topic Re: Base Stations in Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight

Base Stations

Johnsonabq — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:49:27 GMT

Is it possible to use my two Pro 3 Floodlights with a base station and not connect to the cloud?

Thanks,

Jeff

Re: Base Stations

jguerdat — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:07:11 GMT

Possible? Yes. Useful? No.

Arlo needs the server connection to manipulate the system. You don't have to have cloud recording if that's the issue - use the local storage and don't have any subscriptions. I doubt you can access the local storage without an Internet connection so you'd have to pull the drive for viewing on a computer (while risking filesystem corruption because of the inability to safely eject the drive)

Re: Base Stations

Johnsonabq — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:59:32 GMT

Understood,

It's the subscription I was hoping to avoid. The internet connection w/o monthly fees. Also, can I record to the base station in a continuous manner? These short clips are a help, but I'd really like them to be longer.

Thanks!

Jeff

Re: Base Stations

jguerdat — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:47:15 GMT

Unless you have a metered Internet connection, there's no charge for the use of Arlo without a subscription.

No, there's no continuous recording unless you subscribe to CVR (Continuous Video Recording). That's a separate sub.

Rercording length is set in your modes and rules. Read the FAQs here in the support section for full details. You can get up to 2 minute recordings per trigger or up to 5 minutes for "record until motion stops" as long as you understand that it's what the camera determines as motion, not your eyes. Testing would be in order.

Re: Base Stations

Johnsonabq — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:33:33 GMT

I see the settings now that you were talking about. I had no idea what "modes" meant.

Thank you,

Jeff