topic Re: numerous problems camera has 1 bar WiFi in Arlo Pro

numerous problems camera has 1 bar WiFi

bigpuppy — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:22:44 GMT

1. video is pixelated.

2. camera isnt picking up motion

3. furthest caera has only 1 bar wifi, dont know if that why video is pixelated or because we are running 6 cameras.

4. bought a better router but still not strong enough and dont know how to ake is stronger.

5. can i make this a rule eg. I have in place a rule when camera 1 motions then camera 2 starts recording, but can i also add a rule that camera 1 starts recording when it has a motion?

Re: numerous problems camera has 1 bar WiFi

steve_t — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:22:58 GMT

1. Can you position the base station somewhere most central to your 6 cameras? Perhaps using a range extender if need be

2. Have you adjusted the motion sensitivity?

3. See 1.

4. Camera signal strength is based solely on the base station to camera distance and path. A router won't change that

5. Yes. Create a custom recording mode and make rules. If you had one rule for all 6 cameras plus camera 1 triggering camera 2, you'd have 7 rules. You can add more as well. I have camera 1 triggers camera 1 and camera 1 to record and camera 2 also triggers camera 1 and camera 2 to record, so if I had your setup, I'd have 8 rules in my custom mode

Re: numerous problems camera has 1 bar WiFi

bigpuppy — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:23:17 GMT

1.i don't get how an extender works.
The router and the base are at the end wall of the house, the cameras are all outside. So don't know how to put the base in between
2. Yes adjusted motion

Re: numerous problems camera has 1 bar WiFi

jguerdat — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:23:31 GMT

1) A WiFi extender connects to your router via WiFi and rebroadcasts the signal. They usually have an Ethernet port which would allow you to plug the base into it. This would allow you to reposition the base to a more optimal location relative to the cameras. This can provide a better connection between the cameras and base to allow better videos.

2) When you adjusted sensitivity, did you do that in you rmodes and rules so you can save the setting? Use of the Motion Detection test doesn't save - it simply allows you to gain information to be used in your rules.