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Modes, Rules, and Alerts
Video Doorbell
User Manual
Set up geofencing for the first time and set up modes
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
Mode
.
3. Tap the Arlo Video Doorbell.
4. Tap
Geofencing
.
5. Allow the Arlo app to use your mobile device’s location.
Geofencing works only if Arlo can locate your mobile device. The Location
Address page displays your current address.
6. To change the radius setting, tap
Radius
and select a radius size.
Radius sizes are
Small
,
Medium
, and
Large
(approximately 150 meters, 250
meters, and 500 meters, respectively).
7. Tap
Device Location
and enter a name for your location.
8. Tap
Away Mode
and select a mode.
Your camera uses the Away mode when your mobile device is outside the radius
of your camera’s location. Most people select Armed, Schedule, or Custom Mode
so that the camera detects motion while they’re gone.
9. Tap
Home Mode
and select a mode.
Your camera uses this mode when your mobile device is within the radius of your
camera’s location. Most people select Disarmed while they’re home.
If you use more than one enabled mobile device, you might be asked to select an
Arlo device to connect it to.
10. To select the preferred mobile device, tap the device and then tap
Next
.
11. Tap
Save
.
For troubleshooting tips, see
Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
Arlo Geofencing works with multiple mobile devices.
Arlo uses the first-in, last-out principal to manage households where more than one
person uses geofencing. If everyone leaves home with their mobile devices, this
triggers an
away
state. Since no one is inside the geofence, your cameras are armed.
When the first person comes home (first in), their mobile device is now inside the
