topic Re: Is it possible when one camera detects motion, it starts recording & other cameras become armed? in Arlo Pro

Re: Is it possible when one camera detects motion, it starts recording & other cameras become armed?

gaylerc — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:04:33 GMT

I have one outdoor Arlo Pro and two indoor Arlos. I don't usually want the two indoor cameras armed for motion detection, to avoid having a lot of wasted video of me inside. However, I would like to arm the two indoor cameras (for say 45 minutes) when the outdoor camera is triggered. So, I'm looking for a way to have the outdoor camera armed for motion detection, then when it detects motion, start recording, but also arm the two indoor cameras to look for motion. Can I do this? Thanks for any help. Chris

Re: Is it possible when one camera detects motion, it starts recording & other cameras become armed?

jguerdat — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:04:23 GMT

Yes. Read the FAQs here for modes and rules as well as the schedule. You'll need to create at least one custom mode with nested rules:

cam1 detects, cam 1 records

cam1 detects, cam 2 records

cam 1 detects, cam 3 records

Re: Is it possible when one camera detects motion, it starts recording & other cameras become ar

gaylerc — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:02:34 GMT

Thank you for the response. What I'd really like to do is:

Cam1 detects, then Arm Cam2 to look for motion (not record), & Arm Cam3.

thanks,

Chris

Re: Is it possible when one camera detects motion, it starts recording & other cameras become ar

jguerdat — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:51:27 GMT

The rules don't do that. Each camera with a rule is already armed. Any camera without a rule is disarmed but could be triggered to record by a different camera. That's about 180 degrees from what you're looking for.

Expalin your use case - maybe something similar can be arranged.