Features:

  • Plug and Play PoE Camera System – With a simple PoE connection, users only need to plug the security camera into the NVR, making installation easy enough for beginners and convenient enough for DIY enthusiasts. Camera cables stretch up to 270ft via a CAT5 or 330ft via a CAT6 Ethernet cable.
  • Built-in 2TB Hard Drive – Supports 8 channels recording simultaneously. Secure your home and business 24/7 with smart motion-triggered alerts. Users can also set their NVR to automatically overwrite the oldest footage to make space for new files, or you can export those video files via a USB drive.
  • 4MP Super HD and Vivid Night Vision – Get magnificent images and videos day or night with 1440p resolution. An advanced automatic IR-cut filter helps to capture surroundings at night for up to 100ft. Now you can see all that occurs in your home or business no matter what time of day it is.
  • Remote Access – The free Reolink app allows you to add an unlimited quantity of Reolink cameras for Live View. Users can you can watch security footage through WiFi-enabled or 2G, 3G, and 4G smart devices, allowing you to check in on your home or business anytime, anywhere.
  • 2-Year Warranty – Users can enjoy a 30-day money back guarantee, 2-year quality warranty, and life-time tech support.
Great Camera System!!!

OK so first off I used to own an Arlo 5 camera set, it was a good set for the most part but if you have spotty WiFi like I do then you understand why Arlo is not a good choice and why I had to sell my set. I used to open the Arlo app and try to access a live view of my cameras and it would literally take about 30 to 45 seconds to load. By then anybody trying to steal from you could make off with your stuff. Another issue I had with the wireless cameras is that they would lag and miss up to 10 seconds of recorded motion. My solution to this problem was to sell off my wireless Arlo cameras and buy a new wired set of cameras. I shopped around a lot for about two months and finally settled on the Reolink 4 camera set. There are plenty of other camera sets out there that I’m sure are great, I just liked the Reolink cameras and settled on them I've had this set for a little over two months now and am just now writing my first review. I wanted to be sure I knew what I was talking about and would be able to explain everything I like or dislike about these cameras. Pros: • I bought these cameras in hopes that they would be faster than my old Arlo cameras and let me tell you they are so much faster; I couldn't be happier. I open the app and click on the camera I want to view and within seconds I'm watching a live stream of my house. • The POE (power over ethernet) system is pretty simple with just one cable used to power the camera and provide picture. • They seem very sturdy and unlikely to get messed up from being outdoors. With that being said I still mounted them in a spot where hail or other weather-related things couldn't harm them. Cons: • This one is to be expected from wired cameras so it wasn't a big deal to me but for some it will be difficult or annoying to have to crawl to your eaves from inside your attic. It's going to take time and will probably be very hot, but with the right tools and someone helping from outside it's not to terribly difficult. • The instructions do not go into detail on how to mount these cameras on your eaves. If you are trying to run the cables through the attic to your eaves like I did and not simply staple the cables to your wall outside, then you have some work ahead of you. I had to watch more than few Youtube videos before I was confident enough to start the install process. • Last and this is just my opinion others might disagree, but the app can be a little difficult to navigate. I have gotten used to it by now so it's not a big deal, but new owners will have to give themselves time to learn the system and how it works. For those doing their own install I've included some pictures that I hope will help. I installed three bullet cams so far and one dome shaped camera. The pictures are of the dome shaped camera install. In your kit and each camera you buy afterward you will get a template sticker that is the exact same shape and size as the bottom of the camera. Peel off the back and stick it where you want to place the camera. Keep in mind that bullet cameras are an easy target for thieves, yes, they will rip them off your eaves and run away with them. You could wish and hope it catches their face on video so you can pass it on to the cops, or just plan ahead and put it somewhere where it will be hard to get to. One other option is to buy a dome shaped camera that you can place just about anywhere. Because of the dome shape it is very difficult for someone to come by in the middle of the night, grab it, and rip it off the eave. I only needed one dome shaped camera, I mounted it above my driveway. The others are behind my fence and much harder to get to. Once you have the sticker on the chosen spot on your eaves get yourself a spade bit, I used a 7/8 bit which was just the right size hole to feed my cables through. The camera will have three cable ends one is a reset button, the other is an ethernet connection, and the last is an alternate 12 volt power option for your camera. Drill through the eave making sure that there are no live wires running through the attic directly above you and try not to drill into a wooden beam or stud which will block you from feeding your cables through. Next you’ll need to drill the mounting holes for the camera itself. The dome shaped camera had 4 holes and the bullet cam had three holes. You’re going to want to drill a hole close to the size of your plastic anchors that came in the kit. Unfortunately I forgot what size brill bit I used for the anchors. I think it was a 7/32 or a 15/64. Start out small and work your way up. If the hole is too narrow for the anchor to fit you can always go bigger, but if you drill too big to fast the anchor will not hold when you drill a screw through it. When the holes are drilled push the anchors in until the anchor is firmly in place. When that’s done you will need these two tools to help finish up the job. Now these are optional but will really help make a tricky job a lot easier. You will need a roll of fishing tape commonly used by electricians to, you guessed it, fish wires from behind walls or in this case eaves. You should also get a long piece of ½ inch Pex tubing like I have in the picture. Mine was 10 feet long and more than enough. I actually had a piece of this tubing lying around my garage from a previous plumbing job and let me tell you it was a lifesaver for this install. Remove the template sticker and have someone standing outside by the hole while you go through the attic taking the ethernet cable with you to where the hole and your friend are. Next have the person outside push the Pex tubing through the hole until you can see it on your end. If your eaves are tricky like mine have your friend bend the tubing first then feed it through. The Pex will stay bent and not spring back to its original shape. Once you are able to see it and grab it have your friend feed the fish tape through the tubing until it comes out of the tubing on your end. Once it’s on your end hook one end of the ethernet cable on to the fishing tape (make sure it’s secure) then have your friend pull the tubing and the fishing tape out all at once. Be sure to bring the opposite end of the ethernet cable with you as you leave the attic so you can connect it to the DVR. When the ethernet cable is through the hole and outside simply connect the cable to the camera, tuck all wires in through the 7/8 hole, and screw the camera to the eave. Then connect the other end of the ethernet cable to the DVR, side note you are going to have decide where to place your DVR. I’ve seen people on Youtube videos leave them in the Attic, and others have them right by their TV. I placed my on top of my kitchen cabinets which means I had to drill a small out of sight hole though my ceiling to bring the wires down from the attic. All you have to do now is power up the DVR, download the app, and set up everything through your phone or computer. I hope this helps give you confidence to do your own install and helps make it easier for you. (The last four pictures are of two different spots around my house in the daytime and at night with and without the night vision.)

