REOLINK Home Hub, Home Security Systems, Expandable Local Storage, 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi 6, UP to 16MP Motion Recording & Playback, Encryption Algorithm, 64GB microSD Card Included, No Monthly Fee

Update: Reolink reached out to me and addressed each of my concerns, including replacing a falty camera. My cameras are working smoothly through the app and a few third party services. Original: The cameras a great and they are easy to set up. The problem the software is very much in beta and this product was released before it was ready. The continuous recording feature they advertise here doesn’t work unless you contact support and ask them to push a firmware that is not available anywhere. Also one of my cameras keeps disconnecting for no reason even though it is right outside the room with the WiFi antenna. My other camera on the other side of the house is rock solid. Also I’ve a camera disconnects from WiFi it won’t connect back until you get on your ladder and restart it. Why it doesn’t have a function to search for WiFi every 30 minutes or something to save energy is beyond me. I haven’t decided if I’m going to return them, because when they are stable they work great.

Super Happy. I have had outdoor cameras from various vendors. I do not have a great way to do PoE and an NVR nor do I desire cloud subscriptions. I always wondered what good are my cameras if someone just pulls it off the wall. My recordings would be junk. Home Hub solved it all. I had hesitations after reading other reviews. I really just wanted to connect the HomeHub to my existing router. Connect a doorbell camera (etc) to an existing wifi that is already distributed through (4) access points and have the home hub “adopt” the camera(s). I setup the doorbell camera. I installed the home hub. I disabled the onboard wifi networks. I searched for the doorbell camera. It connected. Done. The next day, I upgraded the 64GB card with (2) 512GB cards. The home hub formatted them. I tested the recordings. All issues resolved. Well done Reolink.

2nd Update. I have to say Reolink support is really amazing. They keep offering me refunds. So, at the moment I'm fairly happy. I moved the hub about 18" further away from the router where it is connected and I'm no longer having my camera disconnect several times a day. Coincidence? Perhaps... The integration of the camera/hub combo with Home Assistant is very good. I may increase my footprint into Reolink with their video doorbell, but I'm holding out for an updated version of the doorbell.

Haven't had any issues and good to know your camera feeds are being backed up in the event someone steals or damages a camera. The downside is once a camera is connected to the hub you can't format the SD card on the camera anymore. My understanding is the SD card isn't used and all video is recorded to the Hub. I need to pull one of the cards and test it but haven't yet to see if it is still recording to both. I plan on upgrading to the Home Hub Pro soon so I can hook it up to a TV and view the feeds on there. It also has up to 16tb of HDD if you want to upgrade to more storage vs max of 512 gb SD card of the non-pro per SD card slot. Cameras connect fast to the hub and overall no issues. I do not use the built in wifi of the unit to connect to my cameras. I have it hardwired to my network switch and turned off it's wifi. I choose the option to connect to my mesh network and have no issues. I have mesh that is indoors and outside that are all hardwired backhaul. This is much more robust and stronger signal than the Home Hub could ever be.

Wifi does not stay on. Cuts out intermittently all the time. Very expensive mistake purchasing this item.

Easy setup with (8max) Reolink E1's and RLC's (check UID prefix to be sure). a couple of 128GB microSD's provides plenty of storage. Easy setup in the existing Reolink apps. In no time, you'll be recording motion. Added notifications to GMail (hint: add a filter w/ labels) No monthly fees - the best part of all. I have additional Reolink cameras (more than the 8) - it seems to be a better solution to just buy a 2nd hub versus a Pro version. The Pro version would be worth it if it had object recognition in the hub as opposed to the cameras. 3 of the cameras are WiFi and 5 are PoE. No range issues with the WiFi but I have a small 1700 sq ft house. I did NOT configure to use the cameras on my home Orbi mesh - I just used the default setup. I would like to switch to the Orbi network when possible.

I bought this to fix the lag for reviewing video from MicroSD cards. First, all of my cameras were not compatible even though a few were listed as such. The indoor cheap E1 was of course the only compatible one..my Argus PT 4mp will be after a firmware update in mid July. My Argus 2s no compatibility. Second, The hub generates it's own wifi. With no antennas or signal boosters this is great for a small 1600 sq ft home single story. I have a two story concrete block home and can't get a good signal to my outdoor cameras. I then have to connect my cameras as standalone to my network and then to the hub bypassing the hubs built in wifi. There is no option to extend the wifi with a repeater since it is not made this way. Third, for some reason the cameras are set to 30 second recording after a trigger and Im getting about 3-5 seconds of video not sure why. Have latest firmware on them. Another issue I have which is prob the Argus 3 pro is it won't connect to the hub without a firmware update. It notifies me and then it won't update. It is a continuous loop. For the price you should get at least an included 128 gb micro SD card not a measly 64gb one, and at least a way to extend the wifi abilities of the unit. Not sure if it is worth the price yet. Pros: easy setup and seems well built. The playback is faster than SD cards. Hopefully there is some updates and a way to boost the signal. Update: I gave up using this stupid box. My cameras kept loosing connection. I spent hrs trying work arounds but it just won't work. My house is too large and I have thick solid concrete beams that the signal wont go through. Back to using micro SD cards and a wifi repeater. Dont buy!!

I am far from "not tech savvy" and I'm going to have to say this was without a doubt the most frustrating device I've ever dealt with. Once I got the cameras to connect to it the signal strength to the cameras was far worse than just using my home wifi without using the hub. Secondly if I tried to stream from one of my cameras using the hub I would get the error "This camera doesn't support..." I gave up! Meanwhile the android app was working great both viewing recorded files off of the micro sd card in the camera and live viewing also. So I surmised that the issue was with the Reolink Home Hub. I also would like to mention that the Reolink desktop app for Mac is awful also. Cameras try to connect and fail and finally connect after repeated attempts and then drop again. And again the android phone app works fine. There's definitely a ways to go for this product and its support software. And I wish to add that AMAZON IS GREAT! I boxed everything back up and put it in the mailer it came in. I issued a return for the item and received what I needed for Amazon to accept the return and mail it. No hassle, no questions, no runaround. Thanks Amazon!

Easy to install works well.

I bought this for home security, doorbell cam and camera inside store all videos on the hub. I can check on things from anywhere.

Works well, easy to set up and links in with cameras. No issues

The hub does not recognize the included 64 G SD card. It does get picked up when inserted to a PC. Contacted customer service and was asked to try another SD card. Purchased one and was reimbursed for the purchase. More than Happy !

Easy to install