topic Re: Doorbell chime and future expansion in Arlo Video Doorbell Wire-Free

Doorbell chime and future expansion

FarneFogey — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:14:23 GMT

First of all, my model number is AVD2001 - I don’t know if that will make any difference.

At the moment I only have the doorbell.

As I understand it I need to buy a smarthub like the VMB5000 to have a chime inside the house as well as on my phone.

Is this correct? Is there any other way of doing this?

Also, do I need to buy the hub in order to add further cameras at home?

Thanks

Re: Doorbell chime and future expansion

StephenB — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:43:55 GMT

@FarneFogey wrote:

As I understand it I need to buy a smarthub like the VMB5000 to have a chime inside the house as well as on my phone.

Is this correct? Is there any other way of doing this?

No. The chime 2 (AC2001) will work without a base. https://kb.arlo.com/000062573/Arlo-Chime-2-FAQ

@FarneFogey wrote:

Also, do I need to buy the hub in order to add further cameras at home?

It depends on which cameras you purchase. Arlo Essential and Pro 4 cameras (and the Pro 3 Floodlight) can connect to your home wifi.

Though smarthubs do make some things easier to manage.

Re: Doorbell chime and future expansion

FarneFogey — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:26:48 GMT

Fantastic - thanks for the answer! That is exactly what I needed to know.

Have a great day.