5 reviews for REOLINK 4K Security Camera System, 4pcs Outdoor 4K/8MP Plug-in WiFi 6 Cameras, Full Metal Material, Color Night Vision, Person/Vehicle/Animal Detection, 16CH WiFi NVR with 2TB HDD, RLK12-800WB4

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   Chicago native – August 9, 2025

   Great system – make sure you have good wifi coverage
   Overall, I am very happy with this NVR system. I used it to replace an old wired DVR system I used for over 10yr. It took me a while to get the wifi working consistently. Since old system was wired, this was a real challenge. All of my cams are outside and some are a distance from the house (up to 180ft away). I have an Asus mesh router but connection was inconsistent or nonexistent for cameras away from house. I had to purchase 3-TPLink outdoor access points (EAP650-can setup hardwired or wifi), a TPLink controller (OC200) and POE switch (TL-SG1005P) – quite a learning curve with all the TPLink components but got it working and it is great. TPLink has great documentation and lots of youtube videos,etc. The person/vehicle/animal detection works well and works at a good distance (further than Eufy cams which I also tried). There are occasional false alarms but nothing significant. Only problem I encountered was with 2 cams that would stop/start recording randomly. Reported to Reolink support but they had no info on problem. After much experimenting, I found it was with outdoor cameras with a lot of greenery – something about the intensity of the color(?). I reduced the contract, brightness & saturation for the cameras and now works fine.In addition to the 4 cameras it comes with, I added 4 more Reolink cams – including one zoom and one 180 degree camera – very impressed with both. I purchased a 12TB hard drive which I will install soon.The Windows software works well as does Android software. Takes a while to learn each but that is expected.All cams are connected via wifi and record continuous at 4k. My current laptop does not display 4k so next purchase will be new laptop capable of 4k.I’ve had this system for a couple months and feel confident I will be able to depend on it as I did with old wired system and it is REALLY nice not to run wires to each camera. I did have to buy a number of electric extension cords for the Reolink cameras but was able to place them where they are discrete and not in the way of foot traffic,etc. Should work better than old wired system with thin wires that were occasionally chewed on by animals, even when buried.

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   Ha N. – August 9, 2025

   Great upgrade
   I had an OOSSXX security camera set which had bad quality video and disconnect issues. The ordered this system which has 16 channels and was disappointed that I couldn’t get the OOSSXX cameras working on this system but that’s ok I guess.It was easy to set up the cameras. Just connect the camera to the Reolink system with a network cable, it’ll find the camera automatically and then click on sync to push the wifi information into the camera, unplug it and do it for the next camera. Note that it will only sync the 5 ghz wifi connection. After you configure the cameras, install the app.If you want certain cameras to connect to 2.4 ghz, plug the camera into your home wifi router, it’ll automatically show up at the bottom of the app. You may have to put in the camera password, which mine was very long and you can get it from the Reolink system – it may also be a blank password. After it’s connected, go to the settings and you’ll see a wifi option and you can choose the 2.4 ghz Reolink network. Then delete that camera from the app and remove the network cable to activate the wifi. My experience with the 2.4 ghz was pretty bad though. A lot of lag and disconnects so I instead used a TP Link 5 ghz extender for the cameras outside that is far away.All 10 of my cameras are running with very minimal lag of a couple seconds at most, very good and smooth video quality, easy to use the app and watch recorded videos. The 2TB hard drive filled up after a week so I got a 8TB hard drive which I bought for about $100.Night mode is good, all cameras have mics and speakers, and you can increase the video bitrate within the app.All in all, well worth it if you can get the 5 ghz signal to go through your walls.

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   Christine W. – August 9, 2025

   Great product overall; limitations with cameras
   Overall, this is a great product. We recently bought a new house and went with a NVR for local storage of our surveillance. Overall, this works great. Obviously, do your research because there are certain limitation with this one. The cameras WIFI only works with NVR WIFI so you’re stuck with their system (I have a mesh router system and can move location) so this limited where I can place this NVR since the connection needed to be closer to the front of my house since I have brick and many cameras outside. Also, you’re limited with 2 TB unless you replace it with a bigger HD. No extra spot. These are just limitations to the product but the camera quality overall is amazing. I decided to stick with this because of the great cameras. Overall, somewhat versatile system except the aforementioned limitations.

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   Dave Kelly – August 9, 2025

   Good system easy to use plug and play. Decent range. App is easy to view your cameras.Sold separately cameras link in easy. The loveable cam is great, wish I got more

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   stuffs – August 9, 2025

   The integration with Home Assistant is second-to-none. The quality is fantastic, and the app is fast. Love them.