Reolink C2 User manual

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This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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Content
Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera 6
1.1 Physical Appearance 6
1.2 Product Feature 7
Chapter 2 Install Reolink Client software 8
2.1 Connection Diagram 8
2.2 Requirement for computer 9
2.3 Installing process 9
Chapter 3 Overview of client software 10
3.1 Live View 10
3.1.1 General Introduction of the icons 10
3.1.2 Zoom in/out the Image and Auto Focus 11
3.1.3 Pan/tilt, Preset and Cruise Path 12
How to set preset 13
3.2 Local Settings 14
3.2.1 Local Settings > General 14
3.2.2 Local Settings > Record Settings 15
3.2.3 Local Settings > Transcode 16
How to transcode the video file 17
3.3 Playback 17
3.3.1 Local Playback 17
3.3.2 Remote Playback 18
How to play back the video 19
How to download video from SD card 19
How to download some specific parts of the video 20
Chapter 4 Camera Configuration 21
4.1 Device Settings > Display 22
How to set up Mask 23
4.2 Device Settings > Recording 23
4.2.1 Recording > Encode 23
4.2.2 Recording > Option 24
4.2.3 Recording > Schedule 25
4.3 Device Settings > Network 26
4.3.1 Network > General 26
4.3.2 Network Advanced 28
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DDNS Setup 28
NTP Setup 30
Email Setup 31
FTP Setup 33
Port Settings 35
4.3.3 Network Status 36
4.3.4 Wi-Fi Settings 37
How to connect to a wireless network 37
4.4 Device Settings > Alarm 38
4.4.1 Motion > Sensitivity 38
How to minimize the amount of noise in your images 40
4.4.2 Motion > Schedule 40
4.4.3 Motion > Motion Detect 40
4.5 Device Settings > System 42
4.5.1 System > General 42
How to configure DST Settings 43
4.5.2 System > Information 44
4.5.3 System > Maintenance 44
How to upgrade firmware 45
4.5.4 System > Performance 46
4.5.5 System > Reboot 46
4.6 Device Settings > Device 47
4.7 Device Settings > User 48
4.7.1 User > Online User 48
4.7.2 User > Add User 49
4.7.3 User > Manage User 49
How to change the login password 50
Chapter 5 Basic Settings 51
5.1 Basic Settings > OSD 51
5.2 Basic Settings > Encode 51
5.3 Basic Settings > Image 52
Chapter 6 Advanced Settings 53
Chapter 7 Warranty & Technical Support 54
7.1 Warranty 54
7.2 Technical Support 55
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Chapter 1 General Introduction of the camera
1.1 Physical Appearance
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1.2 Product Feature
Model
C2
Hardware
Features
Image Sensor
1/3" CMOS Sensor
Display Resolution
2560 x 1440 (4 Megapixel)
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
12 Meters
Dimensions
103 × 95 × 117mm
Weight
300g
Power Input
5V/2A, <6W
Interface
One 10M/100Mbps RJ45
Power Interface
Built-in SD socket
Built-in Microphone and speaker
Reset Button
Software
Features
Protocols & Standards
TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DHCP, FTP, SMTP,
DDNS, NTP, UPnP, HTTP,P2P
Image Compression
H.264/MJPEG
Maximal Frame Rate
30fps
Code rate
1024Kbps ~ 8192Kbps
Audio
Two-way Audio
Maximum 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
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
No
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Chapter 2 Install Reolink Client software
2.1 Connection Diagram
For initial setup:
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.
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2.2 Requirement for computer
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Requirement
CPU
2.0GHz or faster
RAM
2 GB or more
Network adapter
10/100Mbps
Resolution
1024x768
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 and later
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.
Step 3: Follow the installation wizard to install the software.
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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. 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. : Place your mouse over RAM/CPU icon, it will show the memory/CPU
loading performance.
2. : Local Setting, set the parameters for the camera to record to your
computer. For detailed configuration, please refer to 3.2 Local Settings.
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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.
4. PTZ: Set the Pan/Tilt/Zoom Parameters. For detailed configuration, please refer
to 3.1.3 Pan/tilt and Preset.
5. : Click to stretch the windows to full screen. Right click on the screen or hit
ESC on the keyboard to exit full screen.
6. : Click to choose 1/4 and multi-channel view up to 32 Channels.
7. : Click to adjust its volume.
8. / : Enable/disable audio. means audio is enabled while disabled.
