About the Vmc 2050 and VMB 4000

[Nick6688]

Any update? I bought essential camera 2nd Generation and it does not connect to the base station VMB4000r3.   I would like to use the more reliable networking plus USB option for storage of the base station.

[JamesC]

Nick6688,

While Base Station/SmartHub is still planned for a future firmware release, I do not have information at this time for when that firmware will be ready and available for all users. Stay tuned for updates once we have more information available to share.

JamesC

[JamesC]

Nick6688,

While Base Station/SmartHub is still planned for a future firmware release, I do not have information at this time for when that firmware will be ready and available for all users. Stay tuned for updates once we have more information available to share.

JamesC

[Sandman_Rides]

Thanks for the posts as I was just about to buy these cameras to replace my old H3 cameras .  The support page says it is compatible, so thanks for letting us know its not.

https://kb.arlo.com/000062279/How-do-I-connect-my-Arlo-camera-to-Apple-HomeKit?_ga=2.90924317.668138...

[StephenB]

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@Sandman_Rides wrote:

The support page says it is compatible

https://kb.arlo.com/000062279/How-do-I-connect-my-Arlo-camera-to-Apple-HomeKit?_ga=2.90924317.668138...

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Actually it doesn't.  It lists the Essential (Gen 1) cameras but not the Gen 2.  And the VMC2050 is not listed at the top.

[Egfri]

Hallo JamesC,

gibt es Neuigkeiten dazu? Ich habe jetzt das gleiche Problem, dass ich neugekaufte Kameras VMC 2050 nicht in mein vorhandenes Basisgerät VMB 4000 einbinbden kann.

Gruß, Egfri

[JamesC · Accepted solution]

Base Station/SmartHub compatibility is now available for Arlo 2nd generation devices. For those that already have your Arlo 2nd generation device onboarded, you will need to remove the device from your Arlo account and re-onboard to see the option to sync with your Base Station/SmartHub. The following firmware or newer is required for this integration.

Compatibility list:
Arlo Essential 2nd Generation Outdoor - VMC2050, VMC2052 – Firmware: 1.5.0_1048_85f53f3 
Arlo Essential 2nd Generation Outdoor 2K - VMC3050, VMC3052– Firmware: 1.5.0_1048_85f53f3
Arlo Essential 2nd Generation Indoor - VMC2060 – Firmware: 1.5.0_1048_0e78ae4
Arlo Essential 2nd Generation Indoor 2K - VMC3060 – Firmware: 1.5.0_1048_0e78ae4
Arlo Video Doorbell 2nd Generation - AVD3001 / AVD4001 – Firmware: 1.5.0_1059_eb10395

Compatible Base Station/SmartHub:
Base Station VMB4000 – Firmware: 1.25.0.1_4591_0201bb2
Base Station VMB4500 – Firmware: 1.25.0.1_4541_0201bb2
SmartHub VMB4540 – Firmware: 1.25.0.1_1680_0201bb2
SmartHub VMB5000 – Firmware:  1.25.0.1_1762_0201bb2