Not dumb at all, had the same question just a few weeks ago. Short answer is yes, I just added 2 of them to my own system and they work great. You need to use the Reolink configuration tool to set them up then go into BI and adopt them as a camera.This may be a dumb question, but... Can the Reolink POE doorbell be added as a camera into BlueIris? I don't so much care about communication as much as I care about 1) Has a doorbell button that rings existing chime; and, 2) Records video, preferably to BlueIris with the other cameras.
Thanks!Short answer is yes, I just added 2 of them to my own system and they work great.
Apology if I misunderstood. I have mine wired up to POE and paired to the chime that came with the doorbell. If you want it to ring your old doorbell chime I think you need to use Home Assistant to allow it to use ONVIF events and then have the event trigger a relay. Hopefully someone else can confirm that but the chime that comes with the doorbell works just fine as does adding it as a camera in BI.I am reading a little more their website and it seems it will not ring the existing chime. Curious about a suggestion of another device that would do this.
This may be a dumb question, but... Can the Reolink POE doorbell be added as a camera into BlueIris?
Wow....not sure if either of you 5 year members know about IPCT's search feature but there' s a HUGE thread about the Reolink DB with Blue Iris:Just a thought but I wonder if you could use the Reolink chime itself to directly trigger a relay (need to match voltages) for your old door chime. I’m sure it can be done it’s just whether that’s the most efficient way to do it.
Any time......Appreciate the assist, and point taken, condescension and all