second sound.
  • Page 50 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Tap Start to start recording or tap Stop to stop recording. Tap on Sound Test to test the recorded sound or tap Re-record to record again till you’re satisfied. Then tap Apply to save the changes.
  • Page 51 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Alarm Spotlight Camera model Argus 3 and Argus 3 Pro have built-in spotlights, which can automatically turn on when a motion is detected. Setup Alarm Spotlight . Then tap Advanced, then tap Spotlight. 1. Tap on 2.

  • Page 52: Setup Motion Recording

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Set up Motion Recording When the camera detects a motion, it can record and save motion recordings to SD card automatically. You need to install a SD card to the camera, refer to the part of Install the Micro SD card in Chapter 7 about choose the correct SD card and learn how to insert the SD card.
  • Page 53 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Tap Post-Motion Record Duration to set up the motion recording length, you can choose 8 sec, 15 sec or 30 sec.

  • Page 54: Improve Your Motion Detection

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Improve Your Motion Detection Reolink battery-powered cameras have a PIR sensor on each side of the camera and the camera detects the temperature differences between two sides to detect motions. So it’s more sensitive when a person or car is passing in front of the camera from side to side, compared to coming towards to the camera.
  • Page 55 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera For example, when a person moves straight toward the camera (shown below), the PIR motion sensor will be less sensitive to the movement. Tips for Reducing False Alarms Do not install the camera facing bright lights, including sunshine, bright lamp lights, etc.
  • Page 56 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Tips for Improving Detection Alarms When the camera failed to detect some motion, below tips can help improve the motion detection accuracy. Adjust the sensitivity level to high. Adjust the installation angel of the camera in the direction crossing the possible intruder instead of facing him/her so that it can detect motion more accurately.

  • Page 57: Recording And Playback

    5. Recording and Playback Set up Recording Reolink battery-powered cameras only support motion recordings but not continuous recordings. And recordings can be saved into micro SD cards. For details of the setup steps, please refer to the part of Set up Motion Recording in Chapter 4.

  • Page 58: Playback And Download Recordings

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Tap on Advanced and then find Record Audio, tap to enable record audio option. Then the camera will record audio in video recordings. Playback and Download Recordings Playback Recording 1. Open live view of the camera. Then tap on Playback on the bottom.
  • Page 59 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Select a date to search the recordings. Slide through the timeline to find the recordings you want to replay, tap on the selected recording and it’ll automatically starts to play. to choose Fluent or Clear to replay the recordings in clear mode or 3.
  • Page 60 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 4. Tap show alarm icon on the bottom to show the alarm recordings only. This is only applicable for the Argus 3 Pro camera, and you can select motion recording type of Person,Vehicle or Others to replay.
  • Page 61 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Download Recordings 1. Open live view of the camera. Tap on Playback on the bottom. 2. Select a date to search the recordings. Slide through the timeline to find the recordings you want to replay, tap on the selected recording and then tap on the...

  • Page 62: Time Lapse

    Download to download the recording to your phone. Delete Recordings Reolink cameras don’t support deleting selected recordings. The camera will automatically delete and overwrite the older recordings when the SD card is full. Or you can manually format the SD card to delete all recordings.
  • Page 63 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Set up Time Lapse . Then tap on Time Lapse. 1. Tap on 2. Tap Try Now or Create New Time Lapse Capture. 3. Select a scene from the list or tap on Customize to create a customized time...
  • Page 64 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera lapse capture. 4. Customize the settings of Capture Starts time, Duration, Interval, Quality and File Type, then tap on Start. The camera will automatically start to capture at the set time. 5. Later when the time lapse video is created, you can tap on View on the Time...
  • Page 65 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Lapse page to play back or download it. It usually takes several seconds or minutes for the time lapse video to cache before playback starts. You can also tap on the trash icon to manually delete the time lapse video.

  • Page 66: Cloud Recording

    Reolink Cloud Recording allows the camera to upload and save motion alarm recordings to the cloud server, asides from saving recordings to SD card. You can access your cloud video history via Reolink App or web page anytime, from anywhere. Reolink provides free basic plan that supports uploading one camera’s video to cloud, as well as paid plans for multiple cameras.
  • Page 67 Register an Account and Set Up to Upload Cloud Recording Register an Account 1. Open up Reolink app, and tap on Cloud then tap Cloud Storage. 2. Tap Sign up, then enter your Email address and password. Tick terms and...
  • Page 68 3. A register confirmation email will be sent to your inbox. Tap the link in the email to verify your account. 4. Then you can use the registered account to Log in Reolink App. Subscribe to a cloud plan and bind the camera to cloud 1.
  • Page 69 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. After buying a plan, tap Bind cameras, and it’ll search all the cameras that support cloud. Choose the camera you want to bind to cloud and tap Add. Note: If your camera firmware is outdated, it’ll show Upgrade. Tap Upgrade to update the firmware to the latest first, then tap Add to bind the camera.
  • Page 70 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Tap your camera. Here you can tap to turn off or turn on Cloud Recording. 3. Tap Delete, and it’ll unbind this camera from cloud plan. Change Uploaded Video Resolution Tap Video Resolution, and choose Fluent or Clear to change the resolution of...
  • Page 71 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera uploaded videos. Upgrade the Cloud Recording Plan 1. Tap Cloud Storage, then tap the three dots on the right hand corner of your plan card. 2. At the bottom, tap on Switch.
  • Page 72 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Choose the plan you want to upgrade to, then tap Continue to checkout. Once upgraded, all cameras currently bound will be updated to the new plan. Playback and Download the Cloud Recording Via Reolink App 1.
  • Page 73 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera tap the video to play back. 3. Tap on the download icon to start downloading the recording. 4. To delete the cloud recordings, tap on Edit, then select the videos you want to delete. Tap on Delete icon to delete the selected videos.

