User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Camera
- 2. Get Started
- 3. WiFi Setup and Connections
- 4. Use Your Essential Indoor Camera
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Modes
- Select a mode
- Arm or disarm all devices
- Rules for modes
- Change motion sensitivity
- Use a rule to activate the camera’s siren
- Add a rule with an optional base station siren trigger
- Add a custom mode
- Arm only outdoor cameras connected to an optional SmartHub or base station
- Manage alerts
- Mute Notifications
- Schedule when your camera is armed
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- 6. Change Your Settings
- Two-step verification
- Use face or fingerprint authentication
- Customize your profile
- Change your Arlo password
- Reset a forgotten password
- Grant access to friends
- Change the time zone
- Camera settings
- Video Settings
- Adjust the audio settings
- Adjust the flicker setting
- Turn the Essential Indoor Camera on and off
- Restart the camera from the Arlo app
- View device information
- Remove a device from your account
- Optional SmartHub and Base Station settings
- 7. Troubleshooting
- 8. Arlo Connect
10Get Started
Arlo Essential Indoor Camera
User Manual
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Wall mount your camera
You can place your Essential Indoor Camera on a at surface or you can mount it on a wall.
Your camera comes with a mount and a screw kit.
Note: You must follow the instructions in the Arlo app when you rst install your camera. Do
not begin mounting your camera before the Arlo app instructs you to during the installation
process.
You need the following items to mount your Essential Indoor Camera:
• A power drill with a 15/64 inch (6 mm) drill bit
• A Phillips-head screwdriver
• A pencil (optional)
• The wall plate and screw kit that came with your camera
To wall mount your camera:
1. Place the wall plate that came with your camera on the wall where you want to mount
your camera.
2. Use a pencil to mark the location of the two holes in the wall plate and then remove the
wall plate.
3. Use a 15/64 inch (6 mm) drill bit to drill two holes into the wall.
4. Place the wall plate back onto the wall, and align it with the holes.
5. While holding the wall plate in position, use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fasten a screw
into each hole.
If you’re mounting the camera on drywall, use the drywall anchors we provide.