https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679539#M23069 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/719719">@Xnavyman17</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>I still don't know exactly how the motion boxes work. I drew one around my flag hanging near my porch and I am getting so many alerts. How do I get it to stop detecting the flag?&nbsp;</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Anything in the box is included. Anything outside of the box is excluded.</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:13:12 GMT jguerdat 2019-02-14T18:13:12Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679380#M23031 <P>This doesn't make sense to me. Please explain.</P><BR /><IMG src="http://community.arlo.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/424686i8B371FB08F334B78/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999&amp;whitelist-exif-data=Copyright" border="0" alt="20190213_184732.jpg" title="20190213_184732.jpg" /> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:25:54 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679380#M23031 Xnavyman17 2019-02-14T16:25:54Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679402#M23040 <P>Motion detection is within the box. Outside of the box is excluded.</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:26:04 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679402#M23040 jguerdat 2019-02-14T16:26:04Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679415#M23043 <P>So I have a flag flying in the view of my front porch camera. How do I block that out so it doesn't keep detecting it and draining my battery</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:26:15 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679415#M23043 Xnavyman17 2019-02-14T16:26:15Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679427#M23060 <P>I still don't know exactly how the motion boxes work. I drew one around my flag hanging near my porch and I am getting so many alerts. How do I get it to stop detecting the flag?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:27:36 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679427#M23060 Xnavyman17 2019-02-14T16:27:36Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679432#M23046 <P>You should be able to set three wanted zones to isolate the unwanted area at a guess.</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:26:27 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679432#M23046 Dannybear 2019-02-14T16:26:27Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679466#M23052 <P>Or rotate the camera down. A frequent issue is trying to get too much view rather than what's really of interest. I want my sidewalks and driveway in view, not cars on the street or airplanes.</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:26:36 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679466#M23052 jguerdat 2019-02-14T16:26:36Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679539#M23069 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/719719">@Xnavyman17</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>I still don't know exactly how the motion boxes work. I drew one around my flag hanging near my porch and I am getting so many alerts. How do I get it to stop detecting the flag?&nbsp;</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Anything in the box is included. Anything outside of the box is excluded.</P> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:13:12 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679539#M23069 jguerdat 2019-02-14T18:13:12Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679626#M23084 Ok thank you! Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:45:15 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679626#M23084 Xnavyman17 2019-02-15T01:45:15Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679628#M23085 Ok Thank you! Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:45:47 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679628#M23085 Xnavyman17 2019-02-15T01:45:47Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679629#M23086 Great, Thank you! Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:46:15 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679629#M23086 Xnavyman17 2019-02-15T01:46:15Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679630#M23087 I understand, thank you! Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:46:42 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-2/Motion-detection-activity-zone-doesn-t-make-sense-Please-explain/m-p/1679630#M23087 Xnavyman17 2019-02-15T01:46:42Z