Arlo Pro 2 Activity Zones works only when plugged in?

[Mikael91]

Hi, I want to create active zones for my two arlo pro 2 cameras, but the system says that I have to plug in the cable, does this function only work with cable and not just battery?

[Stu131]

Yes. Active zones only work when the device is connected to power outlet.

[Dannybear]

Correct
My understanding is that Activity Zones require the cameras to be running constantly and so would drain the battery quickly, like in a few hours.

The way I believe it works is that when the IR sensor detects movement it sends the base station the previous 3 seconds of the camera’s video for pixel detection within the wanted area and decides what to do next.
Hence the cameras need to be externally powered.

[jguerdat]

The alternative is to subscribe to Arlo Smart which works on battery power.