topic Re: Shed in Arlo Essential Outdoor 2nd Gen

Shed

WendyPamela — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:17:41 GMT

Hello,

I'm a newbie here, and am so close to getting this, but not there yet. Setup was great because the instructions were great, but how do I get the camera 📸 off of idle to record live video? I'm missing a key piece here.

Thanks for your help.

Re: Shed

StephenB — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:52:07 GMT

@WendyPamela wrote:

Hello,

I'm a newbie here, and am so close to getting this, but not there yet. Setup was great because the instructions were great, but how do I get the camera 📸 off of idle to record live video? I'm missing a key piece here.

Thanks for your help.

Go to the dashboard page, and set the mode to either "Arm Away" or "Arm Home". (The mode you are in is shown in color on the dashboard).

Then go to the devices page, and press the "play" icon on the center of the page. Once the camera starts livestreaming, you should see several icons at the bottom of the image. The center one looks like a target. Press that, and the camera should start recording (the "bullet" in the icon will turn red). After you stop recording, go to the "Feed" page and see if the recording is shown there.

Re: Shed

WendyPamela — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:43:13 GMT

Thanks!

Thanks so much for this! I was able to see my cat Joshua go into the shed and come out while I was in Texas! I live in NJ - it's amazing to me.

I still don't know how to stay 'live' without the phone display staying ON all the time.

With my trial, do I get video? I haven't been successful in setting that up.

Re: Shed

StephenB — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:03:49 GMT

@WendyPamela wrote:

With my trial, do I get video? I haven't been successful in setting that up.

You should be getting motion-detection notifications and videos on the "Feed" page.

Is the system in "Arm Away" or "Arm Home" mode?