Excellent system...some ideas to aid in set up

I will go ahead and write a bit more here, to hopefully save some others time when they receive the product...It works as described, and was straightforward to install and set up. I have been very pleased with the response time after sending email for clarification to customer support (CS)..I always received a response by the next business day, that was complete and sufficient. I did my homework, and decided that a POE system met my needs best, and I was not disappointed. Here are some other points: 1. Using the wizard is easy...however, when setting up the email system I used google as the smtp, and could not connect. An internet search provided the answer: I had to go into my google account and allow an unknown less secure app to access...problem solved. #2. There was no explanation on what the plastic parts were that were included with the cameras: they are the waterproof lids...but no instructions! CS quickly responded with a PDF that explained how to use them...problem solved. #3. Some wil complain of poor image quality..I suspect that they were using a remote computer using the client...there are no explanations anywhere in the documentation on this issue: it turns out that using a remote computer through the client software, that the cameras can be set as "fluent", "clear", or auto. The default is "fluent"..it turns out that this setting uses a lower resolution to allow more facile communications via internet. When you set to "clear" or download the file, the image quality is quite striking! Problem solved. When setting up, the manual states to set the sensitivity higher for nighttime, as "artifacts" may trigger recording...this is absolutely true...the IR camera picks up al types of flashes in the air at night..setting the sensitivity to 40 (as suggested in the manual) solved this, and records only with true movement. Overall, this system delivers as promised,a nd I hope that someone can get set up going a bit easier after reading this.

