Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)Apple Home
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Research profile · last verified 2026-08-11Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
Compatibility at a glance
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Protocols: WIFI · POE[2][8][23]
Before you buy
What do you need to make it work?
Reolink's official support article states 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products… Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet' with no model exceptions — re-read 2026-08-11, unchanged. Apple Home access requires the community Homebridge route, which is not official support.[3][6][7]
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Connection summary
Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Native connectionGoogle HomePlatform control
What you gainUse the recorded platform connection.
Keep in mindIntermediate equipment and transport are not mapped in this summary. Read the setup notes before choosing hardware. Check the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
Sources for these setup paths
- Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-18
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Partial. Reolink's table of cameras that work with Google Home excludes only the Duo and Go lines and the add-on cameras sold in NVR kits, which puts this doorbell in its 'Other Reolink Cameras — Yes' row. The table says the smart-home feature is supported but not what it does, so live view and two-way talk on Google are both unconfirmed: Reolink does not say on that page whether either one reaches Google, and no Google-side listing names this model.[2][5][24]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Connection summary
Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Native connectionAmazon AlexaPlatform control
What you gainUse the recorded platform connection.
Keep in mindIntermediate equipment and transport are not mapped in this summary. Read the setup notes before choosing hardware. Check the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
Sources for these setup paths
- Setup documentation · checked 2026-08-11
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Live view on an Echo Show plus notifications and chime — the same scope as Google, and for the same reason: Reolink's Alexa compatibility table is word-for-word identical to its Google one (Duo and Go lines and NVR add-on cameras No, 'Other Reolink Cameras' Yes). Two-way talk, event history and detection settings stay in the Reolink app. No Amazon-side listing names this model.[2][5]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)SmartThings
The record does not support a connection to this platform. Read the explanation below.
Reolink's smart-home support documentation scopes official integrations to Google Home and Amazon Alexa with no SmartThings mention; the only SmartThings path is a community-built ONVIF Edge driver, not an official integration.[15]
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Connection summary
Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)
- Official integrationHome AssistantPlatform control
What you gainThis connection communicates locally.
Keep in mindIntermediate equipment and transport are not mapped in this summary. Read the setup notes before choosing hardware. Check the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
Sources for these setup paths
- Setup documentation · checked 2026-10-04
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Home Assistant's own Reolink integration lists this doorbell, in both its PoE and Wi-Fi versions, among the models it connects to directly on your network. Live video works there, and doorbell presses, motion and person alerts arrive as sensors you can automate on. Two-way audio does not: Home Assistant says talking through the doorbell is not available in its Reolink integration, so that stays in the Reolink app. The doorbell's RTSP and ONVIF streams also suit recorders such as Frigate and Blue Iris.[2][22]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
One device can provide more than one role. These are setup requirements, not a shopping list of separate purchases.
What could you do with this?
Put its functions to use.
Start with a documented control or event. The selected connection shows what is confirmed for that platform.
Apple Home · Doesn't work
Camera stream
This device supports camera stream.
- Control
- Doesn't work
- Automation
- —
Setup: See the equipment information above.
Setup and sources
Reolink's official support article states 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products… Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet' with no model exceptions — re-read 2026-08-11, unchanged. Apple Home access requires the community Homebridge route, which is not official support.
Connection documentation: [3] [6] [7]
Device documentation: [11] [23]
reolink.com · checked 2026-10-15
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-09-23
Google Home · Works; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed
Camera stream
This device supports camera stream.
- Control
- Not stated
- Automation
- —
Setup: See the equipment information above.
Setup and sources
Partial. Reolink's table of cameras that work with Google Home excludes only the Duo and Go lines and the add-on cameras sold in NVR kits, which puts this doorbell in its 'Other Reolink Cameras — Yes' row. The table says the smart-home feature is supported but not what it does, so live view and two-way talk on Google are both unconfirmed: Reolink does not say on that page whether either one reaches Google, and no Google-side listing names this model.
Connection documentation: [2] [5] [24]
Device documentation: [11] [23]
reolink.com · checked 2026-10-15
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-10-18
Alexa · Partial
Camera stream
This device supports camera stream.
