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Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

KTang — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:56:04 GMT

Queistion about the new product - Arlo Pro,

What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

Will siren go off when intruder enter the house etc?

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JamesC — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 21:45:38 GMT

KTang,

The Smart Siren is a 100+ decibel siren that can be controlled remotely, or triggered by motion or audio.

For more information on the Arlo Pro, see here: Arlo Pro The world’s first and only 100% wire-free, weatherproof, rechargeable HD smart security camera with audio and 130° viewing angle

JamesC

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

KTang — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:38:46 GMT

I've been in that page and could not find the information I am looking for. I know people can remotely control the smart siren per description on that page. What I am looking for is how the motion and audio trigger the smart siren? If a thief break in to the house, how does the siren get triggered? How Arlo Pro knows it's the owner (or the kids) come home and not to trigger the siren? Just need to details about how it works.

I have two Arlo Q at home and interested in this Arlo Pro. But want to know more about certain functions before making a buying decision.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JtArlo — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:50:34 GMT

Also interested if we can trigger the siren via IFTTT??

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JamesC — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:20:13 GMT

The Siren can be manually triggered (through pressing a button within the Arlo interface). The Siren can also be added within modes/rules for your camera to trigger upon motion detection events with four duration options and three loudness options.

JamesC

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

lodenian — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:33:39 GMT

Is the siren inside the camera unit or just on the new base unit?

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JamesC — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:31:37 GMT

lodenian,

The siren is inside the Arlo Pro Base Station and can be triggered manually or via motion detection by cameras synced to the base.

JamesC

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

IamBobbert — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 23:29:04 GMT

My router is on a different floor than some of my cameras. Should not the siren be located in the triggered camera instead of in a router on another which is away from the action?

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

jguerdat — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:20:04 GMT

No guarantee that the camera batteries would be in a condition to allow the siren to work properly. ALso, don't forget that the base can be moved - it doesn't have to be next to the router. Use a long Ethernet cable or a WiFi extender to do this.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

hdiarte — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:55:29 GMT

I like what I have read so far, but I need to add an extra siren to be outdoors to alert the neigbours that we are being mugged/broken-into. We live in an rea with large plots where neigbours are far apart and no-one will hear an alarm inside the house. Can this be added to the system?

Best Regards

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

jguerdat — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:13:48 GMT

Not directly but I suppose could be added via IFTTT and/or SmartThings.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JennyPenny — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 05:19:27 GMT

It would be really helpful if they would advertise that you need the PRO Base for the alarm feature. I bought the Arlo Q Plus for the alarm feature and had read the Arlo Q plus was comparable with the regular Arlo base, sure it's compatible but NOT all Features work!

Ugg... =(

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

jguerdat — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:30:39 GMT

I'm not sure why you would have bought a Q for the siren when it never had one. The Q specs never mention it - only the Pro system does.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

ArloQUser — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:21:58 GMT

That person bought an Arlo Q Plus not an Arlo Q... and your sales literature states it has an integrated siren in it! I have two Arlo Q's under trst mode right now, and love everything about them EXCEPT... you have no deterrent for a thief?! Several of my neighbors have opted for one of your competitors that also sell a Wifi siren that plugs into 110vac and can be set to go off by his other camera sensors on sound or motion. Does Netgear have plans to sell an added beacon that will work with the Arlo Q's (not the plus) so I can tell a siren to go off when I have a camera go off?! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE THAT CONSUMERS WANT, and we want to be able to plug this siren in ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE OR OUTSIDE to warn off intruders. With your robust App, I would think there would be a simple way to link a Wifi siren to the camera? Please let me know before I send back my Arlo Q's!! Thanks.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

ArloQUser — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:25:56 GMT

Trst=test mode!!

