topic Re: Range in Arlo

Range

Twosmiles — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:59:59 GMT

does anyone else only get a range of about 15 ft. Even with a fairly new battery?

Re: Range

jguerdat — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:21:35 GMT

It can be all about location and position. A downward tilt with motion across the FOV works best with the edges seeming to have the best detection. It's trial and error.

Re: Range

Twosmiles — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:34:16 GMT

I am not talking about detection but live view....

Re: Range

Twosmiles — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:38:12 GMT

Re: Range

jguerdat — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:16:30 GMT

Twosmiles wrote:
I am not talking about detection but live view....

Guess I don't understand then. Live view doesn't have a "range". Detection does.

Re: Range

Twosmiles — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:21:16 GMT

Live range is the distance between the camera and base that you can see the camera output.

detection is a subset, I.e. No camera then no detect...

Re: Range

jguerdat — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:30:34 GMT

Ok, now that we have the terminology set, the answer is "simple". (HA!)

The specs say up to 300 feet but that depends on a ton of things - 2.4GHz. interference from other devices, walls, ceilings, wiring, ductwork, the phase of the moon. Straight line with no other obstacles could get you there but in a realistic scenario it's far more complicated. You can only rely on testing and, to a degree, the WiFi signal strength shown in the app/web page. It could be horrible (10 feet) or not bad at all (50-100 feet).

"It depends." (TM)

Re: Range

TomMac — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:51:39 GMT

Twosmiles wrote:
Live range is the distance between the camera and base that you can see the camera output.

As mentioned spec max is 300 ft just like any other wifi and works at a frequency of 2.4ghz

As you may/may not know, 2.4ghz is line-of -sight radio waves... they can be reflected and/ or blocked. There is also a large amount of interference out there in the same frequencies , like microwave ovens, other wifi systems.

I have use the cameras to max about 150 ft... but will say it's been under good conditions of high elevation, no real blockages, line of sight contact.

The only way to know what works/how far in your environment is to test it.