  • Page 74: Use The Reolink App

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 5. Use the Reolink App Share your devices with others to enter the Device 1.Launch Reolink App on your phone, then tap Settings page. .Tap Share Camera to get the camera’s QR code.
  • Page 75 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2.Launch the Reolink App in another smart phone and tap button to scan the QR code. Or you can manually input the camera’s UID to add the device. The camera UID consists of 16 digits that start with 9527000xxxxxxxxx.

  • Page 76: Scene Modes

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Scene Modes The Scene Modes settings is designed for different usage scenarios. You could control all your cameras under different modes as you need. For instance, you could disable all cameras alarm under home mode when you're home, but enable all the alarms under outside mode when you are away.
  • Page 77 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2. Tap it to name the scene and select a scene Name the scene Select a scene icon Select devices Customize the alarm settings...
  • Page 78 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3.Select devices for this scene and customize the alarm settings. If you want to receive push,email,audio alarm under this scene mode that you can enable the alarm settings with push, email, audio, alarm,Blue icon means enable, Grey means disable.

  • Page 79: Add Or Delete A Camera

    If you want to add the camera in LAN, we recommend that you enable the Add Devices Automatically option. , once your smart phone and camera are connected the same network, the Reolink App can find the Reolink device automatically in LAN.
  • Page 80 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera > LAN and select the camera you Or you can go to the home page and tap want to add. 3. Enter the camera password to log in.
  • Page 81 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Add the camera by scan the QR code 1.Tap and scan the QR code on the camera body. 2.Enter the camera password to log in.
  • Page 82 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Add the camera by entering the UID 1.Select Input UID/ IP, please note that you are unable to add the battery powered camera with IP address. Note: The camera UID consists of 16 digits that start with 9527000xxxxxxx.

  • Page 83: Register Account

    Register Account A Reolink account can be used to place orders on the Reolink website, check order history, and log into Reolink cloud or smart home like Google Home or Alexa.
  • Page 84 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera After that you will receive a verify email, Once verified the email, you can log in your Reolink Account.

  • Page 85: App Settings

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera App Settings Launch the Reolink App. Tap and you can adjust the device order, change sound settings, App password, clean cache, etc. ·Adjust Device Order:Adjust order for a quicker access to the devices you want, and drag the device to the position as you want.
  • Page 86 ·Clear Cache:Clean the Reolink App cache, Cache is the temporary data generated When you use the app. Clearing cache will not affect the normal use of Reolink App. ·Auto live view:While you launch the Reolink App, the app will start the live stream automatically.

  • Page 87: Camera Settings

    You can see which Wi-Fi network this camera connected and how about the wireless signal. Launch the Reolink App and go to camera Settings, then tap on Network menu and you’d see which Wi-Fi the camera is connected to and how is the signal...
  • Page 88 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Check the network information 1. Launch the Reolink App and tap on Device Settings, then tap camera name go to Device Info. 2. Tap Network Info and you will see the camera’s IP address, default gateway and...
  • Page 89 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Change Wi-Fi connection of the camera 1.Tap on camera Device Settings, then tap Network menu. 2.Choose the available Wi-Fi you want the camera to connect to, and input the Wi-Fi password. Then tap Save to connect. It’ll take a minute for the camera to...

  • Page 90: Sd Card Storage

    Please choose a SD card with below specification so it can be compatible with the camera. Item Requirement Up to 128GB (Argus 2; Argus 2E; Argus 3; Argus Capacity Pro; Argus Eco; Argus PT; Reolink Go PT with the latest firmware version) Read and Write Speed Class 10 or higher/ ≥26Mbps...
  • Page 91 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Install the Micro SD card (example: Argus 2) 1.Switch off the camera before installing the micro SD card. 2.Insert the micro SD card into the micro SD card slot on the right side of the camera.
  • Page 92 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Remove the Micro SD card (example: Argus 3) 1. Please switch off the camera before removing the SD card. 2. Find the micro SD card slot and please use something sharp such as the reset pin or a paperclip or your fingernail to push the SD to make it pop out.
  • Page 93 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Check the micro SD card status 1. Launch the Reolink App and tap Settings , then tap the camera to enter Device Info page. 2. Tap Storage, and you can see the SD card used space/total storage space.Tap...

