Arlo Pro 4 Power over Ethernet POE

[gavin_phillips]

Sharing my experience as I couldn't seem to find answers elsewhere...

Recently bought a few Pro 4's to replace some aging Hikvision hardwired POE cameras running on a Synology system (and yes, the image quality is actually waaaaay better on the Hikvision/Synology set-up - especially at night, but the insanely over-sensitive motion detection on the Synology was the main reason for switching and consolidating onto my old Pro/Pro2 Arlo system).

Wanted to have the Pro 4's hardwired into power using my existing POE setup. Had a false start of thinking they needed 9V power - which is surprisingly hard to figure out given there was no power supply with my Pro 4 kit (just the external battery charger), there isn't one available for sale on Arlo's online store, and the Arlo "data sheet" for the camera doesn't specify the power requirements. I had a false start trying out some USB over Ethernet adapters and the Wasserstein power supply and cable (which didn't work, probably due to the length of the ethernet cable run?), I found they will happily charge using my POE switch and these 48V to 5V POE adapters, plugged into the Wasserstein cable.

Hope this helps others looking to do the same thing.

[StephenB]

Thx for sharing.  One concern is that the power splitter you are using doesn't claim to be weatherproof.  Probably a good idea to mount it in a weatherproof box near the camera.

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@gavin_phillips wrote:

Wanted to have the Pro 4's hardwired into power using my existing POE setup. Had a false start of thinking they needed 9V power

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The Pro 3 Floodlights need 9 volts, fortunately the other Arlo cameras will run on 5.  (Note that Pro and first gen Go cameras will run on 5 volts, but need 9v QuickCharge to charge the batteries).

[gavin_phillips]

Thanks for clarifying that Stephen. Yeah agree re weatherproofing - I have them sitting inside weatherproof electrical junction boxes with the cables to keep things neat and away from the elements.