Reolink C2 User manual

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Content
Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera............................................................ 1
1.1 Product Specifications ........................................................................................1
1.2 Appearance ........................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Install Reolink Client App ........................................................................... 3
2.1 Connection Diagram...........................................................................................3
2.2 Requirement for Mac..........................................................................................3
2.3 Installation ..........................................................................................................4
Chapter 3 Overview of client software ........................................................................ 6
3.1 Live View ............................................................................................................6
3.1.1 General Introduction of the icons ................................................................ 6
3.1.2 Pan/Tilt/Zoom and Preset ........................................................................... 7
3.2 Local Settings.....................................................................................................9
3.2.1 Local Settings > Local Record .................................................................. 10
3.2.2 Local Settings > Other Settings ................................................................ 11
3.3 Playback...........................................................................................................11
Chapter 4 Camera Configuration .............................................................................. 14
4.1 Device Settings > Display.................................................................................15
4.2 Device Settings > Encode ................................................................................16
4.3 Device Settings > Network ...............................................................................18
4.3.1 Network Status.......................................................................................... 18
4.3.2 Network Setting......................................................................................... 19
4.3.3 Email ......................................................................................................... 20
4.3.4 FTP ........................................................................................................... 22
4.3.5 Push.......................................................................................................... 23
4.3.6 DDNS........................................................................................................ 24
4.3.7 NTP........................................................................................................... 26
4.3.8 Wi-Fi.......................................................................................................... 27
4.3.9 Others Setting ........................................................................................... 28
4.4 Device Setting > Alarm.....................................................................................28
4.5 Device Settings > Device Manage ...................................................................31
4.6 Device Settings > System ................................................................................31
4.6.1 System > System information ................................................................... 31
4.6.2 System > General ..................................................................................... 32
4.6.3 System > DST........................................................................................... 33
4.6.4 System > Maintenance ............................................................................. 33
4.6.5 System > Reboot ...................................................................................... 35
4.7 Device Settings > Search .................................................................................35
4.8 Device Settings > User.....................................................................................36
Chapter 5 Basic Settings........................................................................................... 38

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5.1 Basic Settings > OSD.......................................................................................38
5.2 Basic Settings > Encode ..................................................................................38
5.3 Basic Settings > Image.....................................................................................39
Chapter 6 Advanced Settings ................................................................................... 39

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Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera
1.1 Product Specifications
Model
C2
Hardware
Features
Image Sensor
1/3" CMOS Sensor
Display Resolution
2560 x 1440 (4.0Megapixel)
Lens
f=2.8-8mm Autofocus, F=1.6, With IRCUT
Angle of View
Horizontal: 48° ~ 92°
Vertical: 27° ~ 50°
Pan/Tilt Angle
Horizontal: 355°
Vertical: 105°
Minimum
Illumination
0 Lux (With IR Illuminator)
IR Distance
40ft
Dimensions
103 × 95 × 117mm
Weight
300g
Power Input
5.0V/2A, <6W
Interface
One 10M/100Mbps RJ45
Power Interface
Built-in Micro SD slot
Built-in Microphone and Speaker
Reset Button
Software
Features
Protocols &
Standards
HTTPS, SSL, TCP/IP, UDP, UPNP, RTSP, SMTP, NTP,
DHCP, DNS, DDNS, FTP, ONVIF, P2P
Image Compression
H.264
Maximal Frame
Rate
PAL: 25fps, NTSC: 30fps
Code rate
1024Kbps ~ 8192Kbps
Audio
Two-way Audio
Maximal User
Access
20 Users
Browser Supported
IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari
OS Supported
PC: Windows, Mac OS; Smart Phone: iOS, Android
Wireless
Features
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Operating
Frequency
2.4GHz / 5GHz
Wireless Security
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Other
Parameters
Temperature
Operating Temperature : -10℃~+55℃
Storage Temperature: -40℃~ +70℃
Humidity
Operating Humidity: 20% ~ 85%
Storage Humidity: 10% ~ 90%
Waterproof
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1.2 Appearance

