How Do I Set My Arlo Camera System - Arlo Support

How Do I Arlo Camera System - Arlo Support

Set up Your System 

How Arlo Works

The camera works wire-free, powered by the battery. Whenever your Arlo camera detects motion, it uses a Wifi link to the Arlo Base Station to stream video to your Arlo account.

 Do get the Arlo App for the best experience; download it from app store. 

  

Connect Your Base Station to the Internet

Base station connects to your home network and allows you to view your camera streams from anywhere.

Ø To connect your base station to the Internet:

1. Connect the base station to your router using the cable.

2. Connect the AC adapter to base station.

 3. Plug AC adapter into an electrical outlet.

4. If your base station includes an On-Off button on the back, press that.

Power LED and Internet LED light green in about two minutes. Your base station is set up.

 Get an Account

Ø To set up an Arlo account:

1.     Tap Arlo icon on your mobile device.

 If you are using a mobile device that supports the Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor, you are prompted to enable Touch ID or skip.

2. To use Touch ID, tap Enable Touch ID. If you tap Skip, you can turn on the Arlo app fingerprint ID login later. See Turn the Arlo App Fingerprint ID Login On and Off.

 3. Tap or click New to Arlo.

4. Select Arlo (Wire-Free). The app discovers your device.

5. Select your base station’s serial number from menu.

6. Complete the required fields for account setup.

7. Click Continue.

8. Select a subscription plan.

 Insert Batteries into Your Cameras

We recommend that use the batteries supplied by NETGEAR, or high-quality batteries from other established, well-known manufacturers such as Panasonic, Energizer, or Duracell, with your Arlo cameras.

Ø To insert batteries into your cameras:

1. Slide and hold latch on the bottom of the camera.

2. Slide the battery door back and lift it to open the battery compartment.

3. Insert two batteries near the back of camera. Pay careful attention to the orientation of the batteries when you insert them.

4. Insert two batteries near compartment hinge. Pay careful attention to orientation of the batteries when you insert them.

5. Close the battery door.

 Sync Your Cameras with the Base Station

Ø To sync your cameras:

1. Bring camera within 1 to 3 feet (30 to 100 centimeters) of the base station.

2. Press Sync button on the base station for about two seconds and then release the button. 3. Wait for the sync status LED on the base station to light green.

4. Press Sync button on top of the camera for about two seconds and then release the button.

 A blue LED on the camera blinks slowly when the sync process starts. The blue LED blinks rapidly to confirm sync.

After the camera syncs, the Power LED on the base station might start blinking. This indicates that the camera’s firmware is updating.

5. Repeat for each camera.

Firmware Updates:

It might start after you sync a camera to the base station. If firmware update is in progress, the LED on the camera blinks alternating blue and amber. After that, the LED is off for one to two minutes while the camera installs the firmware. This update happens automatically.

 Important: Do not open the battery door while an Arlo camera is updating and installing firmware.

 After camera firmware update completes, the camera syncs to the Arlo Base Station again and the LED blinks blue rapidly.

Place or Mount Your Cameras

You can place your camera on a shelf or other flat surface, or you can mount it on the wall. Note: Use the Arlo app in Position mode to help aim the camera.

Ø To mount your camera on the wall:

 1. Fasten mounting screw into the wall, and hang the magnetic mount from the screw.

2. If you’re mounting camera on drywall, be sure to use plastic drywall anchors that are provided.

Note: You can also use double-sided tape instead of screws.

How Do I Arlo Camera System

 Position Mode:

Position mode is available only when camera is not streaming, recording 

motion, or in a motion detection mode.

Ø To place your camera in Position mode:

1.     Tap Arlo icon on your mobile device.

If you are using a mobile device that supports a Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor, you are prompted to enable Touch ID or skip.

2. Tap gear icon for the camera feed on your mobile device. The Settings page displays.

3. Tap or click Position Mode.

Note: If Position Mode is grayed out and you cannot tap it, the camera might be in armed mode or another motion detection mode. To stop motion detection, tap Mode, and then select Disarmed for the camera.

Camera starts streaming video.

In Position mode, camera streams video as fast as possible, without buffering, so that you can aim the camera while watching on a Smartphone and make near-real-time adjustments. This means that you might see lower-quality video while the camera is in Position mode.

 4. Adjust the camera position as needed.

5. If you selected the disarmed mode for the camera and now you want the camera to detect motion again, tap Mode and select the desired mode.

If you unable to fix your Arlo issues, then don't hesitate just give us missed call Toll free No. 1-844-422-0089