Thank You! That's an excellent observation.

Forgive the late reply, been 'on the road' with festivals, and finally home for some time.

The DNS in this case should not even matter, unless the camera gets hung up trying to "call home" and can't reach the DNS server. But if that was the case, then firewalled Reolinks would freeze up, which they don't. So it makes me think that "calling home" is optional, and the D...

Ok.... thought I was out of the woods... Again, for those who follow.... Two cameras, both Reolink E1 Pro , HARDWARE (on label) V2, Hardware off 'info' screen IPC513SD5 Screenshot of info for (2) cameras, PTZ1 and PTZ2. (Settings>Device>Info) : PTZ1.png PTZ1 cam setup above. worked . ***************...

Not quite a year later, I feel your pain!! Joined to post this. Found this at https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003601394-How-to-Add-Reolink-Cameras-to-Blue-Iris/?source=search But JIC that disappears also, :shock: Picture or it didn't happen, right? My setup. That AC vent in the ceil...