Ease of use, easy setup, excellent video quality, vandals caught, 5 stars

I am writing this review because I read many reviews of others on many security systems before deciding on this one. The reviews were instructive and very helpful so I wanted to take the time to submit my own review. As a general overview, in my opinion a POE system is the only way to go. From what I have read the wireless cameras do not have the picture quality of a hard wired camera (and picture quality is paramount in my mind if you are investing the time and expense to install a security system in the first place); and as it is difficult enough to run cables to each desirable location for a camera, with POE you run one Cat5 cable and you are done. No separate power cable to run as with the coaxial signal cable type. I ordered this security system five weeks ago and have had it running since. After living in the same location for 25 years with no issues we unfortunately had some school kids vandalizing our decorative lights at the edge of our property next to the sidewalk as apparently they did not have anything better to do on their way home. Once they had already broken the glass out they were stealing the light bulbs and since their activities continued (yes, they were dumb enough to keep coming back) I had time to order the system, wait for delivery and set up two cameras behind the windows to catch them in the act. After providing the video evidence to the police of the two I had on video stealing the light bulbs, these two also confessed to the vandalism to the lights before I had the system for video evidence and rolled on a third party to the damage as well. The restitution payments I received from the three sets of parents for the damages to include labor to replace the lights helped offset the cost of my Reolink system. Word is out to the troublemakers that my house has surveillance cameras. Upon delivery I connected a VGA monitor, went through the intuitive setup process and tested each camera before installation. Yes, it is cumbersome to click in your password with the mouse on the virtual keyboard that pops up but as this is the only area where an actual keyboard would be helpful it’s not a big deal. I was very impressed with the initial setup process, in particular with linking it to my phone. I thought I was going to be up half the night with technical issues entering router IP addresses to make it all work but this was not the case at all. I am using an Android phone. I did have to download a barcode scanner first, then I scanned the barcode on the Quick Start guide and it installed the Reolink app on the phone with no issues. Next I scanned the barcode on my Reolink system box and up popped the video from my cameras instantly. I was pleasantly surprised with a plug and play that worked. I could not believe it was that easy. From the app I tested the replay feature and tested the ability to take a still picture of someone walking by. It worked perfectly and in about an hour and a half I was ready to catch my unsuspecting culprits. I spent considerable time in planning where to install the cameras and running the cables through my attic to a centrally located closet in my house. This took some effort in my two story house but I am happy with my end result. I went to Lowe’s and bought 500 feet of Cat5 cable and some Cat5 ends to make my own cables. I purchased the crimp tool as well. Note that this is where I had some video loss connection issues that were not the fault of the Reolink system. I bought solid (as opposed to stranded) wire that specifically requires solid wire style connectors. This may sound like a no brainer but after much frustration troubleshooting the issue, I realized that the Cat5 connectors I bought at Lowe’s did not specify whether or not they were for solid or stranded wire. After a trip to a local electronics store where they sold Cat5 connectors specifically labeled for use with solid wire (and connectors specifically labeled for stranded wire) I bought solid wire connectors, connected them to my cables and the video loss problem was solved. I am glad I chose a system that is upgradable with eight channels as once everything was installed I decided I needed one additional camera so I ordered and installed a Reolink RLC411 4X zoom camera. While I have read that some have the opinion that the zoom camera is not beneficial unless you are sitting at the monitor operating it this was not the case for me. I mounted this camera high under the second story eve and because of the wide angle of the standard cameras I was able to choose a zoom rate for this camera that covered my property without covering half way down the street. The other criticism I read about the zoom cameras is that they do not have microphones. While this is true, the standard camera on my porch has sound and as such is plenty sufficient (note that the sound is a feature that you must enable by checking the box in the firmware to enable each camera individually if you want it active). I have sound enabled for one camera in the front and one camera on the side of my house. I live on a corner so I have sound for each street. To hear the sound I swapped out the VGA monitor I initially used for an older TV with HDMI that I was not using. There is a sound out port but using an HDMI TV is easier and works well. My record time before the system overwrites the oldest data is approximately 5 ½ days. I believe I read where some were getting about a week and a half but this is with my fifth camera added. I’m sure enabling sound adds to the data usage as well, which is one reason I only enabled two cameras for sound recording. As with anything, one upgrade will typically require something else. The system has the SATA port whereby a SATA drive with up to six terabytes can be added. I have not added this upgrade as I would not need it unless I was going to be gone for a week or more plus you can check the cameras from anywhere at any time from your phone. There is a PC app that I did not install so I cannot provide any feedback here. I read one review with concerns about cybersecurity - where does the data (video) go (who has access to it on the interweb). I do not have and will not have any interior cameras so while his point could be a valid issue for some, with external cameras only showing what anyone driving or walking by can see, this is not a concern for me. I can report excellent response from the Reolink support team. I sent in a message as I was having difficulty renumbering the cameras (I wanted Channel 1 to be Camera 1, etc. and the numbers changed when I added a fifth camera; and when I tried the “Check for Latest Version” option I received a “Failure to update” message. Support responded in less than a day, on a Saturday, with clear instructions to assist my task for renumbering; and notified me that the error was because this is actually for a planned feature to be added at a later time. Ease of use, easy setup, excellent video quality (not to mention catching the vandals that was the whole point) equals 5 stars from me.

