User Manual

55Modes, Rules, and Alerts
Essential Video Doorbell Wired
User Manual
Rules for modes
Each mode uses one or more rules to control your Arlo system. You can set these options.
• Trigger device. If your doorbell is your only Arlo device, it is the trigger device that detects
motion. If you use additional Arlo cameras or devices, you can create rules where one Arlo
device triggers another. For example, if the someone presses the doorbell at night, an Arlo
Security Light turns on. In this example, the doorbell is the trigger device.
• Action device. The action device performs an action in response to the trigger device. For
example, you might want your driveway camera to trigger your doorbell camera to start
recording video. Or you might want your Chime 2 to alert you when your Arlo Security
Light detects motion. You decide what action each camera takes.
• Notications. When a trigger is detected, the Arlo app can send you push notications,
email alerts, or both. You can also send email alerts to friends, family members, pet sitters,
or anyone who might need to respond when your Arlo doorbell or camera is triggered.
Trigger a Chime 2 when the doorbell is pressed
Depending on the product you purchase, the Arlo Chime 2 may be included with your Arlo
doorbell, or sold separately. The Arlo Chime 2 lets you receive instant alerts from your Arlo
doorbell and your Arlo cameras.
During setup, you pair your Chime 2 with your Essential Video Doorbell. This means your
Chime 2 will ring when someone presses your doorbell button. (You don’t have to set up a
mode for that.) You can view the paired devices on the Device Settings page for the Chime 2
(Pair Doorbell) or the Device Settings page for the Doorbell (Pair Chime).
Mode rules are only used when setting up the Chime 2 as an action device to play a sound or
siren in response to a trigger, such as motion or audio from a doorbell or camera.
Set up a rule to use the Chime 2 as a siren
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Mode.
3. Select your doorbell or the Arlo device that you want to use to trigger a siren.
A list of modes displays.
4. Tap Edit next to the mode that you want to edit.
5. Tap Edit next to the rule.
6. Tap Add Device.