https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600849#M54023 No the base being off will not turn off camera. It will search for signal and drain batts quickly. In the main screen. ( devices) click on the gear symbol upper right hand corner of thw screen and there will be a toggle for on/off Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:38:58 GMT Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T14:38:58Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600571#M54018 Is it better to arm/disarm from the arlo app or simply turn on/off the base station when I am present? Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:22:08 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600571#M54018 dhastings 2018-07-03T00:22:08Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600605#M54019 Its personal preference really. I have been disarming. It doesnt use much power at all to disarm rather than turn off. Also if disarmed you can live view alot faster without having the lag delay of waiting for the camera to turn on Tue, 03 Jul 2018 02:32:52 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600605#M54019 Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T02:32:52Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600621#M54020 Thank you. I noticed the cameras still run and show movement even if disarmed and worried that would run the batteries down. Naturally if I turn the base off there is nothing happening and hopefully the batteries are preserved longer. Having much trouble with the battery life. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 03:44:45 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600621#M54020 dhastings 2018-07-03T03:44:45Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600762#M54021 If you turn off the base you would have to turn cameras off also. Otherwise camera looks for signal constantly and it drains battery Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:41:48 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600762#M54021 Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T11:41:48Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600828#M54022 I thought turning off the base would automatically turn off the cameras. How do you turn off the cameras? Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:42:38 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600828#M54022 dhastings 2018-07-03T13:42:38Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600849#M54023 No the base being off will not turn off camera. It will search for signal and drain batts quickly. In the main screen. ( devices) click on the gear symbol upper right hand corner of thw screen and there will be a toggle for on/off Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:38:58 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600849#M54023 Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T14:38:58Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600853#M54024 If the cameras still have or show movement while disarmed you have a problem. Look at the man symbol that shows motion he turns orange when motion detected. If they are disarmed he should be gray color. If armed it will be a darker black color. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:42:42 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600853#M54024 Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T14:42:42Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600854#M54025 Thank you for the info Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:43:55 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600854#M54025 dhastings 2018-07-03T14:43:55Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600855#M54026 I just tried to turn off the camers by your instructions but there is no option to turn off. In fact there is a message that indicates cameras are offline. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:47:23 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600855#M54026 dhastings 2018-07-03T14:47:23Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600866#M54027 Something is wrong then. I would private message james c the community manager. Click on the enevelope on this page to send a private message. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:13:09 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1600866#M54027 Wklovelace3 2018-07-03T15:13:09Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1601028#M54028 Will do. Thank you Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:55:01 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Arming-and-Disarming-Device/m-p/1601028#M54028 dhastings 2018-07-03T19:55:01Z