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@rhiggsbear wrote:
Here you go:
Yes, that approach won't work. I think there are bugs in the "customize device" actions in automations - though I haven't tested them for a few weeks, I was unable to get those particular actions to work. Switching modes, and recording one-time videos do work, if you want to do anything else I suggest that you test them carefully first.
What I recommend is:
- Set up "Arm Home" and "Arm Away" to arm all your cameras
- Set up "Standby" to arm the three you want armed 24x7 (front door, driveway, and side yard)
Then set up one schedule automation that switches to Standby at 5 am, and another that switches to Arm Home at 9 pm. These two screenshots are similar, only the times need to be changed.
Note the enable list (right below the automation name). This needs to be set so the automations are enabled in "Arm Home" and "Standby" - but NOT enabled in "Arm Away".
These automations will run your desired schedule as long as the system is NOT in "Arm Away". So you can arm all cameras 24x7 when you are on vacation by just switching the mode to "Arm Away" using the dashboard when you leave, and switching it back to "Arm Home" or 'Standby" when you return.
One drawback here is that you don't have an easy way to disarm all your cameras (since we've re-purposed "Standby"). But you can still just turn them on/off manually in the video settings. A variation is to modify "Arm Home" to only arm the three 24x7 cameras, and schedule switches between "Arm Home" and "Arm Away". Then you can easily disarm all cameras. But disabling the schedule (to arm all cameras 24x7) would be more difficult, and require you to disable the schedule automations manually. If you take that path, then you'd use "Arm Away, Arm Home" in the enable list (and NOT "Standby").
Arlo has acknowledged that they made a mistake by removing custom modes - they will be adding them back (though perhaps done slightly differently). No idea when, but when they do that you could create a custom mode that just arms the 3 24x7 cameras, and change "Standby" back to the defaults.
I think they also realize that the automations are just too complicated, so I expect they will also bring back a way to simplify scheduling.
@rhiggsbear wrote:
Here you go:
Yes, that approach won't work. I think there are bugs in the "customize device" actions in automations - though I haven't tested them for a few weeks, I was unable to get those particular actions to work. Switching modes, and recording one-time videos do work, if you want to do anything else I suggest that you test them carefully first.
What I recommend is:
- Set up "Arm Home" and "Arm Away" to arm all your cameras
- Set up "Standby" to arm the three you want armed 24x7 (front door, driveway, and side yard)
Then set up one schedule automation that switches to Standby at 5 am, and another that switches to Arm Home at 9 pm. These two screenshots are similar, only the times need to be changed.
Note the enable list (right below the automation name). This needs to be set so the automations are enabled in "Arm Home" and "Standby" - but NOT enabled in "Arm Away".
These automations will run your desired schedule as long as the system is NOT in "Arm Away". So you can arm all cameras 24x7 when you are on vacation by just switching the mode to "Arm Away" using the dashboard when you leave, and switching it back to "Arm Home" or 'Standby" when you return.
One drawback here is that you don't have an easy way to disarm all your cameras (since we've re-purposed "Standby"). But you can still just turn them on/off manually in the video settings. A variation is to modify "Arm Home" to only arm the three 24x7 cameras, and schedule switches between "Arm Home" and "Arm Away". Then you can easily disarm all cameras. But disabling the schedule (to arm all cameras 24x7) would be more difficult, and require you to disable the schedule automations manually. If you take that path, then you'd use "Arm Away, Arm Home" in the enable list (and NOT "Standby").
Arlo has acknowledged that they made a mistake by removing custom modes - they will be adding them back (though perhaps done slightly differently). No idea when, but when they do that you could create a custom mode that just arms the 3 24x7 cameras, and change "Standby" back to the defaults.
I think they also realize that the automations are just too complicated, so I expect they will also bring back a way to simplify scheduling.
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