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Chapter 2 Install Reolink Client App
2.1 Connection Diagram
For initial setup:
Connect the camera to the LAN port on the router with Ethernet cable. Otherwise,
Reolink Client App will not be able to find the camera.
Make sure the camera and your Mac are connected to the same router.
2.2 Requirement for Mac
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Requirement
CPU
1.3GHZ or faster
RAM
2 GB or more
Network adapter
10/100Mbps
Resolution
1024x768
Operating System
OS X 10.9 and later

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2.3 Installation
The Reolink Mac App will allow you to:
View real-time images from your camera (multiple channels simultaneously),
Playback recorded footages,
Download footages to your Mac and
Configure camera settings.
In fact, Reolink Client App is so powerful that you don’t need to connect a monitor to the
camera. You only need a Mac on the same local network where the Reolink camera is
connected to.
How to install Reolink Client App:
Method 1
•Download Reolink Client App for from https://reolink.com/software-and-manual,
then you can find the “.dmg”file of Reolink Client App like:
•Click the “.dmg”file, then you will see below popup, drag the Reolink Client
application to applications folder
•Find the Reolink Client fromApplications Folder, and double click to run the program.
Method 2
•You can simply search in the AppStore and install the Reolink Client App to your
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Chapter 3 Overview of Reolink Client App
After the Reolink Client App is successfully installed on your Mac, you can use it to manage
your camera. Now let’s have an overall look at the interface.
3.1 Live View
Live View is the default interface you are in. Under Live View, users can view the video
feed from the camera and go to configure the camera.
3.1.1 General Introduction of the icons
1. : Check the total bitrate.
2. : Check usage rate of the disk for recording.
3. : Place your mouse over RAM icon, it will show the memory loading
performance; Place your mouse over CPU icon, it will show the CPU loading
performance.
4. : Local Settings - set the parameters for the camera to record to your Mac. For
detailed configuration, please refer to 3.2 Local Settings.
5. Device List: Here listed the cameras Reolink Client App has detected and added on

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your network. Users can configure the cameras. For detailed configuration, please
refer to Chapter 4.
6. PTZ: The Pan/Tilt/Zoom panel. For detailed configuration, please refer to 3.1.2
Pan/Tile/Zoom and Preset.
7. : Click to stretch the windows to full screen. Double click on the screen or hit ESC
button on the keyboard to exit full screen.
8. : Click to choose 1/4 and multi-channel view up to 16 Channels.
9. : Adjust audio volume of the camera.
10. : Click to check the cameras on the next page or previous page.
11. / : Start/Stop live feed for all the channels.
12. : Indicates the camera is connected to the router Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi signal
strength.
13. : Click to snap a picture for the selected channel. The still picture will be
automatically saved to your Mac.
14. : Start/Stop manual recording for the selected channel. The video will be
automatically saved to your Mac.
15. : Stop live feed for the selected channel.
3.1.2 Pan/Tilt/Zoom and Preset
Note: Pan, Tilt, Zoom functions are limited to differences of different models.
Pan/tilt wheel
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.
Zoom and Focus buttons
This pair of buttons are for you to zoom in/out.

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This pair of buttons are for you to adjust focus in/out.
Set Preset
Set - Set preset. Click the button to set a
preset.
Del -Delete preset. Click the button to
delete the preset position if you do not need it.
Call - Call preset. Click this button, the
camera will turn to the preset position you have
chosen.
How to set and call preset:
1. Click the directional arrows on the P/T wheel
to point at some direction.
2. When it points to the position you prefer,
choose one Id, then click the Set button to record
the preset position, State will be Set then.
3. When you need to set another preset, repeat the above steps to set one or more
presets.
4. If you want the camera to turn to the preset you already set, choose one Id, then
click Call.
Cruise Path

