User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Doorbell
- 2. Get Started
- 3. WiFi Setup and Connections
- WiFi connection options for your doorbell
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during setup
- Connect an optional Arlo SmartHub
- Connect an optional Arlo Base Station with Siren
- Move your doorbell’s WiFi connection to a SmartHub or base station
- Move your doorbell’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection
- 4. Optional Arlo Chime 2
- 5. Use Your Doorbell
- 6. View and Record Videos
- 7. 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
- Doorbell settings
- Adjust the flicker setting
- Optional SmartHub and Base Station settings
- View device information
- Remove a device from your account
- Restart the doorbell from the Arlo app
- 8. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Arm or disarm all your Arlo devices
- Modes
- Select a mode
- Mute Notifications
- Rules for modes
- Trigger a Chime 2 when the doorbell is pressed
- Change motion sensitivity
- Automatically stop recording when motion stops
- Add a rule with a base station siren trigger
- Manage alerts
- Schedule when your doorbell camera is armed
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Use your doorbell to trigger a camera to record
- 9. SmartHub SD Card Local Storage
- 10. SmartHub or Base Station USB Local Storage
- 11. Arlo Connect
- 12. Troubleshooting
- The doorbell doesn’t scan the QR code in the Arlo app during setup
- Arlo doesn’t discover your doorbell during setup
- Use Bypass mode for the Power Kit
- Traditional chime doesn’t ring when I press the doorbell
- Doorbell LED doesn’t light
- Power interruption notification
- Remove the doorbell from its mount
- Reset the doorbell
- Can’t see video streams in a browser
- Not receiving push notifications
- Troubleshoot Arlo Geofencing
- Scan the QR code during Chime 2 setup
- Arlo doesn’t discover Chime 2 during setup
- Chime 2 doesn’t ring when the doorbell is pressed
- Reset your Arlo Chime 2
- Verify that an optional SmartHub or base station is online
- The SmartHub or base station is offline
- Reset a SmartHub to factory settings
- Reset a Base Station to factory settings
13Get Started
Essential Video Doorbell Wired
User Manual
3. Follow the specic instructions in the Arlo app for how to connect the Power Kit wires to
your chime.
If your chime is more complex than two or three wires, then you might need to consult a
professional electrician.
4. Place your Power Kit in the chime box.
Make sure to place the Power Kit in a safe spot in the chime box that won’t interfere
with the operation of the chime. See the suggested placements and areas to avoid, as
illustrated in the Arlo app.
Install your wired Arlo Essential Video Doorbell
You need:
• The items that came in the wired Arlo Essential Video Doorbell box
• Phillips screwdriver
• (Optional) power drill
Aer installing the Power Kit in your chime box, follow the steps in the Arlo app to install your
doorbell.
The Arlo app guides you through installation in this order:
1. Turn o your power at the breaker.
Warning: Failure to turn o your power might result in serious injury.
2. Remove and disconnect your existing doorbell.
3. Determine whether to use the at mounting plate
on its own, or combine it with the angled mounting
plate to adjust the eld of view for your doorbell.
Angled mounting plate