Arlo Cams coming in few weeks

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@Lhaffinatu

Is there a problem having the smartthings Arlo rules set to record but not aler

Not if you are ok with having clips on both clouds.

[M_Li]

Hey, this might be a dumb question, but how do I arm or disarm or switch modes for these cameras with Smart Things?

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

You don’t. All you need is to flip the ST cam switch, but you keep Arlo on SmartThings mode.

[M_Li]

Where is the ST cam switch located? Is it the same as the individual cameras that shows up in my Things tab? Is there a way to control it so they all turn on or off together?

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@M_Li

Is there a way to control it so they all turn on or off together?

Smart Lighting can do it, routines can do it. I use CoRE for mine. The switch is the button with the camera on it…

[PailOckenden (Paul Ockenden)]

Another possibly daft question while we wait for things to appear here in the UK. There was talk of a new Android app version needed for Arlo support, but what about the iOS app?

[kevin]

@SBDOBRESCU

Smart Lighting can do it, routines can do it. I use CoRE for mine.

Is this same/different/better than using SmartHomeMonitor? I just quickly changed settings in SHM this morning. Added the Arlo motion sensors and then under “capture video from these cameras” selected the Arlo cameras again. So if Arlos or my other motion/door sensors trigger, all four of my Arlos record for 1 minute.

[kevin]

My iPad got an update earlier in the week last week, and then android updated at end of the week if I remember correctly.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@kevin

Is this same/different/better than using SmartHomeMonitor?

The SHM is ok, if you keep your cams “active” all the time. But if you turn them off, then SHM won’t turn them back on. You need an app to handle the switches.

[stephack (Stephan H.)]

@SBDOBRESCU

The SHM is ok, if you keep your cams “active” all the time. But if you turn them off, then SHM won’t turn them back on. You need an app to handle the switches.

My understanding is that these cameras are always sensing motion. In Arlo, Armed means it will send an alert or record…Disarmed means no alert or recording.
If I’m correct, what exactly does “active” mean?
@Tyler is there anyway we can get a breakdown with a few details of this integration with recommended settings? The dual Apps and different terminology is a little confusing.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@stephack

If I’m correct, what exactly does “active” mean?

Well the beauty of ST integration is that it shuts down the camera, unlike the modes Arlo provides. When you flip the switch it goes black and you get this on the Arlo side

And you can enable it from Arlo manually:

OR use SmartLighting, CoRE, Routines, etc to do it for you in ST…

[vint83]

Announcement:

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/30/867991/0/en/Arlo-Now-Works-With-SmartThings-to-Make-the-Home-Smarter-and-More-Secure.html

[M_Li]

I’m sorry, I’m still having some problems understanding.

All I really want is a button or routine that I can use from my widget to arm or disarm the Arlo modes. I’m not sure I want to physically turn the cameras on and off.

I’m not sure if you addressed this already, but is there something in the integration that would allow me to just change the Arlo modes and not affect the cameras themselves?

Thanks

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@M_Li

All I really want is a button or routine that I can use from my widget to arm or disarm the Arlo modes.

Short answer, you cannot change Arlo modes with current ST integration. But then why would you need it? You can flip the switch on and have access to the live feed. And you can enable motion and recording based on ST modes, no need to synchronize multiple modes over multiple platforms.

[MortenB (Morten Berg)]

Does the Arlo Q wired cam also work, or is this Arlo with the hub only?

[Lhaffinatu (Tim Jones)]

@SBDOBRESCU

@Lhaffinatu

Is there a problem having the smartthings Arlo rules set to record but not aler

Not if you are ok with having clips on both clouds.

Um, it seems to do this regardless. I get the videos on Arlo AND ST, as I would expect given the nature of the cloud integration. I’ve found no way to have the videos show up only on ST.

[Lhaffinatu (Tim Jones)]

@MortenB

Does the Arlo Q wired cam also work, or is this Arlo with the hub only?

Sorry, Wireless Arlo cameras only at present.

[vint83]

@vint83

One more weird bug:(Turned OFF the camera from device handler. Camera is shown as “Inactive” in both ST and Arlo app.When I walk in front of the camera, Infrared LEDs turn on. Apparently camera is still somehow armed to sense the motion (even though is Inactive, turned OFF). But no events are generated. Nothing in the log. Also happens in native Arlo modes. e.g. Armed and then Turn OFF camera from Arlo app settings.Could be Arlo bug.It doesn’t really affect anything except it can kill batteries much faster. (and my wife thought someone is watching us)

w00t
Bug escalated and unacknowledged by Arlo team:

Camera senses motion even when Turned OFF?

[Lhaffinatu (Tim Jones)]

@SBDOBRESCU

@M_Li

All I really want is a button or routine that I can use from my widget to arm or disarm the Arlo modes.

Short answer, you cannot change Arlo modes with current ST integration. But then why would you need it? You can flip the switch on and have access to the live feed. And you can enable motion and recording based on ST modes, no need to synchronize multiple modes over multiple platforms.

Sorry, but this solution only sorta works. I just tested this (turning off the cameras in ST) but they’re still active in Arlo and I still get notifications via either push or email as defined in the SmartThings mode in Arlo settings. I can disable notifications from Arlo entirely, but then my Arlo Q becomes useless.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@Lhaffinatu

but they’re still active in Arlo and I still get notifications via either push or email as defined in the SmartThings mode in Arlo settings.

That doesn’t happen on my end. Sorry is not working for you.