User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Arlo Pro 3 Camera
- 2. Get Started
- Connect your SmartHub to the Internet
- The SmartHub LED
- Use the Arlo app for installation and setup
- Insert the battery into your camera
- The camera battery
- The Arlo Pro 3 Camera LED
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Magnetic mount
- Install the Arlo Outdoor Mount
- Connect your camera to the Arlo solar panel (sold separately)
- Your Arlo Pro 3 Camera’s field of view
- Position your camera to detect motion in specific areas
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera to detect motion
- 3. Arlo Pro 3 Basics
- 4. Image Quality Features
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Modes
- 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
- Manage alerts
- Schedule your camera rules
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Detect audio alarms with your Pro 3 Camera
- 6. Change Your Settings
- 7. USB Storage
- 8. Arlo Connect
- 9. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 10. Rechargeable battery safety
31Image Quality Features
Pro 3 Wire-Free Security Camera System
User Manual
5. Tap Local 2K Live Streaming.
Local live streaming to your connected USB storage device toggles off and on.
Turn 2K local video recording off and on
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Storage Settings.
3. Tap 2K Video Recording.
2K recording to a connected USB device toggles off and on.
Optimize multiple 2K streams
You might experience connectivity issues if you’re running multiple 2K live streams on
your Arlo app. To optimize connectivity, check your network environment and adjust
your Pro 3 Camera settings as needed.
Make sure your average bandwidth speed is at least 2 Mbps per camera.
Note: To check your Internet speed, visit www.speedtest.net. The result of the
Internet speed test might change, depending on varying amounts of trafc. For
accurate results, run the speed test several times.
If you’re still experiencing connectivity issues after checking your WiFi connection and
Internet speed, do the following tasks until your connection is back to normal.
Adjust your Arlo Pro 3 Camera settings in the Arlo app:
1. Change the power management settings on each camera to Optimized.
Note: Do this on one camera at a time.
See Change the video quality and battery usage on page 56.
2. Change the power management settings on each camera to Best Battery Life.
See Change the video quality and battery usage on page 56.
3. Turn off 2K USB recording.
See Turn USB recording off and on on page 61.
4. Turn off 2K local live streaming.
See Turn local live streaming off and on on page 30.