Pro 3 Wireless floodlights

[Tallpaw55]

I am getting ready to purchase 6 Arlo Pro 3 cameras. My questions are : Can I have these 6 wireless cameras running all at once at one location (my home). I know if after a free 30 day trial of the Arlo secured plan, do I have to purchase 6 secured plans or just 1 plan that covers all 6 camera's. Lastly,  would it be beneficial for me to buy a hub for 6 cameras?

Thank you for any help !!!!

Tall P

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@Tallpaw55 wrote:

I am getting ready to purchase 6 Arlo Pro 3 cameras.

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Pro 3 cameras (which have a small spotlight)?  Or Pro 3 Floodlight cameras.

The floodlight models can connect directly to your home wifi.  The Pro 3 cameras require a hub.

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@Tallpaw55 wrote:

do I have to purchase 6 secured plans or just 1 plan that covers all 6 camera's. Lastly,  would it be

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Details on plans depend on your country, so you should check www.arlo.com.

In the US (and several other countries) you can get a plan that covers all the cameras at a given address.

There are some countries (I believe Switzerland is one) where the multicamera plan is limited to 4 cameras.  I don't know if folks in those countries can get two multicamera plans or not - I'm tagging the mods ( @BrookeN , @JamesC , @ShayneS ) so they can clarify that.

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@Tallpaw55 wrote:

Lastly,  would it be beneficial for me to buy a hub for 6 cameras?

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You do need one for the Pro 3 (spotlight) cameras as I mentioned above.

There are a couple of features that require a hub

• direct access to local storage (VMB4540 and VMB5000 only).
• Apple HomeKit integration
• Continuous Video Recording (CVR)

CVR requires its own subscription (one for each camera), and also requires that the camera be connected to AC power.

The main downside of a hub is that it doesn't have as good coverage as a mesh wifi network.  Depending on camera placement, you might need more than one hub.  A second downside is that the hub can only handle 5 simultaneous streams.  So you wouldn't be able to record all 6 cameras at once with one hub.

If you do decide to get one, I suggest the VMB4540 smarthub for these particular cameras.