Simplicity and works without issue

I was looking at systems that although would require one wire per camera to be run, it was not much different in my situation to do that vs over a network and be able to assign IP addresses, etc. So again for simplicity... I tried this Reolink system. Fast forward a couple of weeks and besides the four included cameras, I have added a fifth fixed and a PTZ as well--- all Reolink. For me I would plug them in with a short cable, make sure they work and then send them out to be installed. Easy enough. For a monitor I used a leftover 20" as mostly I use the app to access the unit. So only complaint is that I wish the monitor output could be set to sleep after a period of time if you want it to. For me that would be a good feature to have. So without it, I just turn off the monitor. Nothing big, but would be a nice touch. Otherwise, the daytime picture is good as well as night time with the IR assisting. We did have someone trespassing on the property and we could make out what they looked like--- but as far as their face, that is another story. They are mounted about 12' high and at a distance of 25-50' facial details are just not going to happen. What it did do is let me figure out how they got in and was able to correct the issue. The PTZ can be set to patrol which is good as I opted to do this versus two cameras--- plus the camera has great resolution and optical zoom versus digital zoom. Currently I have not set it to use the patrol function, but I did set preset points that I can easily swing and zoom automatically all with the press of a virtual button on my phone. Once I setup the patrol function, I will revise this portion. Other than that, with the 2TB drive you will get about 2-weeks of constant video.... and then it begins to erase the oldest events. I may look into an extra external drive if it warrants it, but for now it is suitable. As far as distance-- I have most of them on 200-400' runs of CAT 6 cable each without issue. The others are on the included ~50 cables also without issue. In the end, for a business or home it does work well, and I did purchase a different version of this system for my home as I was that impressed with the simplicity. Recommend? Yes to an extent. The system has limitations, but it is not a bad thing--- as my other system that I use require setting the IP of the camera first then finalizing the install to the NVR. For me, not a big deal....for you....that is dependent on your comfort level and how much you really want to get into it. Also, in this case, I ran individual lines per camera, the other system I mentioned uses a NVR on the network and then either POE injectors or POE switch to make it all work. But to get back to the Reolink--- I do like it and for those that have seen it--- they already purchased one.

