User Manual

25Use Your Essential Series Camera
Arlo Essential Series Wire-Free Camera
User Manual
Turn the camera’s siren on and o manually
Your camera includes a built-in siren. You can turn this siren on and o manually and you can
also set up a rule for an armed mode to specify when the siren turns on if your camera detects
motion. For information about using a rule in a mode, see Use a rule to activate the camera’s
siren on page 31.
To turn the siren on and o manually:
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Siren
on the upper right.
3. Tap Activate Siren.
If you have multiple cameras, you are prompted to select one.
4. Swipe the siren icon to the right.
The camera siren turns on.
5. To turn o the siren, tap the slider at the top of the Devices page.
View recordings and snapshots
Your camera stores recordings and snapshots in the library. You can use the lter and the
calender to nd and view specic recordings.
Access cloud recordings
cameras record when they are in an armed mode and they detect motion or sound. Your Arlo
recordings are sent to your Arlo account in the cloud and stored in your library. Recordings are
encrypted with your user name and password.
You can access your recordings from the Arlo app on your mobile device or by using a web
browser to visit https://my.arlo.com/#/login. You can download recordings from the cloud and
save them.
Use the Library
You can use the library to nd and view recordings based on the date.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Library.
A green circle indicates the selected day. A green dot below the date indicates each day on
which a video clip was recorded.