Just in case anyone is interested, this device can not be used in Home Assistant, at least not as of writing this. Found this out the hard way, bought some Kasa outlets and they work great and were very easy to integrate into Home Assistant, saw some reviews for this doorbell and since TP-Link makes both the Tapo and Kasa devices I thought hey great we need one to replace an Arlo camera anyway and can add this into Home Assistant as well... boy was I all kinds of wrong, this doorbell camera (and the H200 hub) cannot be integrated into HA, yes I should have googled it first but the camera does work fine as is but just very disappointing with the lack of HA integration and I will NOT be buying anymore of their cameras anytime soon. This isn't a bash on the camera itself, if you aren't interested in HA use then this is a good doorbell camera.
Hi bro, are you from Singapore or Malaysia?? I want to ask about the height of installation of the doorbell or mounting bracket. Thanks to help & reply.
Thanks for the video!.. I've had doorbells: Ring, Eufy, Arlo, and they all have horrible intercom latency, sometimes up to 2 secs. How is the intercom latency on this Tapo?
@@SkyPerspective Great video, if my internet router is on the first floor , would the camera still work? Reception doesn't normally reach all the way down to the ground floor , thank you
@@Laura-re1ym I think this is where the hub might be very useful. The doorbell connects to the hub wirelessly. The hub can connect to the router either using a ethernet cable (wired) or wirelessly over WiFi. You might be able to position the hub some where the doorbell and the router can both reach wirelessly? Maybe some where near the stair case? Every house is different when it comes to WiFi reception. Hope this helps.
TP-Link loves batteries - this makes installation simple but then maintenance a pain, the more battery-powered devices you have. This device will have to be recharged monthly! :( I just wish that at the very least they didn't use a battery-pack so I could easily wire in a suitable DC adapter to the +/- contacts. Someone experienced please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm guessing those extra pins on the pack are for transmitting data (such as charge level?) to the device? I'm not sure how I'd be able to replicate that functionality or whether I need to or if the device will continue to function without it.
Heard that the battery is draining way too fast, can’t last until 180 days as advertised. Many said less than 3 to 7 days the battery will be fully used up. Hope Tapo can rectify the battery’s lifespan issues seriously
Mine lasted about 5 months. I charged it once sometime in August this year. It's not getting a lot of detections. Maybe about 5 to 10 activities each week.
@@SkyPerspective so yours really can last about 5 to 6 mths (approx. 180 days) as advertised by Tapo. Most customers complained about the fast drainage of the battery and had to keep charging the battery very often in a week or 2.
Thank you. This is a solid video/review. You essentially showed us real time set up and any quirks we might go through setting this up. I'm considering getting this as I was looking for the smart door sensors and hub to make them alarm if my doors get opened somehow at night (I live alone eep) but noticed they have a sale on the doorbell camera with the H200 hub and its a great deal too. I am just confused about how it is removed from its holder on your wall. Is it quick release? No tool needed? If so I can see why people are worried about it being stolen... Thnx again.
No light doesn't drain much of the battery. Light only comes on when motion or person is detected at night, I don't think we can set a schedule for the light to come on at night if there are no motion.
Does this alerts when it saw cars ? I am also having hub already with wireless camera. I am looking for Only doorbell without hub but nothing in Amazon. Any recommendations please
Does the hub need to be near the doorbell? Or just as long as they are connected to the same network. I'm planning to get this doorbell but I'm worried that the hub might be too far away (indoors) while the doorbell is at the gate (roughly 100 meters). But both share the same network. Currently I've got the xiaomi doorbell but the chime doesn't sound because its too far away (433mhz instead of thru wifi)
Good question, I have never tested this out before. Hopefully someone who is using this doorbell with the same 100m gate set up can confirm if that will work.
Just ordered one of these but now starting to think it’s a big too big. A badly applied sticker is also a bit of a shame. Biggest issue though is that all a thief needs is a paperclip…in the UK the anti-theft alarm is stopping nobody 😅
There is no fixed height. Somewhere near the height of our face 1.6 to 1.7 meters would be good enough. This height allows us to see the person pressing the door bell.
Say if someone rings the bell. We can hear what he says, but we can only reply via Quick preset messages. Is there anyway we can talk to him via our phone (i mean as soon as the visitor presses the doorbell and we get a notification on our phone)? I know we can make an independent call to the Door Bell via over phone.
