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1. BLINK APP INSTRUCTIONS SETUP GUIDE FULL
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You need the Sync module (right) to use the Blink XT2 camera (left). Like the module, I scanned the camera's QR code, its firmware updated and the camera appeared in the app. Next, the app prompts you to add a Blink camera. The firmware automatically updated, which took a few seconds, but then the module was connected. I plugged in the Sync module after scanning the code, let it join the Blink Wi-Fi network and entered in my own Wi-Fi credentials. The module is a small gizmo finished in glossy-black plastic that plugs into an outlet with an included cable.

BLINK APP INSTRUCTIONS SETUP GUIDE CODE

I clicked on "Add Sync Module" in the app to get started and scanned the QR code on the back of the module. In short, it was a really simple 10-minute process.

So, what's it like to set up? That's always the first step.

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Given that the Arlo Pro 2's two-camera kit costs $480, the XT2 is quite a steal.

That only saves you $10 standalone Blink XT2 cams cost $90.īlink sells two-, three- and five-camera systems for $180, $250 and $380, respectively. Older Sync modules from previous Blink cams should work - read more. It's supposed to help extend the battery life too. The Sync module helps the camera and the app communicate and it's required. The new kit I got includes one Blink Sync module and one Blink XT2 camera.

BLINK APP INSTRUCTIONS SETUP GUIDE FULL

I logged into the Blink app with the account I created to test the original camera three years ago and all of the motion recordings with full audio were still there.ĬNET colleague Chris Monroe and I were debating the merits of the hot dog in one clip. I specifically got the $100 one-camera kit. Read more: Best facial recognition cameras of 2020 Monday Here are my impressions after nearly a week with the Blink XT2.

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Fortunately, the weatherproof Blink XT2 mostly fixes the things I didn't like about that first-gen model, while keeping the low price, claims of two-year battery life and free storage. That wasn't nearly enough to make it worth recommending at the time. Even so, it's been slightly over one year since I first installed this camera and it's still going strong, with the exception of occasional Wi-Fi outages. It's important to note that very few people have been in the CNET Smart Home since Madue to the coronavirus pandemic, so that will have an impact on the battery since much less motion activity is taking place. The app says the battery is "OK" and the live feed and other camera features are working just the same as they were when I first got the camera.

But today (July 30), I logged into the app again and the Sync Module was back online - I'm assuming it was just a temporary Wi-Fi outage. When I first logged in back in early July of this year, the Blink Sync Module was disconnected and I thought the battery had stopped working or that the module had accidentally been disconnected somehow, thus ending my long-term battery test. Today I logged into my Blink account remotely and pulled up the live feed from the XT2 camera I set up at the CNET Smart Home last July - July 15, 2019, to be exact. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites.