Will Arlo Essential Wireless camera connect to a VMB3010r2 base station?

[WilliamEvans]

Will Arlo Essential Wireless camera connect to a VMB3010r2 base station?  Looking for an Arlo camera that can be powered by solar panel AND connect to my older VMB3010r2 base station (netgear). 

[JamesC]

WilliamEvans,

No. Arlo Essential cameras will not connect to the VMB3000 series base stations. For more information and compatibility, take a look here: https://kb.arlo.com/000062284/Arlo-SmartHub-and-Base-Station-Compatibility

JamesC

[WilliamEvans]

Thanks JamesC!!  Arlo is now impossible to contact by phone (that was not always true).

What about the Arlo Pro 4 camera? Does it require a basestation or does it connect directly to the Wi-Fi??  That might be an alternative solution, if true. Thanks again for your help!

Bill

[JamesC]

All cameras newer than Arlo Pro 2 require a subscription to save recordings to the cloud. Arlo Pro 4 can connect to a compatible base station or directly to your home network via WiFi.

JamesC

[StephenB]

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@WilliamEvans wrote:

Will Arlo Essential Wireless camera connect to a VMB3010r2 base station?  Looking for an Arlo camera that can be powered by solar panel AND connect to my older VMB3010r2 base station (netgear). 

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Note that the Essential (and the Pro 4 and Pro 5) can connect to your home wifi w/o needing a base station. And they can be in the same account as you are using with your existing cameras.

Though as @JamesC says, you will need a subscription to get cloud storage with any of the newer cameras.