User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Camera
- 2. Get Started
- Use the Arlo app
- Insert the battery
- Check the LED
- Find a good location for your camera
- Wall-mount your camera with the magnetic mount
- Install an optional outdoor mount (sold separately)
- Install an XL rechargeable battery and housing (sold separately)
- Install a Total Security Mount (sold separately)
- Check your camera’s field of view
- Position your camera to detect motion in specific areas
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera
- HEVC 2K playback-supported devices
- 3. WiFi Setup and Connections
- WiFi connection options for your camera
- 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 camera’s WiFi connection to a SmartHub or base station
- Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection
- 4. Use your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
- Turn the camera spotlight on and off manually
- Foresight
- Record clips from live video
- Take a snapshot from live video
- CVR with an optional Arlo SmartHub or base station
- Customize your camera feed image
- Motion detection activity zones
- 2-Way Audio
- Turn the camera siren on and off manually
- View recordings and snapshots
- Download recordings
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Arm or disarm all your Arlo devices
- Select a mode
- Mute Notifications
- Rules for modes
- Change motion sensitivity
- Automatically stop recording when motion stops
- Control whether the spotlight turns on when motion is detected at night
- Change audio sensitivity
- Use a rule to activate the the camera’s siren
- Add a rule with an optional base station siren trigger
- Manage alerts
- Schedule when your camera is armed
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Detect audio alarms with your camera
- 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
- Change the audio settings
- Adjust the flicker setting
- Restart the camera from the Arlo app
- View device information
- Remove a device from your account
- 7. SmartHub or Base Station USB Storage
- 8. SmartHub SD Card Storage
- 9. Arlo Connect
- 10. Arlo Rechargeable Battery
- 11. Troubleshooting
73Arlo Connect
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
Use the Arlo Skill
Aer you enable the Arlo Alexa Skill, you can try using these commands:
• “Alexa, show me <camera name>.” Start streaming a camera live.
• “Alexa, stop.” Stop an activity and return to your device’s home screen.
• “Alexa, hide <camera name>.” Stop streaming from a camera and return to your device’s
home screen.
• “Alexa, go home.” Return to your device’s home screen.
• “Alexa, show the last motion detected by my <camera name>.”
To use this command, your Arlo subscription must include viewing past video clips for
your camera.
Set up Alexa to notify you when your camera detects motion
You can use either of these methods:
• In the Smart Home section of the Alexa app, turn on Announcements for your Arlo camera.
• Create an Alexa Routine from the Alexa app main menu.
Add your camera to the Google Assistant app
To use your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera with Google Assistant, you need:
• A Google Home Hub, a Chromecast device, a TV with Chromecast, or a media player with
Chromecast
• The Google Assistant app on your mobile device. This app is included with most Android
devices, but you can also download it from the Apple App Store on iOS devices.
To connect your Arlo cameras to the Google Assistant app:
1. If you plan to use a voice-enabled speaker with the Google Assistant, set up that device.
2. Open the Google Assistant app to the home page.
3. Tap the + icon.
4. Tap Set up Device > Have something already set up?.
5. Select the Arlo icon from the list of device options.
You can search for Arlo or scroll down to nd Arlo on the list of devices.
6. Sign in with your Arlo account.
Your camera is added to Google Assistant.