topic Re: Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3? in Arlo Smart

Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3?

KLW1 — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:37:45 GMT

Can I leave 5 of my cameras with no subscription and just get one for the other 3 or do they all need to be under one?

Re: Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3?

jguerdat — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:38:42 GMT

Not sure what you're asking but I think you have 5 cameras on an account and want to use 3 more. If so, use a second email address for a new account for the extra 3. Then use Settings, Grant Access from the new account to the original email address so all cameras show up in the original login.

Re: Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3?

StephenB — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:38:52 GMT

@jguerdat wrote:

Not sure what you're asking but I think you have 5 cameras on an account and want to use 3 more. If so, use a second email address for a new account for the extra 3. Then use Settings, Grant Access from the new account to the original email address so all cameras show up in the original login.

This assumes two base stations (which is a good idea if you have 8 cameras anyway).

Re: Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3?

StayNSafe — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:42:16 GMT

No, they are all considered in 1 group. Or at least I could not figure out how to use cameras only at 1 location.

Re: Can I leave 5 of my cameras w/ no subscription & get one for other 3?

StephenB — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:54:00 GMT

@StayNSafe wrote:
No, they are all considered in 1 group. Or at least I could not figure out how to use cameras only at 1 location.

What you do is

purchase a new base station
set up a second account that uses that base station
attach the three new cameras to the new base station.
Use grant access to allow both accounts to see all the cameras.

Or just purchase a subscription.