Help! Setup for Automation for Daytime (2 cameras on) and Nightime (5 cameras on)

[tdeprenda]

Been an Arlo user for many years now but since switching to the Arlo Secure app I'm having trouble setting up schedules. During the day I would like to have my front yard camera and driveway camera record motion and audio. I have those 2 cameras active as Arm Home. Overnight I would like those 2 cameras continue to record as well as my backyard, living room and basement camera to be active. I have that setup as Arm Away (11 pm to 6:30 am). During the day, the front and driveway record fine. It's overnight that seems to be the issue. The front and driveway don't seem to record. The only camera that seems to record is living room where our dog sleeps. Not sure where the conflict is. What would my schedule be for Automations?  Thanks!

[StephenB]

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@tdeprenda wrote:

Been an Arlo user for many years now but since switching to the Arlo Secure app I'm having trouble setting up schedules. During the day I would like to have my front yard camera and driveway camera record motion and audio. I have those 2 cameras active as Arm Home. Overnight I would like those 2 cameras continue to record as well as my backyard, living room and basement camera to be active. I have that setup as Arm Away (11 pm to 6:30 am). During the day, the front and driveway record fine. It's overnight that seems to be the issue. The front and driveway don't seem to record. The only camera that seems to record is living room where our dog sleeps. Not sure where the conflict is. What would my schedule be for Automations?  Thanks!

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It sounds like you've set up the "Arm Away" to arm all your cameras, and "Arm Home" is set up to arm just the two you want recording during the day.  Have you manually shifted the system into both those modes, and confirmed that they are working as you want?

If so, you want to have two automations for scheduling. 

The first is set up for 6:30 am, and changes the system to "Arm Home" mode.  This automation should be enabled in both "Arm Home" and "Arm Away" modes. 

The second is set up for 11 pm, and changes the system to "Arm Away" mode.  This automation should also be enabled in both "Arm Home" and "Arm Away" modes.

Then the schedule would run as long as you begin by putting the system manually into one of these two modes.  Note the mode only changes at those two times.  So if you put the system into "Arm Away" at 7 am, it will stay in that mode until 6:30 am the following day.

If this doesn't help enough, post screenshots of your automations, and we can use those to troubleshoot.

[tdeprenda]

Thanks, StephenB! I made some adjustments per your suggestions. I check overnight and report back. If that doesn’t work, I’ll post the screenshots. 

[tdeprenda]

Here are the screen shots. Thanks for looking. 

 

 

 

 

 

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@tdeprenda wrote:

Here are the screen shots. Thanks for looking. 

 

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These look correct.  Let us know if they misbehave.

[tdeprenda]

Thanks for checking it out!