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

jguerdat — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:05:47 GMT

ArloQUser wrote:
That person bought an Arlo Q Plus not an Arlo Q... and your sales literature states it has an integrated siren in it! I have two Arlo Q's under trst mode right now, and love everything about them EXCEPT... you have no deterrent for a thief?! Several of my neighbors have opted for one of your competitors that also sell a Wifi siren that plugs into 110vac and can be set to go off by his other camera sensors on sound or motion. Does Netgear have plans to sell an added beacon that will work with the Arlo Q's (not the plus) so I can tell a siren to go off when I have a camera go off?! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE THAT CONSUMERS WANT, and we want to be able to plug this siren in ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE OR OUTSIDE to warn off intruders. With your robust App, I would think there would be a simple way to link a Wifi siren to the camera? Please let me know before I send back my Arlo Q's!! Thanks.

Neither Q has a siren nor is it listed in the literature. The only siren is in the Pro wireless base.

If you want deterrent, maybe a dog would be better. A siren isn't really going to do much more than a mic/speaker where you can talk/shout at the person.

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

ArloQUser — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:37:05 GMT

Sorry, but yes the literature for the Arlo Q plus DOES have the selling feature of a 100 decibal siren in it... that's why I made the comment. I'm guessing from your lack of knowledge of the sales literature you're another user and not a Netgear employee commenting on this (which is what I'm wanting here). And yes...if I was an intruder...and about to come in your front door, hearing a 100dB siren go off will most likely cause me to turn around and walk away because they are usually mounted up high out of reach and they don't typically stick around to steal stuff while everyone around is wondering why a siren is going off. The 'dog security plan' might have worked in the 50's but I want something a bit more up to date... and isn't as needy! Go out to Netgear's site and you'll see their sales literature with the siren listed as a selling feature. With this much dialogue around this topic...my guess now is someone at Netgear has listed this and its a mistake and now fostering this discussion? Their competitor (D-Link) has a wifi siren for their system that you can add as another device...and it integrates into their app to go off depending how you tell it to activate. Can be mounted outdoors or indoors, but does require AC power.

Okay Netgear...do you have plans to add this feature, is it on the drawing board, or should I start sending people to the D-link system!? An outdoor weatherproof enclosure would also be a nice add to the Arlo Q too! I see they've added a 'rechargable battery' to their Arlo Pro...but still not a viable option for people that travel away for a month, or spend time away in the winter...I like the AC powered stuff for that reason....AND WANT A 100 beacon that I can place either indoors or outdoors. I have friends that can hack Arlo's app and could add the D-link device to my existing system, but not really wanting to do this as then i can't 'update' the app without loosing the features of the app upgrades!

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

jguerdat — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:35:57 GMT

ArloQUser wrote:

Sorry, but yes the literature for the Arlo Q plus DOES have the selling feature of a 100 decibal siren in it

Got a link?

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

DaveWoj — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:00:23 GMT

I'm not sure what he means by "literature" since I have never seen anything on the site showing an alarm on the Q.

There are many posts on here criticizing the system, yet there is a lack of knowledge. That knowledge comes from simply reading the specs, instructions and this forum.

Many of the answers can be found by just taking a few minutes to engage yourself in the software and trying it for more than 5 minutes before asking a question that is common sense.

Sure there may be problems and I have experienced some myself, but to criticize the system for something that it isn't or because people don't take the time to set it up properly (it does take time) is unfair to Netgear and their support.

There are many helpful contributors on here and they are very knowledgeable. But asking common sense questions that have been answered a dozen times (just do a search) is just redundant.

No question is stupid unless it's been asked a dozen times and answered two dozen times. (LOL)

Re: Alro Pro - What is Smart Siren? How's it work?

JamesC — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:52:03 GMT

ArloQUser,

Adding to the discussion... There is no literature (to my knowledge) that (incorrectly) indicates that the Arlo Q Plus includes a 100 db siren. The siren feature is exclusive to the Arlo Pro base station. Please provide a link to the literature you are referring to and I will escalate for correction if necessary.

JamesC