topic Re: Activity Zones in Arlo Pro 2

Activity zone to cover only my front door and send alerts but also record other activities?

GB709 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:06:56 GMT

Hey guys! Just wondering if anyone can help me with a question about activity zones on my Arlo Pro 2.
I have it on the front of my house, covering my front door, my driveway, and a portion of the sidewalk/ street. It’s plugged in at all times.
I’m just wondering if I can set up an activity zone to cover only my front door, and send alerts to my phone, but also record all other activity outside of the zone without any alerts?
Thanks so much!

Re: Activity Zones

StephenB — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:55:15 GMT

@GB709 wrote:
I’m just wondering if I can set up an activity zone to cover only my front door, and send alerts to my phone, but also record all other activity outside of the zone without any alerts?

Unfortunately no. It does sound like a good idea though.

Re: Activity Zones

GB709 — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:39:44 GMT

That’s too bad! It would be a great option.
Thank you for your quick reply!

Re: Activity Zones

Reallyconfused — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:35:46 GMT

If I understand your situation, I believe it can be done...in a fashion.

Right now you only get alerts within your activity zone, correct? Nothing else alerts you.

All you need to do is plug a USB drive into your base station. This will record ALL videos here, as they are in the cloud. Arlo's cloud simply reviews all your captured videos and sends only the ones within your activity zone. You will need to pull your USB drive out and view the videos on your laptop though, a bit of a pain, but at least they are there. This is what I have done.

Re: Activity Zones

GB709 — Sat, 09 May 2020 20:26:19 GMT

Thanks for the idea! It’s not an ideal setup but it’s an option.

Re: Activity Zones

Reallyconfused — Sat, 09 May 2020 20:39:30 GMT

It’s for those times when something may have happened and you can at least go back and check