topic Re: Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi meanan in Arlo Ultra 2

Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi mean?

tecmcord — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:40:57 GMT

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Re: Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi meanan

StephenB — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:45:25 GMT

@tecmcord wrote:
Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi mean

It means the camera requires a smarthub/base station - for example the VMB5000.

It cannot connect to your home wifi, only to the base.

Re: Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi meanan

tecmcord — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:53:10 GMT

so the base station provide its own wifi, 2.4 or 5 and is it secure. Can you set the security to ie WPA-2?

Re: Ultra 2, what does no direct wifi meanan

StephenB — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:17:54 GMT

@tecmcord wrote:
so the base station provide its own wifi, 2.4 or 5 and is it secure. Can you set the security to ie WPA-2?

The WiFi is secure, and the system is closed - there are no exposed settings, and you will not be able to join the base station network from your other devices.

The VMB5000 uses dual-band (both 2.4 and 5), and the Ultra 2 can use either. Again, there are no settings.