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Extending Arlo rage via two base stations (VMB3000)

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ShmelbaMama
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Hello Arlo Community,

 

I've 4 Arlo cameras which have been working fine for the past year and wish to get better range as 2 of the cameras are some what far from the base station.

 

I have an extra base station and ethernet to it.  Can I use this extra base station to extend some cameras?  I'm feeling that I may need to get a pro account to do this although I don't have over 5 cameras.

 

I am looking for the most elegant solution and may wish to get a few more cameras so a pro account is not absurd for me.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Thanks in adavce.

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brh
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I am on the basic plan so far, (5 cameras). I had 3 HD cameras and one pro on the original base. At Christmas I got a good deal on a Pro base and 1 Pro camera kit, so I purchased it. I bought an inexpensive Netgear range extender, plugged it into the wall and plugged the Pro base into it using the provided ethernet cable. So now I have 2 base units. When the weather warms, I plan on getting up on the ladder and changing the first Pro camera to the new base so that I can use two way talk.

 

Brian

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brh
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I am doing that. There is no limit to how many base stations you can use without affecting your subscription.

 

Brian

brh
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Of course, you will have to remove the cameras with low signal strength from the current base and re sync them to the new base.

 

Brian

ShmelbaMama
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Hi,

 

Excellent, thank you.  So you have a few base stations uisjng 1 account and an Arlo Pro account I'm assuming?

 

They seem cheap enough at ~$100/year for upto 10 cameras.

brh
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I am on the basic plan so far, (5 cameras). I had 3 HD cameras and one pro on the original base. At Christmas I got a good deal on a Pro base and 1 Pro camera kit, so I purchased it. I bought an inexpensive Netgear range extender, plugged it into the wall and plugged the Pro base into it using the provided ethernet cable. So now I have 2 base units. When the weather warms, I plan on getting up on the ladder and changing the first Pro camera to the new base so that I can use two way talk.

 

Brian

ShmelbaMama
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Hi,

 

Wow thank you all for the enlightening posts.  I had no idea that I could use both my base staions, this is superb!

 

Thanks again.