Blink Sync Module XR (newest model) — System hub for all Blink devices, go up to 400 feet from your home with extended range for Outdoor 4

Easy setup. Works as expected, plus other features that original sync module2 did not support. Like distance mountings and video clarity and a micro SD card port.

Works beautifully ... after spending hours trying to get the system to reorient to work with the XR instead of the "cloud" for backup. If wanting to have your own back ups and not use the "cloud" is your goal, like mine was when I purchased the entire system. May the gods have mercy on your soul - if you get stuck on a page in set up that won't let you leave without clicking "ok" (there is no choice - you have to click the button to get out of the page) and you get stuck on their "free cloud trial", and then if you quit early too...ugggh! If you decide to set this up after the fact because you don't want to use the "cloud," it may be touchy too. Blink clearly wants you to be in their "cloud" family and they make it VERY difficult to leave the family. Make sure you set up as clean as possible - fresh account (only set up the blink app on one device (until after you get everything up and running) then you can add it to more (it can give you a ghost effect and make switching over more difficult, if you do have problems). Start by adding the XR first, then add in the other cameras and items one at a time. Help yourself by taking pictures of all of your devices' codes when you add your batteries, before you mount them in unreachable places (just in case you need them later). I found their website to be useless for help on setting this up or solving any of the issues with it. They are really forcing you into the cloud. There are some things you get with the cloud (people recognition and the like) that you don't get if you are using the XR as a standalone in place of their cloud. But once it is up and running... it seems to do great. The motion detectors are working. The cameras are taking pics and recording properly now, and I can do the camera thumbnails. Without the "cloud" you can record a clip of something you are watching live. So you have to wait for the recording and then check it out - but by the time you log in to see it, the clip is usually already saved. I also had trouble with one of my devices, a doorbell camera. I set up my XR to be pretty equidistant from all of my cameras - but I was getting hit or miss with camera response on the "cloud", with that camera - motion detection yes, but the camera was acting like it was out of range. Once I got everything over to the XR and functioning properly, I've not had that problem. It seems to work fine.

Cameras quit working... original module no longer connected to Internet. After over two months of customer service saying my Internet was the problem I bought the module and my cameras work again. After I proved it was the equipment they sent me a piece of junk module. Hope you never have a problem. I'm out 2 months of service and the price of the module.

The Blink Sync Module XR has revolutionized the working of my Blink Outdoor 4 cameras and trust me when I say it’s one of the best upgrades you can do for your Blink set-up. If you’ve been frustrated with the signal strength or the range of your wireless cameras, this device will banish all those problems away instantly. The range is the highlight of this device, as it connects your cameras seamlessly when they are far away from your house. Setup was extremely fast and stressless. It truly makes the process of setting up easy even for a person who wouldn’t call themselves very techies. All the steps are completed in a few minutes, and at that point, the system has been flawless. Cameras which had issues connecting are now working perfectly because of the use of the XR and XR+ features. It’s great to know the range of the cameras reaches up to 250 feet or higher if necessary. One feature that is most noticeable in practical applications is the responsiveness to every feature. Motion alerts come in swiftly because of the advanced dual-zone motion detection feature. Whether it is a delivery, a visitor, or some other unexpected activity, you can be sure the alert will come in quick enough to be considered helpful. A resolution of 1080p HD gives video quality that is clear and detail-filled, and nighttime observation is remarkably sharp. Two-way audio integration is another area to be excited about. Talking to others using the Blink system and its application feels very organic. It is very convenient to use two-way audio to chat with food delivery personnel or check in with family and friends who are not physically present. The battery life on the system is simply stellar. It lasts two years under regular use. This sole aspect of the system is a world unto itself. Another thing that I appreciate about the device is how scalable the entire system is. The fact that you can control various cameras simultaneously through the same application is perfect. The ability to either disarm or arm the entire system at once saves me a lot of time. You can either opt for cloud storage or even back up through a MicroSD card. The compatibility with Alexa is seamless. My thoughts, the Blink Sync Module XR is a dependable, range-extending, worry-free device, the sort of thing that feels like it’s been well and honestly thought about in practical, real-world terms. A good camera system has just gotten even better, and if you want reliable coverage of your entire property with a minimum fuss, this improvement is well worth the cost.

Review #1 - Date 11/10/2024 - "The Testing Phase": ----- Meaning I just got this & 1 of many New Gen 4 Outdoor Cameras. I have a huge Blink Camera System that consists of "8" Sync Modules (Including this one). So I have 8 Camera Zones that have a total of "23" Blink Cameras. All up and running seamlessly with usually no Drops or Offline Cameras. I do this so I can have some ARMED ALL THE TIME & Others ARMED ONLY When I Need Them, they are Inside & Outside of my house.. A Couple are EXTRA ZONES with extra cameras so they can be moved them around as or if needed. ----- I got this All-new Blink Sync Module XR — System Hub to see if it really works as they (Blink) say it dose. I am hopping it dose Because I would like a couple of Cameras Out Further from My House so I can See more of my land & A couple looking Back Towards My House. All my cameras are always plugged in and waiting or watching. I set up this All-new Blink Sync Module XR — System hub & I will Give it 4 Stars for now because I did just set it up and put a The Gen 4 Outdoor Camera (That came as a bundle) about 125' from the Sync Module, it was in my basement and had to go through 2 inside walls, 1 outside wall then out to the end of my fence. It worked the very first time. Not with great connections but it was more responsive than some of my other Cameras including Gen 4 Cameras that are closer & they all have 100% connection to there Sync Module 2 & Router. I will move the Sync Module Hub around my house hook it to a closer router ( I have 3). I will also PLUG the Gen 4 Camera in to a power supply (AS ARE ALL MY CAMERAS) & remove the batteries. I have noticed that ALL MY CAMERAS work better with a constant power supply. Blink Cameras are GREAT. I Love them & find them very dependable and at a very decent price when they are on sale. ----- I will update this review after a few weeks of testing.

