What are the benefits of being able to connect the Essential Gen 2 cameras to the base station/hub?

[vekete]

There recently was an update for these cameras to connect to base stations like the one I have (vmb-4000). My account is grandfathered so that I can still record 7 days worth of video without paying a subscription because I bought it early on.

I connected a separate camera that I recently purchased (Essential Gen 2) to my hub but it won’t let me record video. I have to have a subscription to do so. However I can still record video without paying my original cameras.

So what is the advantage of connecting the new camera to the hub than just in wifi like I had it before?

[StephenB]

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@vekete wrote:

So what is the advantage of connecting the new camera to the hub than just in wifi like I had it before?

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The local storage feature is only available if you are connected to a hub.

The two smarthub (VMB4540 and VMB5000) allow you to see the local recordings in the app (with lots of caveats).  Your VMB4000 supports local recording, but has no playback function.  The only way to see the local recordings is to eject the USB storage and connect it a PC for viewing.  Still, they do serve as a backup.

[vekete]

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@vekete wrote:

There recently was an update for these cameras to connect to base stations like the one I have (vmb-4000). My account is grandfathered so that I can still record 7 days worth of video without paying a subscription because I bought it early on.

I connected a separate camera that I recently purchased (Essential Gen 2) to my hub but it won’t let me record video. I have to have a subscription to do so. However I can still record video without paying my original cameras. https://19216811.cam/  

So what is the advantage of connecting the new camera to the hub than just in wifi like I had it before?

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