Video Doorbell PoE

Exactly. Never ever answer the door for police. Don’t even speak to them through the door or a window. Get a hard wired (not WiFi) doorbell camera that has an intercom feature. If someone knocks, just use your phone to talk to them via the camera’s speaker and microphone. My personal recommendation

Reolink POE doorbell is what I usually see recommended

No such native options. Best bet would be Reolink POE doorbell going into a NVR for local storage 24/7 plus scrypted for HomeKit integration. It’s what I use. No compatibility with legacy/physical doorbell chimes if that matters to you.

I have poe reolink doorbell Cam, works great. Reolink integrates neatly with home assistant which is a big deal for me. It does come with a mount but not that matches the curves of siding.

As you’re already familiar with Reolink, I’d look at the Reolink PoE doorbell. I’ll wait for my downvotes.

You won't be able to connect a NEST directly to ethernet. It's power over Ethernet.(POE) It doesn't contain the voltage required to power the nest doorbell. On the plus side, POE doorbells are almost considered a luxury as you typically don't need a subscription to access your saved recording. Check

Reolink is what you want, although it's frustrating that there are not really that many PoE doorbells worth a damn

I love my Reolink POE doorbell. Totally worth the hassle of running an Ethernet cable and installing a POE injector. It could also run off of existing doorbell wiring, but I had an old transformer that didn't have enough power for a smart doorbell. Plus, my WiFi router is all the way across the hous

Yeah, I know what you mean. Reolink isn't perfect but is fairly 'open' in that regard. Much more than any of the big tech names requiring a subscription. The other cool thing is that AI detection happens on board, and those 'sensor' events (person, vehicle) get passed to Home Assistant. The black mo

Facts. Hell, I'm running my Reolink POE doorbell camera on Cat3 and it looks just fine. I certainly wouldn't have installed it that way, but whoever built my home apparently decided on Cat3 for the doorbell wiring and 5e everywhere else. I'll never understand the thinking of rolling out a separate s