- Control
- Not stated
- Automation
- —
Setup: See the equipment information above.
Setup and sources
Live view on an Echo Show plus notifications and chime — the same scope as Google, and for the same reason: Reolink's Alexa compatibility table is word-for-word identical to its Google one (Duo and Go lines and NVR add-on cameras No, 'Other Reolink Cameras' Yes). Two-way talk, event history and detection settings stay in the Reolink app. No Amazon-side listing names this model.
Connection documentation: [2] [5]
Device documentation: [11] [23]
reolink.com · checked 2026-10-15
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-08-11
SmartThings · Doesn't work
Camera stream
This device supports camera stream.
- Control
- Doesn't work
- Automation
- —
Setup: See the equipment information above.
Setup and sources
Reolink's smart-home support documentation scopes official integrations to Google Home and Amazon Alexa with no SmartThings mention; the only SmartThings path is a community-built ONVIF Edge driver, not an official integration.
Connection documentation: [15]
Device documentation: [11] [23]
reolink.com · checked 2026-10-15
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-08-27
Home Assistant · Works, except two-way audio
Camera stream
This device supports camera stream.
- Control
- Not stated
- Automation
- —
Setup: See the equipment information above.
Setup and sources
Home Assistant's own Reolink integration lists this doorbell, in both its PoE and Wi-Fi versions, among the models it connects to directly on your network. Live video works there, and doorbell presses, motion and person alerts arrive as sensors you can automate on. Two-way audio does not: Home Assistant says talking through the doorbell is not available in its Reolink integration, so that stays in the Reolink app. The doorbell's RTSP and ONVIF streams also suit recorders such as Frigate and Blue Iris.
Connection documentation: [2] [22]
Device documentation: [11] [23]
reolink.com · checked 2026-10-15
home-assistant.io · checked 2026-10-04
A documented control or event is one part of a setup. It does not by itself establish a complete automation.
A platform connection does not confirm every function. Controls and reported events are shown separately from what an automation can use.
- Controls
- 2 documented
- Reported events
- 3 documented
Compare all five platforms. On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways.
| Device function | Apple HomeDoesn't work[3][6][7] | Google HomeWorks; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed[2][5][24] | AlexaPartial[2][5] | SmartThingsDoesn't work[15] | Home AssistantWorks, except two-way audio[2][22] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera streamDevice control | Control Doesn't work | Control Not stated | Control Not stated | Control Doesn't work | Control Not stated |
| Two-way audioDevice control | Control Doesn't work | Control Not stated | Control Not stated | Control Doesn't work | Control Doesn't work |
| Doorbell pressedReported event | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated | Event Not stated | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated |
| Motion detectedReported event | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated | Event Not stated | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated |
| Person detectedReported event | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated | Event Not stated | Event Doesn't work | Event Not stated |
Automation availability for this model is not established.
✓ Documented for this connection. × A stated limit. ◐ A partial function. ? Not established. A listed device function does not establish a complete routine, its other equipment or any plan requirements.
Setup and sources
Apple Home
Reolink's official support article states 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products… Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet' with no model exceptions — re-read 2026-08-11, unchanged. Apple Home access requires the community Homebridge route, which is not official support.[3][6][7]
Google Home
Partial. Reolink's table of cameras that work with Google Home excludes only the Duo and Go lines and the add-on cameras sold in NVR kits, which puts this doorbell in its 'Other Reolink Cameras — Yes' row. The table says the smart-home feature is supported but not what it does, so live view and two-way talk on Google are both unconfirmed: Reolink does not say on that page whether either one reaches Google, and no Google-side listing names this model.[2][5][24]
Alexa
Live view on an Echo Show plus notifications and chime — the same scope as Google, and for the same reason: Reolink's Alexa compatibility table is word-for-word identical to its Google one (Duo and Go lines and NVR add-on cameras No, 'Other Reolink Cameras' Yes). Two-way talk, event history and detection settings stay in the Reolink app. No Amazon-side listing names this model.[2][5]
SmartThings
Reolink's smart-home support documentation scopes official integrations to Google Home and Amazon Alexa with no SmartThings mention; the only SmartThings path is a community-built ONVIF Edge driver, not an official integration.[15]
Home Assistant
Home Assistant's own Reolink integration lists this doorbell, in both its PoE and Wi-Fi versions, among the models it connects to directly on your network. Live video works there, and doorbell presses, motion and person alerts arrive as sensors you can automate on. Two-way audio does not: Home Assistant says talking through the doorbell is not available in its Reolink integration, so that stays in the Reolink app. The doorbell's RTSP and ONVIF streams also suit recorders such as Frigate and Blue Iris.[2][22]
Platform documentation:
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-09-23
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-10-18
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-08-11
support.reolink.com · checked 2026-08-27
home-assistant.io · checked 2026-10-04
Listed device functions are established from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished, not necessarily absent.
