Do you have to subscribe to a plan to use your cameras?

[Rackerman]

• Do you have to subscribe to a plan to use your cameras???

[StephenB]

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@Rackerman wrote:

Will I still have access to both live view and the library… will I get notifications when there is motion… ????

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Read the article.  Yes to live view and motion notifications.

The library holds stored videos - normally saved in the Arlo Cloud.  And cloud storage requires a subscription for all currently sold cameras.

If you are connecting the cameras through a VMB4540 or VMB5000 smarthub, then you can use direct access to local storage instead of a subscription.  But there are quite a few limitations - in particular, remote access to your recordings doesn't work with all internet service providers.

• https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it

[StephenB]

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@Rackerman wrote:

• Do you have to subscribe to a plan to use your cameras???

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No.  But several features do require the subscription

• cloud storage
• activity zones when on battery power
• smart classification (person, vehicle, package, etc).

More details are here:

• https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends

[Rackerman]

Will I still have access to both live view and the library… will I get notifications when there is motion… ????

[StephenB]

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@Rackerman wrote:

Will I still have access to both live view and the library… will I get notifications when there is motion… ????

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Read the article.  Yes to live view and motion notifications.

The library holds stored videos - normally saved in the Arlo Cloud.  And cloud storage requires a subscription for all currently sold cameras.

If you are connecting the cameras through a VMB4540 or VMB5000 smarthub, then you can use direct access to local storage instead of a subscription.  But there are quite a few limitations - in particular, remote access to your recordings doesn't work with all internet service providers.

• https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it