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Safeguard your home or business with this 4-pack of motion-activated NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home VMS3430-100NAS security cameras, which enables you to capture 720p video footage both during the day and at night.
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Great Security Camera for Certain Applications
on October 28, 2015
Posted by: nowires
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The Arlo camera system has turned out to be perfect for my needs. It would not be ideal for everyone so let me explain why. The cameras are completely wireless and are battery operated (and weatherproof) so they can be placed anywhere without adding power lines. If you want to constantly record video throughout the day, it would probably drain the batteries in a relatively short period of time. I think this system is best for someone who wants to record potential intruders that occur infrequently. With infrequent recording the batteries appear to last quite a while in the cameras.
The system also excels in how it can be configured for different applications, how it stores video, and how it can notify you of potential intruders. In addition to activating recording only when motion is detected, the system allows you set up daily schedules for when it will detect motion and what it will do when it detects motion.It can notify you immediately when motion is detected on your smart phone through an app and then show the video it recorded and saved. The videos are saved at no additional charge for 1 week on a cloud based server. If you are in bed and someone walks in front of an activated camera near your front or back door, you can receive an alert on your smart phone and can immediately view the video it recorded on your smart phone. This can give you peace of mind knowing that it will alert you before someone enters your house. You can also receive the alerts from any location where you have service on your phone, computer, or iPad. To use all these features you must have good internet connection speed at the location of the cameras and a router port (ethernet connection) for connecting to the Arlo base station. The cameras seem to work best when they are within 50 feet of the base station. They will work at further distances but might drain the batteries faster. I decided to add a wifi extender from Netgear with an ethernet port connection to move the Arlo base station closer to where the cameras would be located. Wifi extenders are easy to install and will improve your wifi signal for other devices as well.
A nice feature is that you can receive alerts when traveling out of town from this system. If you are the type that may worry when away from home or out of town, this system will give you peace of mind. Occasionally, a bird may trigger the alert, but you can verify that by simply looking at the recorded video. You can also adjust detection and recording parameters while traveling away from home.
This system was not the least expensive option available, but it was the best solution for our particular application.
My Best Buy number: 3775457123
My Best Buy number: 3775457123
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Safeguard your home or business with this 4-pack of motion-activated NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home VMS3430-100NAS security cameras, which enables you to capture 720p video footage both during the day and at night.
How does the storage exactly work? does all the footage directly upload to the cloud, and it re-records over itself?
All the video is stored in the cloud (up to 1 gb) for one week at no additional cost. You can pay an additional monthly fee to keep it longer and add capacity.
8 years, 5 months ago
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nowires
Safeguard your home or business with this 4-pack of motion-activated NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home VMS3430-100NAS security cameras, which enables you to capture 720p video footage both during the day and at night.
do the cameras come with mounting accessories?
I'd like to mount my cameras under the wood eaves of my house to get a view of outside....Does the 4 camera package include mounting for wood?
yes
8 years, 5 months ago
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nowires