Connection details and setup sources
| Ecosystem | Support | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Alexa | PartialPartial support — see the catch[2][5] | Live view on an Echo Show plus notifications and chime — the same scope as Google, and for the same reason: Reolink's Alexa compatibility table is word-for-word identical to its Google one (Duo and Go lines and NVR add-on cameras No, 'Other Reolink Cameras' Yes). Two-way talk, event history and detection settings stay in the Reolink app. No Amazon-side listing names this model. |
| Google Home | Works; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmedWorks; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed — see the catch[2][5][24] | Partial. Reolink's table of cameras that work with Google Home excludes only the Duo and Go lines and the add-on cameras sold in NVR kits, which puts this doorbell in its 'Other Reolink Cameras — Yes' row. The table says the smart-home feature is supported but not what it does, so live view and two-way talk on Google are both unconfirmed: Reolink does not say on that page whether either one reaches Google, and no Google-side listing names this model. |
| Apple Home | Doesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[3][6][7] | Reolink's official support article states 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products… Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet' with no model exceptions — re-read 2026-08-11, unchanged. Apple Home access requires the community Homebridge route, which is not official support. |
| SmartThings | Doesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[15] | Reolink's smart-home support documentation scopes official integrations to Google Home and Amazon Alexa with no SmartThings mention; the only SmartThings path is a community-built ONVIF Edge driver, not an official integration. |
| Home Assistant | Works, except two-way audioWorks, except two-way audio — see the catch[2][22] | Home Assistant's own Reolink integration lists this doorbell, in both its PoE and Wi-Fi versions, among the models it connects to directly on your network. Live video works there, and doorbell presses, motion and person alerts arrive as sensors you can automate on. Two-way audio does not: Home Assistant says talking through the doorbell is not available in its Reolink integration, so that stays in the Reolink app. The doorbell's RTSP and ONVIF streams also suit recorders such as Frigate and Blue Iris. |
Plans and ongoing costs[2][8][23]
✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.
Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.
None — SD card or NVR local storage
Maintenance and offline use[2]
- Works without the internet: Inconclusive — we read the vendor's own material and it does not answer this either way. It does not mean the product fails without the internet.
- PoE version is wire-once-forget-forever; recording stays on your own SD card, NVR or NAS
Security updates[13]
Reolink publishes no security-update support date for this model. That is a gap in what the manufacturer has published, not evidence either way — some makers declare a support period and some say nothing at all.
Reolink publishes no security-support period on any of its own surfaces, and that was measured rather than assumed. The pages where such a statement would sit were read on 2026-08-22: the Reolink security page describes encryption and says only that firmware "will be updated regularly", which is a practice and not a commitment; the discontinuation notice lists roughly 40 end-of-life models with EOL dates and attaches no support period to any of them; the terms and conditions contain no support-period language; and the product page states a 2-year limited warranty, which covers hardware rather than patching. The English quick start guide for this doorbell was read in full and mentions a declaration of conformity for radio equipment only. Reolink Innovation Limited does appear to have filed a UK PSTI Statement of Compliance, but the only copies that surface are on third-party manual-mirror sites, which is not the manufacturer speaking and is not cited here. So a date may well exist and Reolink does not publish it where a buyer can reach it.
