Netgear R8500 & Arlo Connectivity

[beanybrooklyn]

I have a new high-end Netgear X8 R8500 wireless router. Are their plans for Arlo to connect directly to other netgear wireless wouters (expecially the high-end ones) rather then having yet another seperate arlo wirless router?

[jguerdat]

Check out the new Arlo Q shown in various places on these pages. Perhaps that's what you're looking for?

[beanybrooklyn]

I like both cameras and have uses mainly for the Q when it is available. The question is do I need to have a second netgear router, the arlo netgear router which is an inferior one to thier top of the line model? It is a mess to have multiple wireless routers in a single apartment. 

Consider this, I have a netgear R8500 as my main wirless router that is used by all our devices. Then I buy the Arlo cameras and add thier specific wirless router right next to my main wireless. The network stuff is messy as well as wifi channel conflicts, etc.

I can see Arlo using Netgear but not to take advantadge of thier own high-end router is, I hope, something that may be possible at some point.

[jguerdat]

I can only guess why the original Arlo requires its own access point - battery considerations?  The Q, from the available documentation, doesn't reference a base station - here's a copy and past from the press release:

Designed to bring ultimate simplicity to smart home security, each AC-powered Arlo Q camera easily connects directly to any existing WiFi network.

[NEWARLOUSER]

So, I purchased the Arlo 5 camera set-up, and an internal camera for the house. What I can't seem to figure out is.... why can't I use the Arlo with my X8 Netgear R8500 router? This was a 400 dollar router (their best) and they have no Arlo support. If I missed something on my set-up, please tell me? I noticed they have this availability on much older/cheaper Netgear routers. Yes, I did a firmware update on all my devices.  Thanks!!!

[beanybrooklyn]

After much digging and speaking to NetGear folks it turns out you MUST use the arlo branded router. it will not work on any other router as of this writing. I am disapointed for sure because i would have purchased the arlo security system had it worked with my new R8500.

I wish there was a way to give feedback directly to netgear leadership on this.

[jguerdat]

More specifically, you must use the Arlo base station or the R7000 router. Those are your only choices unless you use the Q cameras which only require a WiFi connection to any router.

[NEWARLOUSER]

Thank you both for your comments. It just seems crazy that with their tier 1 product, it won't support the outdoor cameras. I have one Q camera that connects directly to my existing wifi, and not the Arlo base. Hopefully, this will be addressed in a future firmware update. At a minimum, they should remove the router option in the setup page, or indicate which routers will work within their lineup; right now it's very ambiguous. Thanks.