topic Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud in Arlo Pro

Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

cakeandcocoa — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:36:34 GMT

Is it possible to setup the Arlo Pro system to only record to my local usb that is attached to the base system or am I required to use the cloud? If I am required to use the cloud what is the minimum upload speed that is required?

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

MillerJD — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:43:28 GMT

I plugged in a new 4 TB external hard drive into USB port 1. The Arlo Pro base station recognized it.

I went to settings, devices, base station, local storage, sub device recording, usb device 1, format. I selected the option to format it. But it only formatted 1.6 TB of storage.

I'm not sure if it is recording local copies of videos or not. Does it also save to the cloud? Is it one or the other? Or is it both???

Poor documentation is all I can find so far.

Why did did it not format the full 4 TB external drive storage?

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

TomMac — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:44:43 GMT

If you set up the PRO and use USB drive local record, AND internet drop outs, it will keep recording to the drive.,,, But think that you at least need the internet connected for setup...and , if you have the cloud, no reason not to use it as a backup for the video... as you can't view from the usb drive without removing it first.

The Arlos and PRO can max at 1.5 Mbs... and Netgear recommends a min of 1MB up to function

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

TomMac — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:50:06 GMT

MillerJD wrote:

. But it only formatted 1.6 TB of storage.

I'm not sure if it is recording local copies of videos or not. Does it also save to the cloud? Is it one or the other? Or is it both???

The USB drive WILL ONLY SUPPORT to 2TB as that is the theoretical max for Fat32 fromat....prob some lost in overhead

After the USB drive is set up , ythe base records the same videos to the usb drive and the cloud ( they would be in the Library ).

As to the drive, you CAN't view from the drive, the drive must be ejected ( like normal usb device )and then you can view the mp4 formated files with a third parrty viewer like VLC

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

mustang5o — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:46:21 GMT

Will the system record locally if the internet connection goes down? I realize we wouldn't get any alerts but at least there would still be video evidence if there was an actual break in or something.

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

jguerdat — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:33:19 GMT

Only if you have a USB device installed and configured. Note that they will not be uploaded to the servers when Internet access is restored.

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

MarkC — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 10:53:42 GMT

That is a shame!

@netgear can you please add a feature to sync recordings to the cloud once the inernet connection is restored or at lease have the log display a placeholder stating that there is a recording held on the loally attached USB storage device.

Thanks.

Re: Arlo Pro Local recording with no cloud

JamesC — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:15:55 GMT

MarkC,

Consider posting your idea in the Arlo Idea Exchange. The Arlo development team routinely reviews these posts for ideas on how to improve and introduce new features to the Arlo system.

Other community users can also review your idea and if they agree/like the idea, they can add Kudos showing their support. This encourages the development team to look more closely at the most popular ideas.

Thank you for your contribution,

JamesC