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Set Up Your System
It’s important to keep distance in mind when placing your Arlo Pro 2 cameras:
• Maximum. You can place your camera a maximum of 300 feet (90 meters)from
the base station. In indoor installations, the range might be less if metal objects
or thick walls and ceilings are between a camera and the base station.
Note: Check the Camera LED on the base station. If it’s blinking amber, the base
station detects a low data rate, a sign that a camera is too far from the base station.
• Minimum. Place your Arlo cameras at 1 to 3 feet (30 to 100 centimeters) away
from the base station, and allow at least 6½ feet (2 meters) between cameras.
Follow these guidelines to prevent WiFi signals between the devices from
interfering with each other.
When positioning your Arlo camera, keep these tips in mind:
• Keep active locations in the camera’s field of view. Your Arlo camera
provides a 130-degree viewing angle. Position your camera so that the space
that you want to monitor is within the camera’s field of view.
• Aim with the cloud. Use Arlo’s Position mode to send video to the cloud as
quickly as possible. This allows you to aim the camera while watching the video
feed on your Arlo smartphone app to make near real-time adjustments to the
camera’s position. Go to your camera’s Settings page to turn on Position mode.
After the camera is in place, you can turn o Position mode, or wait for it to
automatically turn o after five minutes. For more information, see Position
Mode on page 16.
• Elevate your camera. Mount your Arlo motion-detection camera at least 7
feet (2 meters) above the floor and aim it slightly downward for the best sensor
performance.