topic Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera in Arlo

Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

vanter2017 — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:23:32 GMT

To improve battery life, is it possible to disable at will a camera using the Arlo App?

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

TomMac — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:31:33 GMT

If the camera is DISARMED, the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep mode using VERY little power

My very low usage camera that really just sits there go over 7 months on OEM batteries.

( other than removal of the batteries its the best you can do )

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

vanter2017 — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:47:36 GMT

Thank you Tom. There is an area outside our home we use often. To preserve battery life I would like to disarm one specific camera for a while. When you state "the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep", do you mean the entire system or the selected camera?

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

TomMac — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 02:23:42 GMT

vanter2017 wrote:
Thank you Tom. There is an area outside our home we use often. To preserve battery life I would like to disarm one specific camera for a while. When you state "the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep", do you mean the entire system or the selected camera?

All the Arlo cameras go to a low power state, they only ping the base now and then to make sure all is ok.

If you have a camera that isn't used much, make sure you set up custom modes without that camera included... If the camera isn;t in the active mode it will be off ( in sleep mode with low power drain )

IE. two cameras one inside , one outside... arming ONLY the inside camera ( outside will not be in use and use very little power )

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

vanter2017 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 05:30:45 GMT

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. It is appreciated.

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

lenayres — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:58:42 GMT

I see instructions for enabling multiple devices (iPhones) for geofencing, where it is recommended to disable the cameras and later enable them. How do you disable/enable a camera? Is that the same as turning it off and on via the app?

Re: Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

JamesC — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:06:29 GMT

lenayres,

Geofencing automatically allows the user to control the mode cameras are in based on their (mobile device) location, take a look here for more information: How does Arlo Geofencing work and how do I set it up?

The Privacy feature allows the user to switch a camera on/off, for more information, see here: How do I use the Arlo privacy feature?

JamesC