The catch
No Apple Home and no SmartThings, and the two ecosystems it does support get the same partial deal: Alexa and Google give you live view, notifications and a chime, while two-way talk and event history stay in the Reolink app. The one that earns this doorbell its following is Home Assistant, whose own Reolink integration covers live view and the doorbell, motion and person alerts, though not two-way talk; RTSP and ONVIF also suit Frigate and Blue Iris, with no subscription for local storage.
Who it's for
Home Assistant users and privacy-first households: 2K, PoE, zero cloud.
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Sources & method
Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →
26 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words
- [1] 2026-07 web research sweep (docs/02 catalog; primary sources cited there) — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-07-12
- [2] reolink.com official WiFi + PoE doorbell pages — 2K+, local microSD/NVR/NAS no fees, Google Assistant + Alexa chime-cast, Home Assistant via RTSP/ONVIF; no HomeKit/Matter — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-15Backs: Product identity, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, Home Assistant compatibility, Market availability, Research status, Batteries, Works without the internet, Protocols, Subscription
- [3] apple: https://support.reolink.com/articles/900000628746-Do-Reolink-Cameras-Support-Apple-Homekit/; smartthings: https://support.reolink.com/articles/900000605883-How-to-Upgrade-Your-Camera-to-Work-with-Smart-Home/ — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-17Backs: Apple Home compatibility
- [4] reolink.com product pages read 2026-08-10 — PoE: reolink.com/us/product/reolink-video-doorbell-poe/, whose machine-readable offer gives $101.99 in US dollars, in stock, item number 2123994, '2K+ 5MP PoE Wired Video Doorbell with Chime'; WiFi: reolink.com/us/product/reolink-video-doorbell-wifi/, whose machine-readable offer gives $139.99, in stock, item number 2267808, '2K+ 5MP Wired Wi-Fi Video Doorbell with Chime' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-10Backs: Price
- [5] Reolink support, re-read 2026-08-11: 'Which Reolink Cameras Can Work with Google Home' and 'Which Reolink Cameras can Work with Amazon Alexa' — identical compatibility tables; plus the product page's 'set Google Assistant & Alexa Echo Show as your chime' and Reolink's doorbell-chime and smart-home-notification articles — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-11Backs: Google Home compatibility, Amazon Alexa compatibility
- [6] Reolink support, 'Do Reolink Cameras Support Apple Homekit', re-read 2026-08-11 — 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products. Sorry that Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet. Some Reolink cameras can work with Google Home and Amazon Alexa' — Read what the other company publishes, verified 2026-08-11Backs: Apple Home compatibility
- [7] Reolink's support article 'Do Reolink Cameras Support Apple Homekit', re-read in full 2026-09-23 (1,371 characters of extracted text). It still reads: 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products. Sorry that Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet. Some Reolink cameras can work with Google Home and Amazon Alexa'. The statement covers all Reolink products; it does not name the doorbell by model. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-23Backs: Apple Home compatibility
- [8] Reolink US product page, Reolink Video Doorbell PoE, re-read 2026-08-11 — 'Smart 2K+ Wired PoE Video Doorbell with Chime, 5MP 2K+ HD View, Smart Person Detection, Power over Ethernet, No Monthly Fees For Local Storage, IP65 Weatherproof'; 'supports local storage via microSD or NVR without subscription fees'; 'set Google Assistant & Alexa Echo Show as your chime' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-11Backs: Market availability, Research status, Protocols, Subscription
- [9] Reolink US store, Video Doorbell PoE product page (embedded Product/Offer structured data) — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-11Backs: Product identity, Price, Market availability, Service status
- [10] Reolink own-domain search for a PSTI statement of compliance / defined support period — reolink.com/psti/, reolink.com/uk/psti/ and reolink.com/compliance/ have no such page; support.reolink.com carries firmware guidance only. Third-party mirrors carrying the document were found and deliberately not cited., verified 2026-08-11
