https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/USB-Recording-Question/m-p/1665659#M62159 <P>On the Arlo ( original ) base, the usb port were never activated</P> <P>On the Pro/Pro2 base, the usb ports cna be used as a backup drive ( like a speed stick, up to 2 TB ), but it really is a backup only. Any videos that are triggered by motion go to the library and the usb backup, but the usb drive must be ejected properly and then used in a computer to view the mp4 files</P> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:21:22 GMT TomMac 2019-01-03T22:21:22Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/USB-Recording-Question/m-p/1665597#M62149 <P>Base station has two USB ports. Will this record activity directly on this system to an installed USB drive so it can be retrieved at a later time</P> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:21:10 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/USB-Recording-Question/m-p/1665597#M62149 Raybonser 2019-01-03T22:21:10Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/USB-Recording-Question/m-p/1665659#M62159 <P>On the Arlo ( original ) base, the usb port were never activated</P> <P>On the Pro/Pro2 base, the usb ports cna be used as a backup drive ( like a speed stick, up to 2 TB ), but it really is a backup only. Any videos that are triggered by motion go to the library and the usb backup, but the usb drive must be ejected properly and then used in a computer to view the mp4 files</P> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:21:22 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/USB-Recording-Question/m-p/1665659#M62159 TomMac 2019-01-03T22:21:22Z