Yes we can. We get notified when someone presses the doorbell. Then we can have a conversation with the person at the door via our phone. The notification is a bit slow I must say.
@@SkyPerspective in my case, when someone rings the doorbell. I can only hear him talk. He can’t listen to me. Btw i am on Apple. Secondly, if i call the doorbell via my app, then i can have two way conversation
My subs to Amazon Ring bell finishes soon and I’m not prepare to pay the stupidly over inflated subscription increases and thought this looks like the friend I’m looking for except it doesn’t, so it appears, connects to my existing power supply to release me from the ridiculous chore of taking the battery out to recharge it. My search goes on.
Interesting. Are they very far apart? If they are try bringing them close beside each other during initial connection. Thanks for sharing your experience
The only real independent guide I could find. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Just in case anyone is interested, this device can not be used in Home Assistant, at least not as of writing this. Found this out the hard way, bought some Kasa outlets and they work great and were very easy to integrate into Home Assistant, saw some reviews for this doorbell and since TP-Link makes both the Tapo and Kasa devices I thought hey great we need one to replace an Arlo camera anyway and can add this into Home Assistant as well... boy was I all kinds of wrong, this doorbell camera (and the H200 hub) cannot be integrated into HA, yes I should have googled it first but the camera does work fine as is but just very disappointing with the lack of HA integration and I will NOT be buying anymore of their cameras anytime soon. This isn't a bash on the camera itself, if you aren't interested in HA use then this is a good doorbell camera.
Hi bro, are you from Singapore or Malaysia??
I want to ask about the height of installation of the doorbell or mounting bracket. Thanks to help & reply.
Thank you. Love your humor - without any drama .. ha ha love it
Erm Sorry i forgot, which part is humorous?
I just this product best doorbell on the market in 2024
Yes, I agree 👍
Thanks for the video!.. I've had doorbells: Ring, Eufy, Arlo, and they all have horrible intercom latency, sometimes up to 2 secs. How is the intercom latency on this Tapo?
Can the hub be wirelessly connected to the broadband router?
Can you run the app on multiple phones connected at the same time?
Yes we can, but we got to log in using the same log in email ID
Great video. Well explained. Many thanks.
Thanks
@@SkyPerspective
Great video, if my internet router is on the first floor , would the camera still work? Reception doesn't normally reach all the way down to the ground floor , thank you
@@Laura-re1ym I think this is where the hub might be very useful. The doorbell connects to the hub wirelessly. The hub can connect to the router either using a ethernet cable (wired) or wirelessly over WiFi. You might be able to position the hub some where the doorbell and the router can both reach wirelessly? Maybe some where near the stair case?
Every house is different when it comes to WiFi reception. Hope this helps.
TP-Link loves batteries - this makes installation simple but then maintenance a pain, the more battery-powered devices you have. This device will have to be recharged monthly! :(
I just wish that at the very least they didn't use a battery-pack so I could easily wire in a suitable DC adapter to the +/- contacts.
Someone experienced please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm guessing those extra pins on the pack are for transmitting data (such as charge level?) to the device? I'm not sure how I'd be able to replicate that functionality or whether I need to or if the device will continue to function without it.
Heard that the battery is draining way too fast, can’t last until 180 days as advertised. Many said less than 3 to 7 days the battery will be fully used up. Hope Tapo can rectify the battery’s lifespan issues seriously
Mine lasted about 5 months. I charged it once sometime in August this year. It's not getting a lot of detections. Maybe about 5 to 10 activities each week.
@@SkyPerspective so yours really can last about 5 to 6 mths (approx. 180 days) as advertised by Tapo. Most customers complained about the fast drainage of the battery and had to keep charging the battery very often in a week or 2.
love your video !! The only real independent guide I could find. Thank you!
Thanks for letting me know
Thank you. This is a solid video/review. You essentially showed us real time set up and any quirks we might go through setting this up. I'm considering getting this as I was looking for the smart door sensors and hub to make them alarm if my doors get opened somehow at night (I live alone eep) but noticed they have a sale on the doorbell camera with the H200 hub and its a great deal too.
I am just confused about how it is removed from its holder on your wall. Is it quick release? No tool needed? If so I can see why people are worried about it being stolen...
Thnx again.
Hi. How much does the light drain the battery? Does it come on at Dusk & Off @ Dawn or can you set a schedule?
Thanks.
