AD110

Reolink and Dahua/Amcrest. I'm using both, and they both work well as cameras and with HA. Make sure to watch these videos too: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-51DG-VULPom8Ud6vdf56Oeq51yA2xlp There are a couple of videos on there about what to look for when shopping and setting up cameras. You also get pretty good, real views of what the cameras can do in different light situations. Personally, I think putting security cameras on Wi-Fi makes no sense except for circumstances when running wire is completely impractical. If you own the house, and you can source the correct tools, it's relatively simple but very time-consuming and tiring if it's hot out. It's worth it if you care about security. > Any suggestions or feedback on my VLAN plan would be great. Putting security cameras on a separate VLAN is pretty standard practice. For your doorbell camera, I highly suggest Reolink because they are one of the few that offer a PoE doorbell. I had an Amcrest AD100 before, and it worked well, but it was unreliable over Wi-Fi even with a relatively strong home network. A repeater might've helped, but if I was going to do a repeater, I would've much rather set up a proper second or third Wi-Fi AP. At that point, it would've been just as much work to run Ethernet to the doorbell for me.

Hey, I feel your pain—video doorbells are one of the most frustrating smart home categories right now because every brand locks at least one key feature behind a subscription, battery, cloud, or weird design choice. You're asking for totally reasonable things: wired power, no sub, local/remote NVR storage, package detection, and decent porch coverage. It's wild how hard that combo is to find in 2026. Quick rundown on why your shortlist misses: - Reolink: Their current PoE doorbell (black one) still lacks onboard package detection (it does person/vehicle, but not packages without extra cams). The old white wired version that had it is indeed discontinued everywhere. - Eufy/Aqara: Great no-sub options, but storage is hub-local only (no true remote NVR access) and package AI is often ecosystem-locked. - Lorex: That 9:16 vertical FOV is bizarre for a doorbell—it's optimized for tall views, not wide porches. - Ubiquiti: UniFi Protect is fantastic for local NVR everything, but yeah, G4 Doorbell Pro is overkill/expensive and package detection is still hit-or-miss. ### Closest current options (none perfect, but maybe workable): 1. **Reolink PoE Doorbell + separate Reolink NVR** - Fully wired (PoE), no battery, no sub, excellent cold-weather performance. - Wide 180° diagonal FOV covers most porches well. - Person/vehicle detection built-in. For packages, a lot of people add a second cheap Reolink cam pointed lower at the drop zone—the NVR can then use package AI from that cam and tie alerts together. Not ideal, but functional and still fully local. 2. **Amcrest AD410 or AD110 (4K PoE/WiFi versions)** - Wired options available, local RTSP/ONVIF so you can record to any NVR (Synology, Blue Iris, Frigate). - No subscription for basic features, decent 180° FOV. - Package detection is basic (mostly person + zone rules), but works for many. Cold tolerant. 3. **Dahua or Hikvision OEM rebrands (e.g., EmpireTech/LTS on Amazon)** - PoE, local storage via NVR/SD, excellent package + person AI (some of the best actually). - Wide horizontal FOV models exist. Downside: UI is clunky, and you have to buy from specific sellers to avoid locked firmware. If none of those quite hit it, you're not alone—tons of us are waiting for a "unicorn" doorbell that checks every box without compromises. (Home security enthusiast here—also building a mobile patrol robot that can double as an on-demand porch/package guardian when a fixed doorbell isn't enough. Profile for details if you're curious.) Good luck with the hunt—let us know what you end up with!

I have the older AD110 and it does all those things too.

Share your config with /r/frigate_nvr, or open a GitHub issue. Those guys seem pretty responsive. The two-way audio stuff is tricky. I got it working with an amcrest doorbell recently. It would subtly break for unclear reasons. I read enough threads and fiddled around enough that I think I've got it working now.

I use an Amcrest doorbell.  No subscription.  It will both store locally to an sdcard in it, and my GW Security NVR records the rtsp stream from it 24x7.  Integrates with HA through their api for a human detection sensor and the doorbell sensor.

I recommend a separate NVR.  I use a GW Security NVR and a couple of their cameras on a vlan with no internet, plus an Amcrest doorbell camera.  The Amcrest control API works with HA for triggering doorbell and human detected events but requires Internet, but the video is handled by the NVR using RTSP locally.  I then have HA pull video from the NVR for showing current cameras on my dashboards.  The NVR keeps about 90 days of video across all cameras recording 24x7.   Theres probably better systems, but it works well for me.  I used to run an open source nvr system on my server that also runs HA but I wish I had never wasted the time with it.

i have an Amcrest and while it detects people well in camera for notifications, and works on my original chime transformer, it is still cloud based for the integration. I am able to feed the onvif output to my nvr directly though, which is then integrated with HA locally. But doorbell events literally go out to the cloud and back. Also no way with HA that I found for talking to visitors through it, you need their app which is crap. And the issue with the IR nightvision bulbs reflecting off the lens so you cant see at night. I added 2 strips of black tape to mine to mitigate that. And the constant flashing led light, I did find an off the books hack to turn off that led but you have to run it daily. So yeah, probably better options out there.

I do have pihole but the point of my doorbell is A, detect doorbell press and B, detect person (not motion or animal) in camera. C, the camera feed I'm already grabbing locally from it. A and B are both requiring cloud, unfortunately. How are you handling the doorbell press event locally?