Arlo Pro 3 Siren only on Camera?

lma413 — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 01:43:12 GMT

I can't seem to find the answer to my question regarding the Arlo Pro 3 cameras siren. Does the Arlo Pro 3 siren only sound on the camera or can it sound on the base station or a phone?

Re: Arlo Pro 3 Siren only on Camera?

michaelkenward — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 10:37:01 GMT

The Pro 3 siren is on the camera.

But you can also get it to send alerts to a phone.

Some older hubs also have a siren, such as the original Pro 2 hub, but not the one that is bundled with the Pro 3 system.

Re: Arlo Pro 3 Siren only on Camera?

vabdilov — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:06:50 GMT

I bought the Arlo 3 'VMB4540r2' set in July, 2020. In my experience, it was a very bad idea to move a siren from the SmartHub (as it worked well on the previous models) to a camera only.

A few things to consider:

When for any reasons a siren start sounding, it disclosures it's location, and thieves can destroy the camera right away, or in advance coming next time well aware of the camera's location
Sound level of the alarm on a camera is not loud at all, in reality - really weak
While I'm sleeping, I do not check any notifications. Accordingly, if a camera is sounding really weak and is located outside of my bedroom, I cannot hear the alarm, and this sort of new Arlo 3 "security enhancement" will bring criminals into my bedroom undetected

I'm looking for any solutions to make a siren louder and bring the siren back to SmartHub, or transfer a siren's sound from camera to any sounding device. I'm contacting Customer Support as well.

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Meanwhile, G-d forbid, if criminals would robber my house undetected because of such Arlo's new "enhanced security"...

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