  • Page 94: Device Information

    Device Information From device information page, you can check the basic information about your camera include Model No, UID, and firmware version. then go to Device Info. 1. Launch the Reolink App then tap Device name Camera name Model camera model No.

  • Page 95: Battery Information

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Battery Information User can check the battery status and level here. > Battery. 1. Launch the Reolink App and tap The camera battery level will be displayed as picture below. low battery level below 15% full battery...
  • Page 96 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Allow and Continue: This will allow to count your battery consumption data for last 4 weeks. You can also check the battery level and charging status from Devices page. low battery level below 15% 15%-30% 30%-100%...

  • Page 97: Device Password

    (no password). During setup the camera, it’ll ask for creating a password before you can access the camera. Change Device Password 1. Launch Reolink App and tap Settings > Advanced > Change Device Password. 2. Enter the old password and new password, then tap on Save.

  • Page 98: Date And Time

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Tab Save to save the changes Date and Time Sync camera time with your smart phone > Advanced> Date and Time. 1. Launch Reolink App and tap...

  • Page 99: Reboot And Restore

    Reboot and Restore > Advanced> Reboot or Restore. Here you Launch the Reolink App and tap can choose to reboot the camera or restore the camera to default. Note: Restoring will remove all the camera settings including camera password, camera name,PIR settings, etc.

  • Page 100: Firmware Upgrade

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Firmware Upgrade > Device Info> Upgrade Device. 1.Launch the Reolink App and tap...
  • Page 101 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 2.If Auto upgrade turned on, the camera will upgrade to the latest firmware automatically. If the Auto upgrade is off, you can choose to upgrade manually.If you see the image below that means the camera’s firmware is already the latest one, there is...

  • Page 102: Smart Homes

    Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera Smart Homes Google Home Note: Reolink Argus, Reolink Go, Reolink Go PT, and cameras coming with the NVR system cannot work with Google home or Alexa. 1. Launch the Reolink App to tap to log in your Reolink account and go to >...
  • Page 103 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 3. Launch the Google Home, sign in your account and then Get Started to create a home. 4.Name your home and tap Next to build a connection between the Chromecast and the Google Home.
  • Page 104 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 5. After the Chromecast found, please check the code shown on your TV and tap Yes to continue. 6. Connect the Wi-Fi network you would like to use with your Chromecast, then you can customize a room name, which will be added to your room list.
  • Page 105 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera button to enter the account page, and then tap Settings > 7.Now tap the Assistant > Home Control. button and search Reolink in the search bar. 8. Tap the...
  • Page 106 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 9. Enter your Reolink account and password to log in first,then tap Allow. 10. Assign the room for the camera you enabled in the cloud account via Reolink App.
  • Page 107 [name of Chromecast device].” Amazon Alexa To connect your camera to Alexa, make sure you have 3 devices at hand: a Reolink camera, an Amazon Alexa device(Amazon Echoshow ,Amazon Echo dot) and your mobile phone; and 2 apps on your phone: the Reolink App and Amazon Alexa App.
  • Page 108 3.Launch the Amazon Alexa APP, sign into your Alexa account and then tap on Devices in the bottom right corner. 4. Select Your Smart Home Skills and tap Enable Smart Home Skills. Please tap the Search icon at the top right corner and search Reolink Smart Home.
  • Page 109 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera 5. After search and find Reolink Smart Home, tap ENABLE TO USE. 6.Type in your Reolink account, and then Tap Log in. After logging in successfully, then tap Allow,the App will remind that “Reolink Smart Home has been...
  • Page 110 7.Tap on Discover Devices or say a voice command "Alexa, discover devices". Alexa will scan and show the cameras bound to your Reolink account. 8. Tap Set up Device. You can tap Choose Group to add your device to a group if...

  • Page 111: Battery Instructions Of Battery Usage

    Argus 2, Reolink Go, Reolink Go plus is able to remove) 2.Charge the rechargeable battery with a standard and high-quality DC 5V/9V battery charger or Reolink solar panel. Do not charge the battery with solar panels from any other brands.

  • Page 112: Faq And Troubleshooting

    A: In normal use and one time charge, the battery can last about 1-4 weeks according to different working environments. In frequent trigger and one time charge, the battery of Reolink Argus 2/Pro will last 16 hours in day mode (or 9 hours with LEDs on at night, equivalent).

  • Page 113: Troubleshootings

    Q10: How long the solar panel power extension cable can connect. A:The cable length of Reolink solar panel is 4 meters. If it is not long enough in your case, you may consider purchasing our solar panel extension cable (4.5 meters/15 feet).
  • Page 114 4. The Reolink App Failed to Scan the QR Code Sticker on the Camera Body When you lost the QR code sticker, the sticker is damaged or the Reolink App simply cannot scan to read the QR code on the camera’s body. Please check the below solutions.
  • Page 115 Reolink Wireless Battery-powered Camera ·Test the camera with another phone or computer. ·At last, contact Reolink Support with the camera’s UID for further help: https://support.reolink.com/ 7. The Camera Shows “Incorrect Password” When add the camera or connect the camera’s video, it shows incorrect password, please follow the below solutions.

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