Setup guide · Tested
Connect your Reolink camera to storage you own.
Reolink cameras work once RTSP is switched on in the Reolink app. Sign in with the camera’s own password.
The password is the camera password. Not your Wi‑Fi password and not your Reolink account. That is the most common reason a camera refuses to connect.
- 1
Install the Unicam hub
- Install Unicam on a Mac or Windows PC, or run the hub on a Raspberry Pi, NAS or Docker host on the same network as the camera.
- 2
Make sure streaming is on
- Reolink app → camera → Settings → Network → Advanced → Port settings (Server Settings on some versions)
- Switch RTSP on and save
- 3
Find the camera password
- It is the password you set for the camera in the Reolink app
- Forgot it? Reolink app → camera → Settings → Advanced → User management
- 4
Add it in Unicam
- Open Add camera. Unicam scans your network and lists the cameras it finds
- Pick “Reolink”
- Enter the password (the username is admin)
- Unicam tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails
- 5
Choose where footage goes
- Sign in to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive, or add a NAS, S3, B2, R2 or Wasabi destination
- Pick a record mode: Events (motion only), Smart 24/7 or Continuous
- Every clip is encrypted on the hub before upload
Stream links
You rarely need these: Unicam builds them from the brand tile or asks the camera over ONVIF. They help if you use “RTSP / other URL” or another app.
- Main stream (recording)
- Sub-stream (grid & motion)
Special characters in a password (like @ or #) must be URL-encoded in a link. Unicam does this for you when you use a brand tile.
Good to know
- Battery-powered Reolink cameras sleep to save power and need a Reolink Home Hub to stream continuously.
- Reolink NVR channels can be added one by one: change _01_ to _02_, _03_ and so on.
If it doesn’t connect
Unicam names the problem instead of “connection failed”. What each message means:
- “The camera refused that username or password”
- Check you used the camera password from Reolink, not your Wi‑Fi password or app login. Unicam shows how many tries are left before the camera locks itself.
- “Streaming to other apps is switched off”
- The camera answered but refused video. Go back to step 2 and switch streaming on.
- “Nothing answered at that address”
- The camera’s IP address may have changed, or it’s on a different network or VLAN from the hub. Run the scan again or check your router’s device list.
- “Not on the usual stream link for this brand”
- Your model uses a different path. Pick “Any ONVIF camera” so the camera tells Unicam its links, or paste a custom link.
Related guides
- AmcrestAmcrest cameras use the Dahua stream format. Sign in with the camera’s web login.Read guide →
- HikvisionHikvision cameras and NVRs stream over RTSP out of the box. Sign in with the device’s admin password, not your Hik‑Connect login.Read guide →
- TP-Link TapoTapo cameras stream locally once you create a Camera Account in the Tapo app. Use that account in Unicam, not your TP‑Link login.Read guide →
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