Arlo|Smart Home Security|Wireless HD Security Cameras

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Crall
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What is happening? My system that have been up and running for years lost connection to all cameras and cant get re-synced again. 

I see several posts regarding offline cameras. Is this a server side issue?

 

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Crall
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Guide

They won't even sync stand on to of the base!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4QQrcxdkTvMxFWX97

jguerdat
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Guru

What are your base's LEDs showing?

Crall
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Guide
jguerdat
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Guru

Off means there are no cameras connected or the base needs to be claimed. Do all devices show in your account, even if offline?

 

https://kb.arlo.com/000039100/What-do-the-LEDs-on-my-Arlo-SmartHub-or-Base-Station-mean

Crall
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Yes 

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Edinburgh_lad1
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There's an issue with some systems/cameras being offline. Support are aware, but Dev Team have no timescale to fix this issue. Welcome to wonderful Arlo, where one spends a lot of money and receives a half-baked product instead. 

 

This company has NO RESPECT for its customers.

Crall
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Guide

Yes, this will cancel my subscription and I will buy another system on Monday. 

 

My system have been offline for 2 days now and nothing works.

 

I manage to delete a camera and after 2 hours of trying to pair it again it finally synced. 3 other cameras also came online, but I pressed play on one and now they all are offline again.

When the system status page  says no issues at Arlo site you know that they lie!

 

 

Crall
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Guide

It also drains the batteries in the cameras!

JDSec
Tutor
Tutor

Mine has also been offline since Aug 28 

however does somehow capture what I have set to smart recordings . 🤷🏻‍♀️

 annoyingly that means constant notifications also. 

 

I’ve also cancelled my subscription for now and I’m  looking at other options

Crall
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Guide

I got some sporadically notifications from one camera, but not smart notification as I still have subscription for. But all is still offline.

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StephenB
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Maybe try removing one camera from the account and resyncing.  You'll likely need to use the manual sync instead of using "add device".

 

If that doesn't resolve it, I suggest getting phone support via the app.

Crall
Guide
Guide

Done that already, do not work, the cameras takes hours to sync back again.

Crall
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Guide

Had a chat with the support department..... First they blamed my bandwidth (I have a gigabit fiber connection and a unifi dream machine pro that utilizing 3% of my bandwidth)

He also told me that I was supposed to use my phone on wifi to make a speed test and that has to be the most stupid **bleep** I ever heard! I have wifi 6 and the Arlo cameras have no connection to my wifi (as the use their own base as wifi access point) as it's connected with a cable.... So doing a speed test on wifi 6 would not tell him a single thing about my Arlo connection as it's not even comparable.

When I pointed this out he just said that my base station was broken because it was from 2018.

 

So good bye Arlo, I will never buy a product from you again!!!

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