Great system! Pros and Cons

I must say that I am happy about my purchase on this security camera system! ===HARDWARE: CAMERAS/NVR=== - These are PoE cameras, meaning you just need 1 ethernet cable to get both the power and video. - The 8 channel NVR kit came with four 4 megapixel cameras, which is a great deal for this price! Many competing solutions only offer 2 megapixel (1080p) cameras at this price point. - The video quality of the RLC-410 cameras is excellent during the day; but night-time footage varies from good to acceptable depending on the distance of the object you want to see. - I currently have it set to record footage at 2560x1440 @ 30fps, with max bitrate of 8192 kbps. ===HARDWARE: STORAGE=== - It comes with a pre-installed 2 TB Seagate Surveillance Hard Drive. It is reassuring they did not skimp on this! They put in a hard drive that has been rated/marketed for 24/7 use in surveillance systems. The last thing you want is to find out that the footage was corrupted because a desktop class hard drive was used. Desktop class hard drives are NOT made for 24/7 use! - Reolink states that the NVR can support up to a 4 TB hard drive, so I replaced the system with a 4 TB Western Digital Purple. I might get around to seeing if it's possible to reuse the included 2 TB Seagate hard drive using the eSATA port one day. - There are 10 TB hard drives today, so I'm not sure why there is a 4 TB hard drive capacity limit. ===HARDWARE: OTHER=== - It's unfortunate that the small fan is pretty loud, so I don't recommend putting this NVR near where you sleep ===SOFTWARE: SET-UP=== - This system was surprisingly easy to get set up. The first thing you should do is to update the firmware for both the NVR and PoE cameras! - The setup walk-through was fairly straightforward. For the options that I didn't understand, I looked at the user guide and that was helpful. - Most of the defaults will work for most people ===SOFTWARE: MOBILE ACCESS=== - Mobile access was the easiest I've ever encountered! - For the non-tech-savvy users out there, you will not have to mess with port-forwarding settings on your router - You just need to download the Reolink app, scan the UID QR code, and log-in. It just works!! - The UID system appears to go through Amazon's servers, but use a good password and you should be fairly safe. - You can easily watch the live stream, play back footage, and adjust NVR settings in the app ===SOFTWARE: DESKTOP ACCESS=== - Initially, I was extremely irritated and frustrated about desktop access. One way to access the NVR on a desktop is through your browser. Unfortunately, this requires software based the outdated platform known as NPAPI. This was first released in 1995 and it is filled with so many security issues that the leading browsers, Google Chrome and Firefox, no longer support it! The only desktop browser that you can access the NVR is IE (Internet Explorer)! It is unacceptable that IE is the only option! I really hope that the company is working to adopt plug-in free technologies such as HTML5 for their browser access. - On the bright side, Reolink does have a desktop application! This program works great! It is well designed and there are no noticeable problems with it. This is an acceptable solution for my needs. - Similar to the mobile app, you can also watch the live stream, play back footage, and adjust NVR settings. ===SOFTWARE: DOWNLOADING FOOTAGE=== - Downloading footage is easy too - It's great to know that the footage is in a widely used and open format! It saves as .mp4 files, which are easily opened on computers and mobile devices without any hassle. - The download time is kind of slow since the NVR only has a 100 Mbps connection. That is a theoretical max download speed of 12.5MB/s. It would've been nice if the NVR had a 1000 Mbps connection. ===SOFTWARE: MOTION TRACKING=== - I really wish that Reolink would design a camera that uses a PIR (passive infrared) motion sensor that works with the NVR - It's a bummer that the motion tracking is software based. This creates a lot of false positives. - Any major lighting changes throughout the day are detected as motion. - Any moving shadows are detected as motion. - The trees swaying because of the wind are detected as motion. - A leaf flying by is detected as motion. - Although you can try to lower the amount of false positives by excluding certain parts of the image for motion detection, it just doesn't work because it doesn't account for distance - On the other hand, there can be motion at night, but the software doesn't detect it as motion, so no recording is done. - For the reason of so many false positives and not recording when there is motion, I decided to record 24/7 instead of recording only on motion. This does take up SIGNIFICANTLY more space, but it's better than risking there not being recorded footage for when you need it. - I would recommend setting your "Pack Duration" to 30 minutes if you plan to do 24/7 recording ===SOFTWARE: OTHER=== - This time stamp needs to be present at all times! When the video time stamp is behind a white background, it's impossible to see the time stamp. I messaged Reolink in mid August 2017, suggesting them to add a feature to have a black semi-transparent background behind the time stamp. Kayla from Reolink submitted this request to the engineering team, and told me that they will have this feature out sometime in September 2017. Looking forward to this! ===CUSTOMER SUPPORT=== - They have been very active and helpful for the times I've contacted them via Amazon. They would help and answer my questions before I even purchased their product! This is how you know you have found a good company to purchase from!

Do we finally have a contender for a solid IP camera system?

