One of the most important EMF reduction steps you can take as a new parent is installing a wired baby monitor. This will eliminate the biggest electromagnetic radiation exposures your infant may experience. In this article I guide you through the process of installing a low-EMF baby monitor that will give you peace of mind and protect the health of your child.
Why Purchasing a Hard-Wired Baby Monitor is Important
I have measured homes where the highest microwave radiation exposures were right next to a sleeping infant from a wireless baby monitor. The readings were thousands of times higher than any human should be exposed to, let alone an infant. This news report explains why:
How Does a Wired Baby Monitor Work?
The main difference between a normal wireless baby monitor and a low-EMF version is that the wired camera does not emit powerful Wi-Fi next to your baby. Instead, the video and sound data is transmitted through Ethernet to your internet router. From there, the video and sound are uploaded to your device. You can monitor your sleeping infant from anywhere. However, there is no longer a powerful source of microwave radiation right next to your child. Creating this distance from an RF transmitter will reduce their EMF exposure by a factor of nearly 100,000.
Here is a video where I demonstrate how this process works. Within the video I also have my smartphone wired so that you can see there is no radio frequency emitted by the wired D-Link security camera. You don’t have to wire your smartphone for this process to work.
How to Install a Low-EMF Wired Baby Monitor
For the past decade, I have recommended that parents use wired D-Link or Ring camera system. The video directly above demonstrates how well the D-Link system works. However, similar to many technology companies, D-Link no longer makes a wired-only camera. It takes hard work and persistence to find equipment without wireless emissions today!
Steps to Install a Reolink Wired Baby Monitor System
Fortunately, Reolink offers this wired PoE security camera that makes for an excellent baby monitor that can see in the dark. It also provides sound and real-time monitoring to your smartphone.
This setup is really quite easy. In addition to the camera, you will need to purchase this TP-Link Ethernet Switch that provides Power-over-Ethernet to the camera. You will also buy a couple Cat6 Ethernet cables that are suitable for a PoE system. One cable will go from your router to the TP-Link Ethernet switch and the second will connect the switch to your Reolink camera.
To recap, here are the exact parts you will order:
The equipment cost of this healthy, low-EMF wired baby monitor system fluctuates around $120 on Amazon.
How to Hardwire Internet to Your Nursery
You may be fortunate to live in a home that has Ethernet installed in the walls. In such homes, there are Ethernet ports in most rooms and it will be simple to connect your wired baby monitor. However, don’t despair if this isn’t the case in your house. There are three relatively easy ways to connect your nursery to your home router without using powerful Wi-Fi. They include:
- Running a long Ethernet Cable
- Utilizing MoCA Adapters
- Installing Powerline Communication (PLC) Adapters
If it is possible to run an Ethernet cable to your child’s bedroom, that is typically the easiest route. Sometimes I’ll drill a hole through a wall or run a cable out a window. You can get a 100 foot Cat6 Ethernet cable for $25.
MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) technology uses the existing co-axial cables in the walls of most modern homes. You will place one adapter near your router and then another in or near your nursery. I recommend these MoCA adapters. They are a healthy option for sending internet data across a large home without Wi-Fi or the dirty electricity component associated with the Powerline Communication outlined next.
Using Powerline Communication to Connect Your Baby Monitor
If the other options to hardwire your nursery are not possible, then utilize these inexpensive TP-Link Powerline Adapters. One will be located near your router on the other side of the home and the other will be in your baby’s room. From that second powerline adapter, you will run an Ethernet cable to the TP-Link PoE Ethernet switch. A second cable will then run to your Reolink camera.
The PLC data transmission system (pictured at right) will create some “dirty electricity” in your home. This is because the data is sent using electromagnetic interference (EMI) on your home electrical wiring. Although this is not perfect solution, it is infinitely better than having a powerful Wi-Fi transmitter right next to your baby if Ethernet and MoCA are not possible.
Once your camera is connected to the internet, you will obtain the video feed on your device through the Reolink app.
Healthy Wired Baby Monitor System from Tech Wellness
If you would like to purchase a complete wired baby monitor system, your primary option today is this wired baby monitor system from Tech Wellness. This $475 product is similar to the wired Reolink baby monitor camera system outlined above. However, Tech Wellness has put their touch and care into making sure you have the best equipment possible. They will also walk you through any questions that come up during installation process.
Less EMF also sells this low-EMF hardwired baby monitor system for $300. However, this product is currently out of stock and may not be available again.
Can Wireless Baby Monitors be Considered Low-EMF?
It is important to realize that there are no “safe” or “healthy” wireless baby monitors. I recommend that you avoid baby monitor products that utilize Wi-Fi or Bluetooth of any kind. I appreciate this article where August Brice of Tech Wellness reviews some of the wireless baby monitors on the market that call themselves “Low-EMF.”
It reminds me of all the infrared sauna companies that use the term “Low EMF” as a marketing technique. However, very few infrared saunas or baby monitors are actually low-EMF. Within the above article August reviews the Bebcare, Nanit, Owlet, Snuza and Angel Care baby monitors. Ultimately, none of these options are low-EMF nor something you would want to put next to your child.
Conclusion
I hope this article has empowered you to purchase and install a low-EMF wired baby monitor to protect your infant. This is one of the best EMF steps you can take as a new parent. As you have learned above through the above videos and the Reolink wired baby monitor system, this process is neither difficult, nor does it have to be expensive.
If you have any questions about this low-EMF baby monitor system or would like to have an EMF consultant help make your home as healthy as possible, please contact me or reach out for a Zoom or email consultation.
Thank you,
Jeromy
Updated April 2026. Originally published 2016.
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