reboot camera via application?

[Foques]

Folks,  how do I do the soft reset/reboot via application?

When I go to devices -> camera -> settings -> device info I have only the "remove device" option.

Two cameras stopped charging via solar, and I wonder if a reboot will save it. Really don't want to crawl 20+ feet into the air..

[jguerdat · Accepted solution]

When connected to a base or hub, you have to reboot that, not the camera. If you really want to reboot the camera, you need to reinsert that camera battery.

[Foques]

well, that's silly. 

Is the base restart restarting all connected devices?

[jguerdat]

Basically. The connection is re-made which possibly causes the camera to reboot - can't say for sure but I know it works.

[Foques]

not a fan of that, but I appreciate the info! have a good day

[StephenB]

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@Foques wrote:

well, that's silly. 

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Agreed.  It should be possible to reboot any on-line Arlo camera from the app.  Unfortunately Arlo doesn't seem to get that.

That said, I always recommend putting the cameras somewhere that is reasonably accessible. Even with a solar panel, my cameras still need to be charged from time to time.  And there have been times when I've needed to do a factory reset a camera that went off-line.