I install cameras for a living and decided to try this set for a residential install. I was presently surprised when i received the product as it was packaged very well and the quality of the equipment looked and felt above par. All included accessories and hardware was present. ~Installation~ Though I did not use the supplied Ethernet cables that came with the package, they seemed durable and were better than any other supplied pre-made cable I have seen from a packaged IP camera kit. The waterproof housings for the Ethernet connections are super snug and passed my water resistance test on site. This is a really important as the biggest reason for a call back is after heavy rain shorting out connections. I wont be having that issues with this product. This equates to more money left in the pocket of the installer!! ~Setup~ All I can say here is that this system falls within my top 3 for easiest setup. Plug and play. Download app, scan QR code and you are good to go. Network performance is awesome!

Couple complications with setup, but in the end it all worked out. Very good quality cameras.

Picked this up and installed 2 cameras so far today. There has been a lot of reports of people rummaging through cars in my neighborhood recently. I haven't been hit yet, but at least now I can identify someone when it does. Hoping the cameras act as a deterrent though. Overall setup went pretty well, but there were some frustrations. The cameras really are plug and play, there's really nothing to setup there except I switched mine to 4k resolution right away. They are super easy to install, and the drill template really helps! I Only had up to a 3/4" drill bit for the cables, but it was enough, just takes a little extra work to get all the cables through. I have the DVR set to record 24/7, but haven't had much time to figure out just how much space it takes with 2 cameras on 4k resolution. I didn't realize in the app you have to select the resolution, so at first I thought the cameras were just horrible, but once I figured how to change them to 4k, it got less choppy and much more clear. I have notifications setup for motion. So far the motion sensor is kind of a pain in the butt to fine tune, but it's only been a couple hours. The night vision is great, except I have lights on a timer which kind of mess it up a little. The light spots are to bright, but can still get a clear view at faces normally. It took me a long time to figure out how to get email to work. Google flagged it, so I clicked the link that said this was me, and it still wouldn't work. If you go to reolinks website, you'll find how to go into Gmail and allow it to work, and now it works just fine. It's pretty easy to get the app to work on Android, but I haven't tried the desktop app yet. I'll probably set that up next weekend. If something changes, I'll update the review, but for now I would definitely recommend this camera system. Let's see how it does for Halloween!

Absolutely stunning images ! Well worth the small investment to know your property is secured .

Wow these cameras are awesome! I like my techy type of stuff but I'm not real good at always working it so the easier it is out of the box the better off I am . This setup is perfect for those that might be the same way . It is as easy as pulling it out of the box and plugging it in . Even had a little scanner sticker that I could just snap a picture of and it set it up for me just off that info . I haven't ran the wires thru the attic yet and actually installed them on the house but I did run them out to the general area they will be just to get an idea of how it would look and if it would cover the entire house. Wow!! These cameras are so nice ! I can't believe how clear the image is and I love that you can click on he area of the video and zoom in closer . I also love that it was so simple to be able to see the images right from my phone . I looked at a lot of cameras and systems before finally going with this one . One big thing that helped me decide on this one was the quick reply I got several times when I emailed the company with questions . If they are that helpful when I haven't even bought the system yet then I knew they would be good after purchasing it. All and all I can't even think of any down side to the system it seems to work extremely well and I can't wait to get it installed on the house . I will update when I get it installed and post some more pictures to show just how amazing these really are. If you are looking for a good quality system that is user friendly and not super complicated to set up, then look no further! I also love that you can add their other cameras to it with a simple plug and play set up . I will be adding the camera that can pan around 360 and zoom but for now the cameras in the package are perfect. I honestly don't think you will find a better deal on the market I know I looked for several months and this seems to be the best deal and after seeing the quality first hand, I don't think there could be a system that would be better quality. I also need to check with my insurance as I was told by a neighbor that it could lower my insurance rates. These may be one of my best purchases ever!

