topic Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery? in Arlo Pro 2

VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

nmbrg — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:12:35 GMT

What are my options in using activity zones on my arlo pro 2 when running on battery?

I cant connect it to AC, but i really need to use activity zones for the cameras to be useful.

I live in Sweden by the way, if that helps..

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

TomMac — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:47:44 GMT

With the newest FW ( in US, unsure if there ) the zones work on the Pro2 now while on battery and ac...

fw version xx.19174 ; May 14 2018

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

nmbrg — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 09:29:10 GMT

Don't think it's the same FW.
I'm on the latest FW in Sweden and it's:
1.125.11.0_21156

And zones don't work for me on battery..

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

JamesC — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:29:16 GMT

You will need to have the camera plugged in to have access to activity zones.

At this time, that is the only way you can use activity zones on an Arlo Pro 2 outside the US.

JamesC

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

BobChadwick-GA — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:57:25 GMT

After reading this, I tried to set up zones on one of my cameras. It warns me that the camera needs to be powered for this function. It let me set it up, but gives me an error icon on the monitoring screen and is clearly not using zones on the camera.

The camera has the latest firmware installed.

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

JamesC — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:42:23 GMT

BobChadwick-GA,

Correct. To use Activity Zones on your Arlo Pro 2 you need to have the camera plugged in, or alternatively, you need to be subscribed to Arlo Smart.

JamesC

Re: VMS4230P Arlo Pro 2 activity zone without battery?

marvt75 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:39:01 GMT

Is there any timeline to bring Arlo Smart to the UK?

I'm in the process of deciding between Ring devices and the Arlo, person detection would be great advantage of the Arlo