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
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Contents
1. Get to Know Your Camera 5
Front and back views .......................................................................................................................... 5
Privacy Shield ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Get the Arlo app ................................................................................................................................... 6
Do more with Arlo ................................................................................................................................ 7
2. Get Started 8
Use the Arlo app for installation and setup .................................................................................... 8
Find a good location for your camera ............................................................................................. 8
Plug in your camera indoors ............................................................................................................. 9
Check the LED ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Wall mount your camera .................................................................................................................. 10
Test motion detection ...................................................................................................................... 11
3. WiFi Setup and Connections 13
WiFi connection options .................................................................................................................. 13
Tips for optimal WiFi performance ................................................................................................ 13
Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during setup .................................... 14
Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a SmartHub or base station .................................... 15
Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection ...................................... 16
4. Use Your Essential Indoor Camera 17
The Privacy Shield ............................................................................................................................. 18
Close the Privacy Shield ................................................................................................................... 18
View your camera feeds ................................................................................................................... 19
Record clips from live video............................................................................................................. 20
Take a snapshot from live video ..................................................................................................... 20
Motion detection activity zones ...................................................................................................... 21
2-Way Audio ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Turn the camera’s siren on and o manually ............................................................................... 23
View recordings and snapshots ...................................................................................................... 23
5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts 27
Modes ................................................................................................................................................... 27