I'm totally blind. ** Updated Jan 2025 after having it for 2 or so month. Like I said in my initial review. This module has the same sissue as the Sink 2 module as far as if you use a local account only and have a Blink Doorbell along with outdoor 4 cameras all on the same system. What happens is from time to time, if you have the system armd! Then motion is detected at the Video doorbell it will act like one of the outdoor 4 cameras triggered and you'll be lucky if anything gets recorded at all and if so, the wrong camera records. The reverse is also true if the outdoor 4 camera records, it will say the Video doorbell triggered and again, you will be lucky if anything records. Blink tech support was useless at trouble fishing. Like I said, same issue on this module as the older one. The way I found this and found it quickly is I have my Echo's announce when the doorbell detects motion and once or twice a day! The outdoor 4 cameras would get triggered by me and it would say motion detected at the Video doorbell. The reverse could happen as well ware I walked in front of the doorbell taking my guidedog out and I would hear nothing from the Echo's and when checking the notification are on the phone it would say the outdoor 4 camera was triggered. I done my own testing and found out you shouldn't have the Blind Video doorbell and the outdoor 4 camera on the same Sink module at all regardless of the module. If you do, you will find from time to time the above. The Blind Video doorbell must be on a different system. Doing it this away being I had a Sink 2 module just sitting around to start with! Fixed the issue and things are much better. The Outdoor 4 cameras are on there own system. Blink should tell people about the issue with The Blink Video Doorbell and the outdoor 4 cameras being on the same system and what kind of issue you could run into from time to time using a local account only. Still wouldn't use this as my only security system do to it requiring AC power and active internet in order to work. ** initial review. I got this in hope it will be better than the old Sync Module 2 system. The first things I did notice when I got this out of the box. The module is larger than the old one as far as it is a larer square. It also doesn't feel a cheep as far as in your hand. The bottom of the module has an silacon/rubber around the edging of it. So it doesn't slide as easy. The reset button is also easier to press and hold if you need to. The power brick is the same as the old one. Don't know why they didn't include a USB C power brich. There is a USB A male to USB C Male cable in the box as far as a short one if you need it. The reset button is on the bottom of the unit just under ware the USB C plugs in. The Micro SD card slot is on the side of the unit. I do not have a paied account to start with. So I ahve a total of 5 camera's feeding to the Sync module. hopefully this module is better at keeping and maintaining connections to the camrea's than the old Sync 2 module was able to do. Only time will tell on that. The old module from time to time would have a camera trigger and it would report the wrong camera and not record anything. What I noticed it looked to always be one of the outdoor 4 camera's that mostly had issues. From time to time, the Video doorbell would get triggered and it would say it was one of the outdoor 4 camera's when it wasn't. Again, in this case! Nothing would get recorded. So that is why I'm giving it 3 stars out of 5 at this point in time. Not really impressed with the Blink stuff. To me, I wouldn't depend on it for Security at all if you do not have a plan. It is more of a TOY and not to be depended on at this point in time. Yes the Camera's report 4 bars for Wi-Fi and to the Sync module. As far as that goes, I've even had the Sync 2 module mess up one USB drive. So hopefully this sinc module is a better design! But like I said, only time will tell that. Now if the camera's themselves had a Micro SD card in them! I would be a muc hhappyer person being the outdoor 4 and Video doorbell run off of battery to start with. No worry at that point of no recording if the power goes out to the Sinc module and or no internet service. But what do you expect for a low end cheap system.

The Blink Sync Modules are control hubs for the cameras and doorbells in your Blink camera system. For customers without a subscription, they are capable of providing local storage when a compatible memory device is added. The Sync Module XR is Blink's 3rd generation hub, offering the same functionality as the Sync Module 2 but using MicroSD storage and a USB-C power connector instead of the older USB-A thumb drive and micro power connector. It is slightly larger than the older model, but there is no USB thumb drive sticking out, and the overall look is sleeker with an all-white body. The operational change over the previous model is the addition of the Extended Range (XR) mode that works with Blink's Outdoor 4 cameras. My installation spans two residences and includes a mix of Blink doorbells, Mini, Mini 2, wired floodlight and Outdoor 4 cameras. In all cases, my 19 cameras were within strong WiFi range of my routers. I've had no problems with connectivity with any of the cameras or Sync Module 2's. When the Sync Module XR was announced (previously called the Sync Module Pro) I became very interested in its ability to connect with Outdoor 4 cameras beyond WiFi range. Would it allow me to position a camera further out on my property, facing the house? To find out, I purchased the XR and another Outdoor 4 camera. I mounted the camera to the bottom of my mailbox, about 120 feet from the Sync Module XR. Setup screen clearly shows that the WiFi signal is too weak for a reliable connection. But in the XR mode, I get a full signal. It's nice to have a broader perspective view of my yard and driveway. The Sync Module XR does limit the number of cameras connected in the XR mode to two. For cameras in the WiFi mode, you can have up to 10--same as the other Sync Modules. The website also mentions that you are limited to 2 Sync Module XRs per account but no limit to the older models. This could be a consideration if you are planning a more extensive system like mine. Like the Sync Module 2, you must remove the drive to access the clip files stored on the drive either as primary or backup. I find it easier to remove a thumb drive than a MicroSD card, so this may be a consideration in choosing which model to purchase. Bottom line is that the Blink Sync modules are required if you are using the Battery powered cameras giving them up to 2 year battery life with default settings. Either model will work well, but the XR has the ability to greatly extend the range for up to 2 Outdoor 4 cameras.

Works well