Arlo HD Security System - Disabling a camera

[vanter2017]

To improve battery life, is it possible to disable at will a camera using the Arlo App?

[TomMac]

If the camera is DISARMED, the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep mode using VERY little power

My  very low usage camera that really just sits there go over 7 months on OEM batteries.

( other than removal of the batteries its the best you can do )

[vanter2017]

Thank you Tom. There is an area outside our home we use often. To preserve battery life I would like to disarm one specific camera for a while. When you state "the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep", do you mean the entire system or the selected camera?

[TomMac · Accepted solution]

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vanter2017 wrote:
Thank you Tom. There is an area outside our home we use often. To preserve battery life I would like to disarm one specific camera for a while. When you state "the Arlo goes into a sort of sleep", do you mean the entire system or the selected camera?

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All the Arlo cameras go to a low power state, they only ping the base now and then to make sure all is ok.

If you have a camera that isn't used much, make sure you set up custom modes without that camera included... If the camera isn;t in the active mode it will be off  ( in sleep mode with low power drain )

IE. two cameras one inside , one outside... arming ONLY the inside camera ( outside will not be in use and use very little power )

[vanter2017]

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. It is appreciated.

[lenayres]

I see instructions for enabling multiple devices (iPhones) for geofencing, where it is recommended to disable the cameras and later enable them.  How do you disable/enable a camera?  Is that the same as turning it off and on via the app?

[JamesC]

lenayres,

Geofencing automatically allows the user to control the mode cameras are in based on their (mobile device) location, take a look here for more information: How does Arlo Geofencing work and how do I set it up?

The Privacy feature allows the user to switch a camera on/off, for more information, see here: How do I use the Arlo privacy feature?

JamesC