Phenomenal video quality, great value

If you're looking for a video camera system and this is within your budget, stop looking you've found it. Video quality is amazing at 4mp. I did quite a bit of research and the price point for this system is as good as it gets with this amount of resolution. The nvr is user friendly and easy to install yourself if you chose to go that route. To the do it yourselfers out there: throw away the mounting screws that come with the cameras. Every Phillips head screw I used that was packaged with the camera stripped as soon as it saw the smallest amount of torque. The screws seem to only be designed for use with the hollow wall anchors that are included in the kit. They will not set in wood even if you pre drill the holes to the proper diameter. The kit comes with templates you can adhere to wherever you chose to mount the cameras which is nice. I drilled pilot holes for all the mounting screws and a 7/8" hole for the cabling. That seemed to be the best diameter to feed the large poe jack through the mounting surface comfortably. Fortunately, I had plenty of torx or star head decking screws on hand which happened to be white and matched the cameras perfectly. I highly recommend using torx decking screws for mounting these cameras. If you've never installed a system like this before (which I hadn't) you will likely need to unmount the camera a few times to fish wire. If you use the included screws you'll will end up having to drill them out, which I did on the first camera. Thoroughly plan your camera system before you begin installation. Figure out where you would like each camera installed and then go inspect where and how the wiring will run. If this is being installed on a home you will likely be mounting them near your roofing overhangs. This means most of your wire runs will go through your attic(s) which is fine. However there are areas of your attic that can be very inaccessible. Try to mount the cameras in a place where the wires can be fished around roofing joist. I had several cameras I hastily drilled mounting holes for only to find that the location I chose was extremely difficult to access and had only centimeters of space for cabling. In the end I was able to fish the wires where I wanted them but a few cameras took me several hours of fishing to access the wires because of the geometry of my attics. Buy a roll of fish tape if you do not have one. A good roll of fish tape is manditory for installation if you plan on installing yourself. Klein tools has a 25' roll for under $15 that I used. It saved my life running wires through my attic and in between several walls. 25' should be plenty long enough for the average homeowner. If you have a house which is odly shaped or plan on installing your nvr on one side of your house you will likely need a lot of extra cable. Only 3 of my cameras were within 60' of my nvr. All the others needed at least 80-100' of cabling to connect. Thankfully I know how to splice and terminate this type of wire, but if you don't, buying 100'+ rolls of manufactured cable can be pricey. It may be worth it to buy a bulk roll of cable and a crimper and learn how to terminate the cable. I'd be hard pressed to find many homes where an 8 camera system wouldn't require at least one or two runs greater than 60'. Pros: video quality, easy nvr setup, great app for viewing, great monitoring display, plug and play installation Cons: mounting hardware is no good, cable runs too short The short: Worth the money, would buy again tomorrow.

I'm very happy

Update7/11/20. Ive controlled this system from my phone in 4 different countries they're is a delay but works fine. you can update the hard drive to a larger size but pay attention to the hard drive you purchase the one that I purchased was extremely noisy until I put a fan under the DVR. the ones that they recommend do not accommodate the full capacity to dvr can run. Ie- they mention a 3gb when they unit can hold a 4gb do your research on HD. The standard cameras in this kit are great for Major movements but facial recognition and pronounce detail like a license plate is difficult with the standard 4mp camera. You can set up motion detection and have the system email you and or send push notifications to your phone. However the rise and fall of the sun create shadows that will set off all motion detection everyday. Android interface is amazing and simple Mac computers have a very good application and run extremely smooth Windows based interface is my least favorite of three but it works. Cannot speak to iPhones. ------ i had a few minor issues they responded and tended to them in a very timely fashion. I am completely new at this, I am a DIYer and found this (POE) easier and more reliable than a wireless system. the system and cameras are great. i can use this from my phone or laptop from anywhere aslong as you have wifi if you lose power it will auto restart. the user interface is pretty easy but might take some getting use to for slower users. the FAQs are helpful as is Customer service. all my camera have been in temps under 10* F snow & ice and do fine ice did cover one lens and i had to wait for temps to warm up to melt off another i wiped with iso alcohol and melted the ice and did fine. it took me (by myself) about 6-7 hours to drill all the holes and run all the wires in my attic. its fairly easy just very time consuming. have another person help you and it will cut time in half. i ran from DVR to cameras i have 7 cameras now the pan tilt rlc-423 and two 5 mp cams from reo. I would highly recommend going to harbor freight and getting a fish rod set to poke thru insulation so you can find your holes. and wires. i uses a 1" diablo hole saw and had no issues Also get yourself a pass thru or cable hider to go thru the walls for a clean look.

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