topic Re: Smarthub in Arlo Ultra

Smarthub

ksharar — Sat, 16 May 2020 03:55:48 GMT

I have an Arlo Base Station connected by Ethernet cable to my modem. This sits on one side of my house, downstairs in my basement. Most cameras have a pretty good signal but those farther away not so much. Can I have both a base station and a Smarthub? Does the Smarthub have wireless capabilities? Trying to decide if buying a Smarthub would help boost my signal to cameras farther away.

Re: Smarthub

TomMac — Sat, 16 May 2020 13:08:49 GMT

The base stations and Smart hub are the same thing ( just a name change on the newer models )

I run a base at each end of the home.

And YES, you can have multi bases as there is no limit on any account and it is the only true way to expand coverage.

Re: Smarthub

ksharar — Sat, 16 May 2020 13:27:04 GMT

Thank you! Is SmartHub wireless or does it have to plug into the router?

Re: Smarthub

jguerdat — Sat, 16 May 2020 14:22:17 GMT

All Arlo hubs/bases use an Ethernet cable to connect.

Re: Smarthub

michaelkenward — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:44:16 GMT

@jguerdat wrote:

All Arlo hubs/bases use an Ethernet cable to connect.

Yes. But if you do not want to run an ethernet cable to the far reaches of your property, you have a couple of options.

Get a wifi extender that can connect to your hub with wifi, and plug the hub/base station into that.
Use powerline Ethernet with one plug connected to the router and connect the hub to the Ethernet connection in the plug at the "remote" location.