Arlo and indoor camera without using a subscription

Sfc — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:45:03 GMT

Arlo essential indoor camera work without a base station and how do I record without using a subscription

Re: Arlo and indoor camera

StephenB — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 22:54:13 GMT

@Sfc wrote:

Arlo essential indoor camera work without a base station and how do I record without using a subscription

If you have no base, then you need a subscription for recordings. The single-camera Arlo Secure would be sufficient.

If you get a base, you can save recordings locally. However, if you want to see those recordings in the app, you need a smarthub (VMB4540 or VMB5000).

There are limitations to local storage:

Recordings are only available in the app (not the browser)
Recordings only available to the primary account (not friend accounts)
No ability to make manual recordings and snapshots.
No thumbnails
Remote access requires router settings changes which some find difficult - and which cannot be made on some networks (for instance StarLink and T-mobile broadband).

Given the cost of the smarthub combined with the limitations, IMO the single camera subscription is the best option.

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