Without main power, they only show live stream and no recording?

[ThatMasonGuy]

Hey Guys,

I've just recently purchased the Arlo Pro 2 Wire-free kit with 4 cameras and a base station as i was under the impression that they would give me motion notifications and record small snippits when motion is detected this would then be saved for 7 days for free, as i have recently found out, without the cameras being connected to mains power, they are nothing more than a live camera. I live in a rental so hooking them up to power isn't really much of an option as i have no way to route the cables. I was then under the impression that the cameras would enable notifications once they have a solar panel connected to them so then they have a form of Power beyond the battery, i have also recently found out that that is not the case either.

Could someone please confirm that without them being connected to AC power (Wall Outlet) that there are nothing more than live camera feeds making them useless in the case of any sort of security issue. 

[michaelkenward]

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@ThatMasonGuy wrote:

Could someone please confirm that without them being connected to AC power (Wall Outlet) that there are nothing more than live camera feeds making them useless in the case of any sort of security issue. 

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No.  Something must be going wrong at your end.

You do need permanent power for some features,  but cloud recording is not one of them.

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@ThatMasonGuy wrote:

....i was under the impression that they would give me motion notifications and record small snippits when motion is detected this would then be saved for 7 days for free

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That is correct. But you have to set up modes and rules that capture those snippets to your cloud account.

What are modes and rules and how does Arlo use them?

You tell us what doesn't work for you, but you don't say anything about what you are doing and where it goes wrong.

Have you set up the hub with an account at my.arlo.com?

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@ThatMasonGuy wrote:

I was then under the impression that the cameras would enable notifications once they have a solar panel connected to them so then they have a form of Power beyond the battery

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Solar panels are not a substitute for mains power. They provide no extra features and just recharge the battery.