Is it possible to run without a modem but using a cell phone and wireless router ?

[jimhiteshue]

I'm wondering if it's possible to use the arlo pro 2 without a cable modem and cable connection ?    I have a cellular device and I have a  Linksys wireless router already.     How would I do this if possible ???    

[michaelkenward]

The Arlo hub has to be physically plugged into the LAN port of whatever connects you to the Internet. This does not have to be a router, as many people use wifi extenders and access points as the "host" for their hubs.

I assume that you have already got the router linked up to the cellular device.

I haven't tried it and it isn't something that I can recall seeing here, but if your Linksys wireless router can accommodate LAN connections I can see no reason why it wouldn't work.

[StephenB]

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@michaelkenward wrote:

I haven't tried it and it isn't something that I can recall seeing here, but if your Linksys wireless router can accommodate LAN connections I can see no reason why it wouldn't work.

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You'd have to put the router into WiFi extender mode, and then connect it to the internet using the cellular device wifi.  Then connect the base to a router LAN port.  I have no idea if your linksys supports that mode or not.  If you post the model, we could google the manual I guess.

[michaelkenward]

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@StephenB wrote:

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@michaelkenward wrote:

I haven't tried it and it isn't something that I can recall seeing here, but if your Linksys wireless router can accommodate LAN connections I can see no reason why it wouldn't work.

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You'd have to put the router into WiFi extender mode, and then connect it to the internet using the cellular device wifi. 

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Doesn't that depend on the "cellular device"?

We don't know how the cellular device works. Some things with that label are "mobile hotspots" with a LAN port.

I had assumed that @jimhiteshue had already got the router connected to the cellular network. Maybe not.

[StephenB]

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@michaelkenward wrote:

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I had assumed that @jimhiteshue had already got the router connected to the cellular network. Maybe not.

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I assumed that if he had a working LAN port with internet connectivity he wouldn't have needed to ask the question.  

[michaelkenward]

Who knows?

We are both left assuming on the basis of minimal information.