cannot record anything with out a monthly subscription

Tbal1265 — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:59:49 GMT

Purchased a floodlight vmc2030 to link to my Arlo 2 pro system. I cannot record anything with out a monthly subscription. My intent was to connect to my hub to record. Does anyone know if I can do this? I bought Arlo to abound monthly subscription fees.

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StephenB — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:45:13 GMT

@Tbal1265 wrote:

Purchased a floodlight vmc2030 to link to my Arlo 2 pro system. I cannot record anything with out a monthly subscription. My intent was to connect to my hub to record. Does anyone know if I can do this? I bought Arlo to abound monthly subscription fees.

If you purchase a VMB4540 or VMB5000 smarthub, you could use direct access to local storage:

https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it

Many folks here do use this feature instead of a subscription - though personally I think it's a rather poor substitute.

The limitations include:

recordings only available in the app, not the browser
recordings only available using the primary account (not friend accounts)
no ability to make manual recordings or snapshots
no thumbnails (even in notifications) - videos need to be downloaded to the phone to view.
remote access requires router setting changes that some find difficult, and which don't work with some internet service providers.

topic cannot record anything with out a monthly subscription in Arlo Pro 2

cannot record anything with out a monthly subscription

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