No light doesn't drain much of the battery. Light only comes on when motion or person is detected at night, I don't think we can set a schedule for the light to come on at night if there are no motion.
What is the maximum distance between the doorbell and the hub? Thanks in advance
Does this alerts when it saw cars ?
I am also having hub already with wireless camera. I am looking for Only doorbell without hub but nothing in Amazon. Any recommendations please
Reolink Doorbell is the other brand I would recommend.
Can we connect bluetooth speaker to hub to enhance the bell volume?
Does the hub need to be near the doorbell? Or just as long as they are connected to the same network. I'm planning to get this doorbell but I'm worried that the hub might be too far away (indoors) while the doorbell is at the gate (roughly 100 meters). But both share the same network.
Currently I've got the xiaomi doorbell but the chime doesn't sound because its too far away (433mhz instead of thru wifi)
Good question, I have never tested this out before. Hopefully someone who is using this doorbell with the same 100m gate set up can confirm if that will work.
May I ask how to reduce the sound of the doorbell, thanks
Go to the hub on the tapo app, select Ringtone, Custom Sound, and the volume is on top.
thanks a lot
I don't want use phone every time. Can we have a two way communication using the hub only in the home
Just ordered one of these but now starting to think it’s a big too big. A badly applied sticker is also a bit of a shame. Biggest issue though is that all a thief needs is a paperclip…in the UK the anti-theft alarm is stopping nobody 😅
So do i have to have the hub plugged into Internet all the time. I cant just use it as a chime.
Yes, unfortunately it has to be plugged into the router all the time.
@@SkyPerspective thank u. Keep up the good work with the vids
Thanks for the encouragement.
Please tell me how high to install the doorbell from the ground
There is no fixed height. Somewhere near the height of our face 1.6 to 1.7 meters would be good enough. This height allows us to see the person pressing the door bell.
Thanks for that info
@@paulcamilleri1932 you are welcome.
Is it possible to connect this hub to tapo c320wc wifi camera?
On the app I can add devices to connect to this hub. For cameras I can only see C400 and C420.
Thanks so much for the video. I also just bought it and your guide is very good.
So happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Does it chime upon motion like the ring doorbell?
No, I don't think so, at least not in the settings that I can see
Thank you for your video, it was very usefull for me, regards form mexico!!
Thanks for taking the time to feedback.
This camera or Reolink doorbell?
Say if someone rings the bell. We can hear what he says, but we can only reply via Quick preset messages. Is there anyway we can talk to him via our phone (i mean as soon as the visitor presses the doorbell and we get a notification on our phone)?
I know we can make an independent call to the Door Bell via over phone.
Yes we can. We get notified when someone presses the doorbell. Then we can have a conversation with the person at the door via our phone. The notification is a bit slow I must say.
@@SkyPerspective in my case, when someone rings the doorbell. I can only hear him talk. He can’t listen to me. Btw i am on Apple. Secondly, if i call the doorbell via my app, then i can have two way conversation
@@mindfreaks1327 Soon you will have this feature
I can’t get the light to come on after I’ve charged the battery and it’s fully charged
There is a setting in the app to turn on the light, see the last part of my video
My subs to Amazon Ring bell finishes soon and I’m not prepare to pay the stupidly over inflated subscription increases and thought this looks like the friend I’m looking for except it doesn’t, so it appears, connects to my existing power supply to release me from the ridiculous chore of taking the battery out to recharge it.
My search goes on.
If you want a power supplied cabled doorbell, consider Reolink Doorbell. I am not affiliated with them. A friend of mind uses that brand and its good.
mine times out at connectimg doorbell to hub.
Reset both, still same thing.
Interesting. Are they very far apart? If they are try bringing them close beside each other during initial connection. Thanks for sharing your experience
Cant someone just unclip it and pinch it?
Yes, and most likely, my video has taught even more people how to do that. This doorbell is more of a convenience than a security thing, I suppose.
You can set an anti theft alarm in the app, so if it's detached the alarm goes off and even a reset won't allow it to be used on another network
thank you
Tapo it’s the best.
Why sandals?
Sandals?
Seems like it's very easy to steal doorbell from it's base :/
Very true. I did thought about that when I made this video. My video might have made it even easier to do so. 🙂
The updates take so long
Yes mine took quite a while tool
You should setup hub first
Before mounting the camera or before setting up the camera?
Can the hub be wirelessly connected to the broadband router?