User Manual

30Modes, Rules, and Alerts
Arlo Essential Indoor Camera
User Manual
Add a rule with an optional base station siren
trigger
If you pair your camera to an optional Arlo Base Station with Siren VMB4000 or VMB4500 (sold
separately), you can create a rule to trigger the base station siren. For your camera’s built-in
siren, see Use a rule to activate the camera’s siren on page 29.
To add a rule with a base station siren trigger:
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Mode.
3. Tap the camera or your optional Arlo SmartHub or base station, if you use one.
A list of modes displays.
4. Tap Edit
next to the mode.
5. Under Rules, select the camera.
6. Select the Turn Siren ON check box.
7. Tap Sound Alarm.
8. Move the sliders to the desired level for Siren Duration and Siren Loudness.
9. Tap Edit
next to the rule.
10. Tap Done.
Note: This rule isn’t active until you activate the mode to which you added the siren trigger.
Add a custom mode
You can create modes in addition to the modes that come with the Arlo app and give the
new modes custom names, such as Vacation. You can create one rule for each mode. You can
create multiple rules within the same mode, so that each camera performs dierent actions
and sends dierent alerts.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Mode.
3. Select your camera or your optional Arlo SmartHub or base station, if you use one.
A list of modes displays.