Adding a second base station and additional cameras

Dooner — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:23:14 GMT

I have two Arlo 2 base stations and 8 cameras. 5 cameras connected the other 3 said I need a subscription to connect them. I currently do not have a subscription nor do I want to get a subscription. That’s why I bought a second base station.

Re: Adding a second base station and additional cameras

StephenB — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 11:12:11 GMT

@Dooner wrote:

I have two Arlo 2 base stations and 8 cameras. 5 cameras connected the other 3 said I need a subscription to connect them. I currently do not have a subscription nor do I want to get a subscription. That’s why I bought a second base station.

The 7-day cloud storage offered for the legacy cameras has always been limited to 5 unsubscribed cameras per account. It doesn't matter how many bases you have, the limitation is per account.

If your 8 cameras are all legacy models, you can work around this by setting up a second account for the other three cameras. You can then share the cameras using the "friend" access feature (post back if you struggle with that step).

If your other 3 cameras are newer models (not on the EoL list), then you will need a subscription for cloud storage. Or use direct access to local storage (requiring a VMB4540 or VMB5000 smarthub). You'd still need two accounts if your other base is a different model hub.

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Adding a second base station and additional cameras

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