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Ring doorbell camera - what are the easiest private alternatives? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Family just got one of these dumb things and I need a quick replacement option to order and return this crap. What is there that works offline and I can set up to work with fruit phones? (Not a fruit phone/fruit salad user)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As others have said you can set these Reolink PoE cameras up on different systems without using their app forever.

I for one have set up Reolink cameras on Synology's Surveillance Station successfully after a one time setup with Reolink's app. Meaning I used their app to get it connected to my WiFi and then immediately set the camera's DNS etc. to it's own IP.

Once that was accomplished I set up the camera on Synology and now I only use Synology's app for access. In no way does Reolink successfully phone home after this. While it isn't ideal it's pretty great once this is completed.