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Move your doorbell’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection

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Essential Video Doorbell Wired Move your doorbell's WiFi connection to a direct router connection You can change your Arlo Video Doorbell's WiFi connection from a VMB5000, VMB4540, VMB4500, or VMB4000 SmartHub or base station, and connect the doorbell directly to your router's 2.4 GHz WiFi network. Note: When you connect your Arlo Video Doorbell directly to your router, you can't use the doorbell to trigger an Arlo Chime or other cameras, and you can't store Arlo recordings to a local storage device in a SmartHub or base station. To move your Arlo Video Doorbell's WiFi connection directly to your router: 1. Open the Arlo app and log into the same Arlo account that your Arlo Video Doorbell is connected to. If you are using an Arlo Smart trial associated with this account, doing this keeps the trial active so you don't lose it. 2. Make sure that your mobile device is connected to your router's 2.4 GHz WiFi network. For more information, see Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during setup on page 77. 3. Tap Settings > My Devices. 4. Select your Arlo Video Doorbell. 5. Scroll down and tap Remove Device. Your device is reset and removed from your account. 6. Make sure that the Arlo Video Doorbell status LED ring is solid white. If the doorbell status LEDs are not white, reset your Arlo Video Doorbell (see Reset the Video Doorbell on page 80). 7. From My Devices, tap Add New Device > Doorbells & Chime > Video Doorbell. 8. If Arlo detects a SmartHub or base station, tap Connect without SmartHub or Connect without a Base Station. 9. Follow the Arlo app instructions to connect your doorbell directly to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network. WiFi Setup and Connections 24 User Manual

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WiFi Setup and Connections
Essential Video Doorbell Wired
User Manual
Move your doorbell’s WiFi connection to a direct
router connection
You can change your Arlo Video Doorbell’s WiFi connection from a VMB5000, VMB4540,
VMB4500, or VMB4000 SmartHub or base station, and connect the doorbell directly to your
router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi network.
Note:
When you connect your Arlo Video Doorbell directly to your router, you can’t use the
doorbell to trigger an Arlo Chime or other cameras, and you can’t store Arlo recordings to a
local storage device in a SmartHub or base station.
To move your Arlo Video Doorbell’s WiFi connection directly to your router:
1.
Open the Arlo app and log into the same Arlo account that your Arlo Video Doorbell is
connected to.
If you are using an Arlo Smart trial associated with this account, doing this keeps the trial
active so you don’t lose it.
2.
Make sure that your mobile device is connected to your router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi network.
For more information, see
Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during
setup
on page 77.
3.
Tap
Settings > My Devices
.
4.
Select your Arlo Video Doorbell.
5.
Scroll down and tap
Remove Device
.
Your device is reset and removed from your account.
6.
Make sure that the Arlo Video Doorbell status LED ring is solid white.
If the doorbell status LEDs are not white, reset your Arlo Video Doorbell (see
Reset the
Video Doorbell
on page 80).
7.
From My Devices, tap
Add New Device > Doorbells & Chime > Video Doorbell
.
8.
If Arlo detects a SmartHub or base station, tap
Connect without SmartHub
or
Connect
without a Base Station
.
9.
Follow the Arlo app instructions to connect your doorbell directly to a 2.4 GHz WiFi
network.