topic Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking in Arlo Pro

Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

bigdig2001 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 10:30:36 GMT

Hi,

I have a quick question. Since a few days I see the middle LED of my Arlo Pro Basestation blinking from time to time. I've the impression this is new and before all three LEDs were consitandly on green light. Does anyone know what the individual LEDs are for and why the middle one in blinking from time to time?

Overall the Arlo Pro is working fine. No issues just like to understand this.

Thx

Markus.

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

surfer1000 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 10:52:04 GMT

I was just about to post the same, the base station just got an update and since then the middle led "sending data" is constantly flashing now!

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

jguerdat — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 12:32:40 GMT

New feature. It's like the LEDs on your router - activity triggers a blinking LED. It's the new normal.

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

bigdig2001 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:28:18 GMT

Well if this is a new feature, then what is it telling me? I feel it's annoying rather then supportiv. But well if there is a good reason what it does then ok I'll have to acknowledge this.

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

Streak2 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 14:24:22 GMT

See the answer here
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Arlo-Pro/Arlo-Pro-Base-Internet-Light-Blinking-Green/m-p/1327738#M17894

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

JPC — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:02:11 GMT

It's an annoying continuous activity light what it is..

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

surfer1000 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:10:26 GMT

If it wasn't broke why fix it?

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

Streak2 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:02:36 GMT

The documentation always referred to the blinking internet light

https://kb.arlo.com/989/What-do-the-LEDs-on-my-Arlo-or-Arlo-Pro-base-station-mean

but the firmware had not yet caught up.

This change is part of a series of changes being introduced to help users resolve their base station offline issues themselves. If the Internet LED is flashing, it will only flash when communicating to the backend due to a trigger, login, or just status check.

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

jguerdat — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:19:51 GMT

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

JPC — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:42:56 GMT

Now am seeing no light on "internet" status .. But everything still works... Seems like someone at Arlo's end is messing around with it..

Re: Arlo Pro Base Station LED blinking

jguerdat — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 11:04:06 GMT

Doubtful. Try power cycling the base.