User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Arlo Ultra
- 2. Get Started
- Connect your SmartHub to the Internet
- SmartHub LED
- Use the Arlo app for installation and setup
- Insert the battery into your camera
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Magnetic mount
- Install a screw mount
- Find a good spot to detect motion
- Arlo Ultra’s field of view
- Position your camera
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera to detect motion
- 3. Arlo Ultra Basics
- View your camera feeds
- Look back video
- Record clips from live video
- Take a snapshot from live video
- Talk and Listen
- Turn the camera spotlight on and off
- Turn the camera siren on and off
- Customize your camera feed image
- Motion detection activity zones
- Cloud recordings
- View recordings and snapshots
- Download recordings
- Charge your camera battery
- Replace a camera battery
- 4. Image Quality Features
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- 6. Change Your Settings
- 7. Use SD Card Storage
- 8. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 9. Rechargeable Battery Safety
30Image Quality Features
Arlo Ultra Camera
User Manual
• You subscribed to the Arlo Premier Video add-on service to store motion
recordings in 4K quality to the Arlo Cloud to access wherever you have a mobile
date connection.
Turn local live streaming off and on
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Settings > My Devices.
3. Tap the camera.
4. Tap Video Settings.
5. Tap Local 4K Live Streaming.
Local live streaming toggles off and on.
Turn 4K video recording off and on
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Storage Settings.
3. Tap 4K Video Recording.
4K recording toggles off and on.
Optimize multiple 4K streams
You might experience connectivity issues if you’re running multiple 4K live streams on
your Arlo app. To optimize connectivity, check your network environment and adjust
your Arlo Ultra camera settings as needed.
Check your network environment:
• If you are using a mobile device, make sure you’re connected to your home router
through the 5 GHz WiFi band.
• Make sure your average bandwidth speed is at least 4 Mbps.
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 multiple times.
If you are still experiencing connectivity issues after checking your WiFi connection
and Internet speed, do the following tasks in order until your connection is back to
normal.