9. / : Enable/disable two-way audio. means two-way audio is enabled
while disabled.
10. : Start/stop manual recording for all the channels. the video will be
automatically saved to your computer.
11. : Click to snap a picture for all the channels. The still picture will be
automatically saved to your computer.
12. : Click to see the cameras on the next page or previous page.
13. : Start/stop live feed for all the channels.
14. / : Indicates the camera is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable
or Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi signal strength.
15. / : Click to compress the image to center or click to stretch image
to full window.
16. : Click to enter Digital Zoom. For more details, please refer to 3.1.2 Zoom
in/out the Image and Auto Focus.
17. : Click to snap a picture for the selected channel. The still picture will be
automatically saved to your computer.
18. : Start/stop manual recording for the selected channel. the video will be
automatically saved to your computer.
19. / : Start or stop live feed for the selected channel.
3.1.2 Zoom in/out the Image and Auto Focus
➢Zoom in/out: Hold the button to zoom out and to
zoom in.
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➢Digital Zoom: Click the button on the live view window to enter digital zoom
page.
: Choose the zoom region
: Zoom in
: Zoom out
: restore zoom back to default setting
: Exit Digital zoom
➢Auto Focus: hold the button to focus backward and to
focus forward.
3.1.3 Pan/tilt, Preset and Cruise Path
➢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.
➢Set Preset
: Set preset, click this button to set a preset.
: Delete preset, click the button to delete the preset position if you do not
want it, Enable status will go back to Unset.
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: Call, click this button, the camera will turn to the preset position you have
chosen.
How to set preset
1. Click the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel to turn the camera lens.
2. when it points to the position you prefer, choose Preset 1(highlighted in
yellow color), then click the button to record the preset position, Enable
status will become Set.
3. When you need to set another preset, repeat the above steps, and choose
Preset 2.
4. If you want the camera to turn to the preset you already set, choose the
Preset 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.
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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.
4. Configure other Cruise Point according to your need.
5. Click OK to save and then click to run the preset point. Click to
stop cruise.
3.2 Local Settings
Click the on the upper right corner to open Local Settings which contains
General,Record Settings and Transcode. Users can check and modify the video
download path, recording settings and transcode the video file etc.
3.2.1 Local Settings > General
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➢Download Path: Where Reolink will save footage that you’ve downloaded from
the Camera. Click Browse to choose another path on your computer if needed.
➢Capture Path: Where Reolink will save still images captured using the snapshot
function. Click Browse to choose another path on your computer if needed.
➢Language: Select the language you want to Reolink to display.
➢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.
➢Add Device Automatically: allow or not allow Reolink to detect and add camera
on the same network automatically.
3.2.2 Local Settings > Record Settings
➢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.
➢Video recording folder size: set the size of the folder which stores the recorded
file. The minimum size is 10GB.
➢Record schedule: click Set to enter the record schedule settings. Click the grid
box to change the schedule type (Normal, Motion and None). If you want to
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select a large area, click the schedule type to select it, then press the left-click
button on the mouse and move it to select a period of time.
Normal: it means the camera will constantly record during this time.
Motion: it means the camera will only record when motion is detected during
this time.
None: it means the camera will not record during this time.
➢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 OK 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.
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How to transcode the video file
1. Click Browse to select the save path for the transcoded file.
2. Click Add to add the file which you want to transcode to AVI format.
3. Choose the file, then click Transcode, it will show Start or Finish under Status.
Remove: Remove the selected file from the box.
Clear: Remove all the files in the box, no matter it is selected or not.
3.3 Playback
Under this menu, you can playback the recorded video both on your computer and
the built-in SD card.
3.3.1 Local Playback
Click the Playback button and go to Local playback. On this page, you can play the
recorded video saved on your computer.
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➢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.
➢Click the button to delete the selected file from the list and your computer.
➢Click the button to choose the play mode among single play, single cycle,
order play and loop play.
➢Click to choose the playing speed.
3.3.2 Remote Playback
Click the Playback button and go to Remote Playback. On this page, you can play
the recorded video saved on the SD card.
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● : 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. Click on the camera whose video you want to check under Device List.
2. Click on the date when the video was recorded.
3. Click the button to show time in detailed hours and minutes, click the
left arrow or the right arrow to choose the time.
4. The recorded video will show in blue color, click on the segment where you
want to play and hit the button to play.
How to download video from SD card
1. Click the button.
2. Choose the video you want and click on the download button.
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