E1 Pro

i've battled this exact thing with tapo cameras. the issue is usually that the tapo app uses cloud discovery and doesn't play nice with mdns across subnets. try moving the rule order so the allow from home to iot is at the top. also enable igmp snooping on both vlans. if you keep running into proble

I have just bought a Reolink e1 pro. It works perfectly with UniFi protect including ptz . You do not need to add an sd card to the camera Edit: running protect on my cloud gateway fiber

I like my reolink E1. They have a few versions so check the differences. I think the e1 pro is what I went with. It uses an SD card. You can get alerts for pets or people. It will even track ( rotate) to follow your pet as it moves through the room. No subscription needed. I have their doorbell too.

So I have 5 cameras and a NVR (Network Video Recorder, essentially a 2TB hard drive for the cameras). 4 of the cameras are hardwired to the NVR with POE ethernet and have pan and tilt autotracking, the doorbell uses WiFi and is stationary. I have about a week of 24x7 video storage in 4K and then eac

A Reolink E1 Pro or RLC-810A works great for this, both can record directly to your PC via FTP or their app without needing a hub. Just point it at the yard and enable motion alerts. Solar powered ones are nice but battery can struggle in winter; I'd go PoE if you can run a cable.

Reolink E1 Pro is perfect for this, plugs in, records 24/7 to an SD card, and you can toggle continuous recording on/off right from the app. No subscription needed. I use one for a similar situation and it’s been rock solid. Just pop in a 128GB card and you’re set.

For the indoor cameras, I keep them wired into the mains, so there’s no need to recharge them every 6 to 8 weeks. In terms of connectivity they use an internal SD card for recording and you can connect them to your WiFi and your phone. The doorbell camera is wireless, but that one does need charging

This is for pets and I'm guessing you can't drill holes because you are/will be renting as you say, so the best indoor camera for that is going to be a Reolink plugged in Wi-Fi camera. Reolink is the best Wi-Fi camera provider for residential use, IMO. You want plugged in because battery powered cam

If the camera is going inside, the reolink e1 pro would probably do pretty well. It can record to a reolink nvr (obviously), frigate, or you can just put an SD card in it

Thanks a lot for the detailed response! I've decided to go with the Reolink E1 Pro. I can connect it via Ethernet. I could technically increase my budget for a more expensive model, but since I only need it for about 2 months a year, I'm not sure if it's worth spending more. Regarding the storage: I