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Do the Arlo cameras require a base station?

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legoguy
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I am looking at the different options and I am wondering if the cameras connect directly to the cloud and I can skip the base station, or is it a required part of the configuration? If it's required, can you tell me what it does? If it's just a wifi access point, couldn't I just use my own existing setup?

 

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Johnny290
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yes you need the base station

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Johnny290
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yes you need the base station

jguerdat
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The base is essentially a stripped down router. There's no way to bypass it since the WiFi is dedicated and can't be manipulated.