topic Re: Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings in Arlo Ultra 2

Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings

halfmoon83 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:46:17 GMT

Can more than one mode can be set up to be operating at the same time?

For instance, I want one camera to be on permanently armed and provide alerts, the other cameras should be armed on a schedule.

I have set up separate modes for different cameras, but the app does not allow me to apply a schedule to one of the modes.

ALSO

The app only allows the selection of one mode.

How can I fix this?

Re: Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings

StephenB — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:29:28 GMT

@halfmoon83 wrote:

Can more than one mode can be set up to be operating at the same time?

No. Only one mode can be operating on a base at a time.

But each mode can have rules for multiple cameras.

@halfmoon83 wrote:
For instance, I want one camera to be on permanently armed and provide alerts, the other cameras should be armed on a schedule.

The way you do this is

create a mode that only arms this camera. Then use this mode whenever you'd normally use disarmed.
make sure that every other mode that you schedule includes a rule that arms this camera,

The key idea here - you need to identify all the combinations of cameras you want active at any given time. Then you need to create a mode for each of those combinations. After that, you schedule those modes.

Re: Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings

halfmoon83 — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:15:08 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion.

The way I understand this is, if I have the mode set to arm/disarm all cameras on a daily schedule, then I have to remember to change modes every day to leave the other one on permanetly.

I leave them all armed, but switch off the alerts and recording on the cameras I want to be inactive.

Either way, seems a bit cumbersome. ... or do I buy a second smarthub?

Re: Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings

StephenB — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:45:21 GMT

@halfmoon83 wrote:

The way I understand this is, if I have the mode set to arm/disarm all cameras on a daily schedule, then I have to remember to change modes every day to leave the other one on permanetly.

No, you aren't getting it yet.

Let's imagine that you have

one outdoor camera that you want armed all the time (Camera A)
Two more outdoor cameras that you want armed from 5 pm to 6 am, but disarmed during the day (Cameras B, C)
Two indoor cameras you want armed from 6 am to 6 pm. (Cameras D, E)

So from

midnight to 6am you want A, B, and C armed
6 am to 5 pm you want A, D, and E armed
5 pm to 6 pm you want A, B, C, D, and E armed
6 pm to midnight you want A, B, C armed (same as midnight to 6 am)

You have 3 combinations of cameras. So you need three modes - one of which is the built-in ARMED mode.

A, B, C ("Outdoor" custom mode)
A, D, E ("Indoor" custom mode) -somewhat misnamed, since A is outdoor.
A, B, C, D, E (exlsting "Armed" mode)

Now you set up the schedule

midnight to 6am: Outdoor
6 am to 5 pm: Indoor
5 pm to 6 pm: Armed
6 pm to midnight: Outdoor

Re: Ultra2 4K - Individual mode settings

halfmoon83 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:02:29 GMT

Thanks.

So I see, once the modes are set up, the schedule allows selection of the mode you can schedule.

Makes sense now,

Thanks