Basic setup not working

RegR — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:44:08 GMT

Ever since the new update I have not been able to get my cameras to work the same. I literally just had HOME (on), AWAY (on/off) and STANDBY (off) no schedules, no times, nothing tricky but I've found I now only have the option of on and off by manually having to choose either HOME/AWAY and STANDBY respectively.

I would just leave my old system in AWAY mode and with geofencing it would turn on and off automatically but now I select AWAY and it just records even when I am at home. I see no point in paying a subscription fee for service when I just have to turn the cameras on or off manually.

Re: Basic setup not working

StephenB — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:45:57 GMT

@RegR wrote:

Ever since the new update I have not been able to get my cameras to work the same. I literally just had HOME (on), AWAY (on/off) and STANDBY (off) no schedules, no times, nothing tricky but I've found I now only have the option of on and off by manually having to choose either HOME/AWAY and STANDBY respectively.

What you could do is

set up Arm Home and Arm Away to arm all cameras
create a "Leave" automation to switch the mode to "Arm Away". Enable this automation in "Arm Home" and "Standby"
create an "Arrive" notification to switch the mode to either "Standby" or "Arm Home". Enable this automation in "Arm Away"

Or you could use "custom modes", and set up geofencing for cameras (which works the same as the old interface did).

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