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
9Get Started
Arlo Essential Indoor Camera
User Manual
Plug in your camera indoors
Your Essential Indoor Camera is a wired product powered by a USB cable and a 5V 2A power
adapter. A micro USB cable and power adapter came in the box with your camera. The cable
and power adapter are for indoor use only.
1. Connect the micro USB charging cable to your camera.
2. Connect the other end of the charging cable to the power adapter and plug it into a power
outlet.
Check the LED
Your Essential Indoor Camera LED lights to indicate the status of the camera. The LED lights
blue briey when the camera is rst powered on.
LED behaviors during setup
• Slow blinking blue. The camera is in the process of pairing to a WiFi network.
• Fast blinking blue. The camera successfully paired with a WiFi network.
• Slow blinking amber. A setup error occurred. For help, see Chapter 7. Troubleshooting on
page 50.
LED behaviors aer setup
• Fast blinking blue. The camera was factory reset. For more information, see Reset the
camera to its factory settings on page 54.
LED