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
61USB Storage
Pro 3 Wire-Free Security Camera System
User Manual
The minimum USB drive size is 16 GB and the maximum size drive that those le
systems support is 2 TB. The SmartHub supports USB 2.0-compatible devices. Not all
HDDs are compatible with the SmartHub. If you’re not sure, consult the manufacturer
of the HDD.
View the USB storage device status
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge.
3. Check the color of the USB icon
:
• Gray. No USB device is connected.
• Black. A USB device is connected to the SmartHub.
• Amber. The SmartHub is recording onto the USB device.
4. To view more information about the USB device status, under LOCAL STORAGE,
tap Storage Settings.
The USB status displays GOOD or indicates if the USB device needs to be
formatted, or is full. The Arlo app also noties you if this occurs.
View available USB device storage
The Arlo app noties you if the USB device is getting full, but you can also view the
available storage.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Storage Settings.
The Available Storage eld displays the amount of storage available on the USB
device.
Turn USB recording off and on
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge
3. Select the SmartHub.
4. Tap Storage Settings > USB Device Recording.
USB device recording toggles off and on.