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Exchanging a Nest Wired Doorbell for a Reolink WiFi unit - Advice Please

  • 11-06-2024 03:17PM
    #1
    davidod1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭


    I currently have a Nest wired doorbell that is in place for more than five years. I am considering replacing it with a Reolink WiFi unit.

    I have a number issues with the Nest, including frequent and significant latency for person notifications, as well as the extreme difficulty in precisely selecting an image on the app when a person is picked up.

    There is a 'fibre-to-the-home' connection to the house and a fast and strong WiFi signal at the door. I do not have, or want to start a Nest subscription.

    The Nest is currenly wire connected to a Honeywell DW915xx door bell (electronic chime), but it does also have wireless facility using the Honeywell ActivLink™ on 916.8 MHz that am hoping will allow pairing with the Reolink unit that will allow me to use the doorbell with this particular chime.

    The reason that I am so seriously looking at the Reolink doorbell is that I already have five Reolink cameras that are connected via PoE to a Reolink 410 -8 NVR. The reason I am not thinking about PoE for the doorbell is that the cameras and NVR are not active 24 hours a day, but the doorbell would need to be. So I will need to power the doorbell separately, which can be done using the existing bell PSU.

    I would really appreciate any comments/advice on my proposals, and especially on how best to go about using my Honeywell chime rather than the Reolink chime unit.



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