- [11] Reolink, Video Doorbell PoE product page, read 2026-08-19. Specification table row "Motion detection/person detection; visitor notification". Two-way audio: "Reolink Video Doorbell PoE with built-in mics and a speaker supports two-way audio." Live stream: "Live View from Anywhere" and the summary "low latency live view". Detection is stated as unmetered — "Smart Detection at No Cost" — and the page adds "person and motion detection, two-way audio" in its own product summary. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-19Backs: Capabilities
- [12] reolink.com's PoE Video Doorbell product page, read 2026-08-20. Power and network come over one cable — "IEEE 802.3af, 48V Active" — with hardwired "12 – 24VAC 50/60Hz, 24VDC" as the alternative. Storage is offered as a menu, all of it optional: recordings can go "on a Reolink Home Hub Pro", a "Reolink NVR (with a built-in hard drive), FTP/NAS server, or microSD card (up to 256GB). No monthly fees." The chime is optional too: "Plug in the included Chime to an electrical outlet, or set Google Assistant & Alexa Echo Show as your chime." — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-20Backs: Required hub or bridge
- [13] Reolink first-party surfaces walked 2026-08-22 with no support period found on any of them. reolink.com/security/ ("The Reolink Cloud, Reolink App, and embedded Reolink firmware will be updated regularly in accordance with the improvements to ensure best security for our customers" - a practice, no duration). reolink.com/product-eol/ - the Discontinuation Notice, which lists roughly 40 models with EOL dates and states no support or patching period for any of them. reolink.com/terms-conditions/ - no support-period language. reolink.com/product/reolink-video-doorbell-wifi/ - "2-year limited warranty" and nothing about security updates. m.reolink.com/files/docs/specs/QSG/reolink-video-doorbell-wifi/EN-Reolink-Video-Doorbell-WiFi.pdf - read in full; its only compliance text is the simplified EU and UK declaration of conformity for Directive 2014/53/EU. Candidate first-party PSTI addresses tried and absent: reolink.com/psti/, /psti-statement/, /compliance/ and /uk/ have no page there. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-29Backs: Security-update support period
- [14] the sources already cited on this record: support.reolink.com's 'Do Reolink Cameras Support Apple Homekit' article and, named in provenance prose only, its 'How to Upgrade Your Camera to Work with Smart Home' article. Nothing was read afresh., verified 2026-08-22
- [15] support.reolink.com/articles/900000605883-How-to-Upgrade-Your-Camera-to-Work-with-Smart-Home ('How to Upgrade Your Camera to Work with Smart Home'), read 2026-08-27 — scoped by its own line to 'Compatibility with Google Home & Alexa', with no SmartThings mention anywhere in the article or its onward links — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-08-27Backs: SmartThings compatibility
- [16] https://reolink.com/us/product/reolink-video-doorbell-poe/, https://reolink.com/security/ and the third Reolink page cited on this record (read 2026-09-09) carry no band, frequency or power statement. The only 'App Store' and 'Google Play' strings on those pages are the trademark-attribution footer, which every Reolink page carries and which asserts nothing about this product's app. All three stay blank: checked, and not published. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-09
- [17] https://reolink.com/us/product/reolink-video-doorbell-poe/ read 2026-09-12 the way a browser draws it, with every collapsed tab opened: the page answered, and gave 10,206 characters once 40 tabs were open. The page answers how this doorbell takes power, unambiguously, FOR THE PoE MODEL — 'When connected to a PoE device that complies with IEEE 802.3af, a single Ethernet cable provides both power and network connectivity' and 'the Reolink Video Doorbell PoE supports a hardwired power supply of 12–24 VAC at 50/60 Hz or 24 VDC' — and it carries no Wi-Fi band and no app-platform row at all. ⚖ THE FILL IS REFUSED, and the reason is this record's own unit rather than the page: its name is 'Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi)' and its 2026-08-11 entry states the choice in as many words — 'the page positions PoE as the alternative to Wi-Fi for this model while the record's name covers the PoE/WiFi pair'. The same page tells a buyer without Ethernet to 'consider one of Reolink's Wi-Fi video doorbell models instead', so a PoE power fact does not describe the pair, and a band read off the Wi-Fi model's page would not describe the PoE half. Writing either would be exactly the model mix-up our matching rule exists to stop. All three stay blank. ⊕ FILED FOR PLANNING, not decided here: a record whose unit spans two models with different radios and different power cannot carry these three fields at all — the same shape as the finding raised on the Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max record. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-12
