Smart Hub and Linkzone 5g uw

[DEEDUBB15]

When setting up Ultra 3rd Gen cameras and Smart Hub at a temporary location without an established WiFi set up, is it possible to connect the Smart Hub to a Verizon TCL Linkzone 5g uw hotspot device?

[StephenB]

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@DEEDUBB15 wrote:

When setting up Ultra 3rd Gen cameras and Smart Hub at a temporary location without an established WiFi set up, is it possible to connect the Smart Hub to a Verizon TCL Linkzone 5g uw hotspot device?

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That should work if you connect the smarthub to the Linkzone's ethernet port.

You do need 3 mbps of upload bandwidth for each camera (assuming all will stream at once from time to time). 

Setting up local storage as a backup is worth considering.  Remote access to local storage isn't normally possible with a hotspot, since it does not support port forwarding or a suitable VPN.  But you would be able so view it if the phone is connected to the hotspot wifi.

You could also get Arlo Go 2 cameras that connect directly to the Verizon network.

[DEEDUBB15]

Thanks.

[DEEDUBB15]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the Go 2 cameras would need a sim card/plan for each camera, right?  Using the Ultra 3rd Gen, Smart Hub, and Linkzone I will need a hotspot plan for the Linkzone only.

What I'm trying to piece together is a "system in a box."  2 or more cameras that I can set up in a location for short periods of time (7-14 days at a time).  I have to provide connectivity (can't rely on having a wifi signal to connect to/would want to bring my own).  My current thought is:

Ultra 3rd Gen Cameras (x2) - temp install

Smart Hub

Linkzone 5g hotspot (with service)

- live stream when motion is detected

- local storage of video (no cloud storage)

[StephenB]

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@DEEDUBB15 wrote:

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the Go 2 cameras would need a sim card/plan for each camera, right?  Using the Ultra 3rd Gen, Smart Hub, and Linkzone I will need a hotspot plan for the Linkzone only.

Correct.  

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@DEEDUBB15 wrote:

- live stream when motion is detected

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Do you mean send a notification and make a local recording?