Arlo Pro 5 Hard Drive

[Valentides]

Can I connect a Arlo Pro 5 via wifi to a hard drive for local storage

[StephenB]

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@Valentides wrote:

Can I connect a Arlo Pro 5 via wifi to a hard drive for local storage

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You'd need to get a smarthub  (VMB4540 or VMB5000), and connect the Pro 5s via the smarthub (and not your home wifi).

The VMB4540 supports USB storage, the VMB5000 supports microSD.   I don't recommend using a hard drive - a USB thumb drive stores enough, and is simpler.  I use 128 GB myself.  

There is a limit of 2 TB on the VMB4540.   

Although the VMB5000 is supposed to support that size also, all the  2 TB microSD cards I've seen for sale are scams/fakes.  Some 1 TB cards are legit, but there are plenty of fakes in that size range too .  I think some folks have managed to use 1 TB cards - but personally I wouldn't go above 512 GB.  If you do try a 1 TB size, make sure it is a name brand.

[Valentides]

Thank you for your help. I would prefer to use a usb drive so will have a look at that model 

[StephenB]

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@Valentides wrote:

Thank you for your help. I would prefer to use a usb drive so will have a look at that model 

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The interface is USB 2.0, and power is limited to the USB 2.0 spec.  So if you really want to use a hard drive, you should make sure it can be separately powered.  It also needs to be formatted as FAT32.