- [18] this record's own provenance, re-read 2026-09-16: every entry was checked for a statement by Reolink itself — its own app, its own hub or bridge, its own documentation for controlling it over the home network, or its own statement about this model — that the Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi) keeps working when the internet is down. No such entry exists on this record. What the old value rested on instead: a 2026-07-15 multi-source read of reolink.com's own WiFi and PoE doorbell pages, turned into a local-operation answer by the 2026-08-11 seeding pass, which by its own ruling did no new research., verified 2026-09-16
- [19] Reolink's own product page for the Video Doorbell PoE, already cited by this record, read end to end on 2026-09-16 after the host-conduct check and checked for any statement about the doorbell's behaviour during an internet outage. It carries none. What it does carry: 'No Monthly Fees For Local Storage'; 'So effortlessly store your recordings locally on a Reolink Home Hub Pro with pre-installed 2TB HDD, Reolink NVR (with a built-in hard drive), FTP/NAS server, or microSD card (up to 256GB).'; 'It uses a single Ethernet cable for power and data (PoE), supports local storage via microSD or NVR without subscription fees, and sends real-time alerts through the Reolink app for reliable front-door security.'; and, in its own questions section, 'To set up and connect the Reolink PoE Video Doorbell to the internet, first connect it to your network using a Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet cable plugged into a PoE switch or PoE NVR, which provides both power and internet.' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-16
- [20] this record's own lifecycle note as it stood before 2026-09-19 (no new external read): its wording was rewritten so it reads in plain language. No fact, date, source or value changed, and the earlier wording is kept on this record., verified 2026-09-19
- [21] the record's own customer-facing prose fields as they stood before 2026-09-23 (no new external read), verified 2026-09-23
- [22] Home Assistant's Reolink integration page, read in full on 2026-10-04. Under "Tested directly connected models": "Reolink Video Doorbell ( PoE Black , PoE White ) Reolink Video Doorbell ( Wi-Fi Black , Wi-Fi White )". Camera streams: "This integration creates a few camera entities, one for each stream type with different resolutions". Binary sensors: "Motion detection++ Visitor++ (Doorbell presses) AI person detection++". Known limitations: "2-way audio or Text-to-speech is not available in the Reolink Home Assistant integration." Footer: "Its IoT class is Local Push.", verified 2026-10-04Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
- [23] Reolink's US product page for the Video Doorbell PoE, read in full on 2026-10-15 (18,718 characters, the same text change detection holds). Verbatim: "Power over Ethernet No Monthly Fees For Local Storage" · "Reolink video doorbell WiFi supports 2.4/5 GHz dual-band WiFi." · "Power PoE IEEE 802.3af, 48V Active" · "No, you don't need any subscription for using Reolink Video Doorbell PoE." · "Reolink Video Doorbell PoE with built-in mics and a speaker supports two-way audio." · "The Reolink PoE Video Doorbell features 2K+ 5MP video, person and motion detection, two-way audio". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-15Backs: Protocols, Subscription, Capabilities
- [24] Reolink support, 'Which Reolink Cameras Can Work with Google Home', read in full on 2026-10-18. Verbatim: "Reolink has launched many security cameras compatible with Google Home." · "Reolink Duo PoE Reolink Duo WiFi Reolink Duo (battery) Reolink Duo 4G Reolink Go, Reolink Go PT No" · "Other Reolink Cameras Yes". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-18Backs: Google Home compatibility
- [25] Reolink support, 'Which Reolink Cameras Can Work with Google Home', read in full on 2026-10-19; it names Google Home only, never Alexa. Verbatim: "Reolink has launched many security cameras compatible with Google Home.". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-19
- [26] Reolink's 'Which Reolink Cameras Can Work with Google Home' article, read in full on 2026-10-21. The article names Google Home only and never Alexa. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-21
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