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
51Change Your Settings
Essential Video Doorbell Wired
User Manual
Turn the base station siren on and o
By default, the base station siren is set to the loudest volume, which is over 100 decibles. You
can set up motion detection rules to trigger the base station siren and select the siren volume
level when you set up the rule. The base station siren settings are Loud, Very Loud, and
Extremely Loud. See Add a rule with a base station siren trigger on page 56.
WARNING: The loudest siren setting, which is the default for the siren, is more than 100
decibels. Do not test the siren while people or pets are close to the base station. Prolonged
exposure to the siren might cause hearing damage.
To turn the base station siren on and o using the Arlo app
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Turn Siren ON.
3. Tap Yes to conrm that you want to turn on the siren.
Base station siren button
The Base Station with Siren model VMB4000 has a button located on the top.
WARNING: The loudest siren setting, which is the default for the siren, is more than 100
decibels. Do not test the siren while people or pets are close to the base station. Prolonged
exposure to the siren might cause hearing damage.
Pressing this button turns the siren on and o.
View device information
You can view the rmware version, hardware version, and the serial number.
1. Open the Arlo app.