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Cruise Path is based on Preset.
1. Click Id1 and click on Run/Stop button to
start/stop your patrol.
2. Cllick Id1 and click on Set button to go to
settings of Cruise Path.
3. Name your Cruise Path under Name.
Choose KeyPos from your Presets. Input
DwellTime (how long it will stay before the
camera moves to next preset point, unit: sec)
and Speed (how fast it will move to the next
KeyPos).
4. Set the rest of your KeyPos to compose a complete Cruise Path (at least 2
KeyPos).
5. Click OK to save settings for Cruise Path.
3.2 Local Settings
Click the on the upper right corner to open Local Settings. In Local Settings, users
can configure local recording settings and other settings like choosing whether to enable
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3.2.1 Local Settings > Local Record
Save Path: For local recording, you need to set a folder/path where the recording will
be saved to. Click Browser to select an existing folder as Save Path. Or click Open
to open the folder. It is advised you don’t modify the default settings.
File Duration: The recordings will be separated into several files/clips. Here you can
determine how long you would like to make each file/clip.
Folder Size: Set the upper limit of the folder.
Space Warning: Here you can determine when you will get a warning if your disk gets
nearly full of recordings.10GB in the example picture means when there is only 10GB
space left, you will receive a space warning.
Schedule Stream Type: Set the stream type as Fluent, Balanced or Clear for all
recordings.
Enable Local Record Schedule: Check this box then your local recording will be
enabled.
Post-Record for M.D:Set how long you would like it tokeep recording afterthe motion
has gone.
Normal: When cover those grids (time periods) in blue, it means the camera will
constantly record during this time.
M.D: When cover those grids (time periods) in green, it means the camera will only
record when motion is detected during this time.
None: When cover those grids (time periods) in white, it means the camera will not
record during this time.

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3.2.2 Local Settings > Other Settings
Download Path: Set where you would like the downloaded clips to be saved.
Snap Path: Set where you would like the snapshots you take to be saved.
Auto Add Device: Check this box then Reolink Client App will automatically scan the
devices in LAN and display them on the Device List. Sometimes you need to click on
icon to modify login password to login successfully.
3.3 Playback
Under this menu, you can playback the recorded video on built-in SD card of your camera.
1. Drag at least one camera or channel on NVR to the left four windows as you can read
“Drag channel here”.
2. Click Search and choose a date.
You will see the clips displayed in the timeline.

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Play button.
Pause button.
Stop button.
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Alarm: Display recordings based on motion detection in timeline.
Manual: Display recordings based on manual recording.
Schedule: Display recordings based on schedule recording.
Adjust audio volume.
Watch the videos in Fluent or Clear mode.
3. Switch from 4-channel simultaneous play to one full screen play by double clicking one
channel. Then it will go to full screen play like this:

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4. Click to take a snapshot if you would like to capture an image when playback.
Click to download some clips from a camera/channel.
5. Select one or more clips and click Download to start.

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Chapter 4 Camera Configuration
Device List
Device List is where the cameras/NVR will be
displayed.
With the five icons, you can refresh the camera,
start/stop live view, configure Device Settings,
edit and delete devices.
This chapter will mainly introduce how to
configure Device Settings/configure camera -
clicking the button to enter Device Settings
page.
Add Device
Sometimes you’d like to manually add one device (camera/NVR) to the Device List, then
you can click on +Add Device to add one.
Click on Search button to scan the device(s) on LAN (Local Area Network), then all
detected devices will be displayed. Double click one to choose it.
Name: Camera name that you can modify as you wish.
Type: There are 2 options: IP/Domain and UID. If you are accessing the device(s) in local
network, then you can select either IP/Domain or UID. But if you are accessing the
device(s) from outside/different network, you have to select UID as Type.

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Port: Media Port –If you never change this port number please leave it be default.
Username: The username by default is admin. You can modify going to 4.8 Device
Settings > User.
Password: The password you set for the device. No password by default. You can modify
password going to Modify Password.
4.1 Device Settings > Display
Click OSD under Display, users can modify the display info of the camera on this
page.
Display Channel Name: Enable or disable displaying channel name, you may also
rename the camera name here.
Name Position: Choose where to display the Camera Name. You can choose from:
Display Date: Enable or disable date and time on the screen.
Date Position: Choose where to display the Date. You can choose from: