Arlo Pro SmartHub – Arlo Certified Accessory – Connects Arlo Cameras to Wi-Fi, Works with Arlo Ultra 2, Ultra, Pro 5S 2K, Pro 4, Floodlight, Essential (Gen 1) & Video Doorbell Cameras – VMB4540

VMB4000 Replacement
Picked up as replacement hub for my pro 2 kit and have encountered no issues setting up or using features like local storage through the arlo app. Only complaint is the price really

New version of Arlo app doesn’t support local video playback
OK, so the purposes of this hub are twofold: one, to act as a wifi hub so the cameras aren’t on your “regular” wifi, and two, to record motion events locally so you’re not dependent on the Arlo cloud service. Well, it does the first one fine. The second, however, has been rendered ineffective by Arlo in their latest app update.The current app is actually TWO apps rolled into one. If you have any newer Arlo hardware, it forces you to “upgrade” to the new app because the old app isn’t compatible. The new app is apparently incompatible with a few of the very oldest Arlo cameras, but that’s not unexpected. The new app has a a screen called the “feed”. This is where all the latest events show up, such a motion detection by your cameras, home/away mode changes, etc. The problem with the Arlo hub is, it USED TO have motion events show up there, but Arlo changed the app so they only show video motion events that are in *cloud storage with Arlo*. Cloud storage costs $7 per camera per month. Oh, you can *access* the hub stored videos, if you’re the account owner only, if you go three levels into the hub settings screen, and you know which video you want by time stamp because there’s no thumbnails, and you’re willing to download the video file to your phone and watch it on your phone’s video player. Alternately, you can pull the USB thumb drive out of the hub and insert it into a computer and view the files that way.The practical upshot is, Arlo nerfed the main functionality of the app with the hub because they want you to be paying a monthly fee. The fact that this renders the hub little more than a cheap wifi hub with local video backup rather than a useful part of the video surveillance system apparently does not concern Arlo. In fact, they are so unconcerned that they continue to sell this $100 box that DOESN’T WORK WITH THEIR APP ECOSYSTEM, because I guess they had a lot of them manufactured and can only get rid of them by pretending they still work with their new app mode?The worst part is, whether the app starts up in the “old” mode or the “new” mode is stored in your user account configuration on Arlo’s servers, so once you upgrade to this newer app mode, there is no way to go back. Even downloading an old version of the app that doesn’t HAVE the new version rolled into it doesn’t work, because it simply won’t let you log in. If you’re using the old version now and don’t upgrade, this hub will probably work fine for you. At least it’ll work fine FOR NOW. At some point you know Arlo will force people into the new app ecosystem in order to push their monthly cloud service, and at that point, the hub will be pointless.

It works.
It works, but there are cavity. One for $100 no built in storage is crazy. Next, if you want local only no subscription you lose half the camera features. And finally, the app is setup like crap for it. Otherwise works fine.

Great product but expensive
The insulation took more time than I expected but the product seems very good

Very good. Working fine but a bit expensive

I got this so that I could connect my Arlo doorbell to it and watch the recorded videos from my phone as the base station that came with my Arlo cameras didn’t allow for that without a subscription. This did the trick and has allowed me to playback the camera footage from my phone. There is a delay when watching live footage but not enough for concern in my opinion. I recommend this for those that want to review the video from their external hard drive without having to disconnect it from the base.

Es tercera vez que compro uno de estos, están hechos para quemarse al poco tiempo. No importa si lo tienes en un UPS, nobreak, regulador. Se termina quemando y tus cámaras salen sobrando. No recomiendo arlo para nada. Prácticas abusicas por parte del la app para comprar el espacio en la nube, son lentas, y la atención no es buena. Recomiendo otras marcas.