ARLO Secure and camera battery question

[PKNIcks10]

I have the EOL cameras and am considering upgrading to a Arlo Pro 4 and the new ARLO Secure system, since they no longer offer the 1 week free recording.
With the old system, I had to have my cameras on a continual power supply.
With the new system, do I need to have the cameras on a continual power supply to work with ARLO Secure?  

[StephenB]

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@PKNIcks10 wrote:

With the new system, do I need to have the cameras on a continual power supply to work with ARLO Secure?  

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No. 

But that shouldn't have been needed with your old system either (assuming you have outdoor cameras).

[jguerdat]

You don't need to upgrade unless you really want to. The cameras will continue to work with the same free 7 day plan as before. Read the notifications you recently received for details. There won't be firmware updates but there haven't been any for a long time anyways.

[PKNIcks10]

Thanks for the information, I did see the most recent notification that I will keep the 7 day notification.

If I were to upgrade to the ARLO secure and attach all my cameras, do they need to be on a constant batter supply for the notifications and recording to work? I need to get ARLO Secure for my doorbell camera to work and trying see if I need 1 camera or multiple on the system.

[StephenB]

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@PKNIcks10 wrote:

If I were to upgrade to the ARLO secure and attach all my cameras, do they need to be on a constant batter supply for the notifications and recording to work? 

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No. You wouldn't need to change anything with the setup - just put the cameras into the subscription plan.

If you do that, then 

• retention would increase to 30 days
• you'd get activity zones when on battery power
• you'd get smart notifications