Pro 4 (WiFi) Cameras use 5 Ghz

[Tech_Wizard]

Will the Arlo Pro 4 cameras using WiFI give me better distance between base unit and cameras? Will (6) Pro 4 cameras saturate my WiFi if there were all trying to record?

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@Tech_Wizard wrote:

Pro 4 (WiFi) Cameras use 5 Ghz

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No, they only use 2.4 gHz

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@Tech_Wizard wrote:

Will the Arlo Pro 4 cameras using WiFI give me better distance between base unit and cameras? 

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Hard to say - it depends on the router.  If you have a mesh network, then it can improve the range.  But if not, it usually won't make much difference.

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@Tech_Wizard wrote:

 Will (6) Pro 4 cameras saturate my WiFi if there were all trying to record?

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Arlo says 2 Mbps per camera  - and in practice I think this is conservative (they use somewhat less).  https://kb.arlo.com/000062043/What-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-installing-and-using-my-Arlo-sys...

So 6 cameras recording simultaneously would need 12 Mbps.   This normally isn't a problem for WiFi (unless your cameras are very far from the router).  But it might exceed your internet upload bandwidth.