Hey all I’m looking for recommendations for a video doorbell that doesn’t need an internet connection.
Preferably something that is WiFi and would work with Frigate?
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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters HA Home Assistant automation software ~ High Availability IP Internet Protocol NAS Network-Attached Storage NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PoE Power over Ethernet
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Reolink doorbell is great. Comes in a WiFi or PoE configuration. Can be used with their app with a local NVR, or used as an IP cam into your own NVR.
I have the Aqara G4 doorbell and supposedly it works with WiFi and Frigate (via go2rtc), but I haven’t set up Frigate and I haven’t verified that it fully functions with the internet turned off. It uses Homekit but supposedly will receive Matter via a software update.
Don’t. They consumer surveillanceware cops will try to access if they get the chance.
Well, the goal would be that its not accessible externally. And I’m OK with providing footage should they request it - that’s just something you have to accept when owning a security system.
Reolink
I found this but its “Smart”. https://www.amazon.com.au/REOLINK-Doorbell-WiFi-Camera-Subscription/dp/B0B7S3JSG7
Did you expect a doorbell with a camera built into it to not be “smart”?
I think that’s a reasonable request? An internet connection shouldn’t be necessary.
That’s not necessarily what a “smart” device is.
unifi has nice (a) doorbell(s). you need a server to record and run the controller though, but that can be a raspberry pi
Hikvision if you don’t mind sponsoring chinese govt for the hardware and blocking it from the internet.
In my experience pretty much all IP cameras phone home in some way at some point, so yeah, you are best off putting them on a separate VLAN and routing appropriately.
The only brand I’ve had a good experience with is Reolink. I don’t think the quality is appreciably different than a brand like Hikvision and the firmware and support is vastly superior.
Edit: Some good info on using Reolink cameras with Frigate. I use Blue Iris but would vastly prefer OSS.
I use an Amcrest AD410
Just watched a review. Looks pretty good, they specifically mention Home Assistant as well which is very cool.
Not eufy
And not Ring.
