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Arlo and Orbi
I currrently have (5) Arlo cameras outside my house and they work good, although a couple of them have weak signal. I want to add 2 - 3 more cameras. If I get the Orbi system and place the satellites at both ends of my house, can I connect the cameras to the satellite for good reception?
My wifi router is directly in the center of my house. I'm confused as if that will work or if the cameras have to connect to the Arlo base, which is also in the center of the house. I suppose if that's the case, the Orbi wouldn't help?!?!
I have the regular Arlo cameras, not the new Pro versions.
Thanks
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I only have the Pros and they only communicate with the base station. I think the regular Arlos you have only communicate with the base station as well. In that case, having Orbi won't help out since the cameras only talk to the base station. There are Wi-Fi Arlos, but I don't have any experience or knowledge with them, or how they would integrate into your current system.
But your home is ideal for Orbi and 2 satellites, since you can place the Orbi in the middle of the house. That is, if you need better Wi-Fi, and your house is big enough to need the Orbi and 2 satellites.
That's what I was afraid of, so here's another possible scenario.
I actually have (2) Arlo base stations, but only currently using (1) of them. All (5) of my cameras are sync'ed with the (1) base station.
I wonder if the following would work.
- Hard wire Orbi base on my modem in the middle of the house
- Position both Orbi satellites to either end of the house
- Hard wire both Arlo base stations to each Orbi satellites
- Sync (3) cameras to (1) base stations
- Sync other cameras to the other bse stations
I suppose if a system can work off (2) base stations, this scenario would work as both base stations would be much closer to the set of cameras they would be sync'ed with.
Makes sense?
Thanks again.
That sounds like it would work. You could either make a seperate account for each base station or make sure you have the elite subscription so you can have more than one base station on your account. I'm not sure if having seperate accounts for each base station, but being on the same IP address to the internet causes any issues or not. I still have the basic free subscription for Arlo Pro.
As the base station to Orbi ethernet connection, I would seperate them by at least 6 to 8 feet or so. Orbi's seem pretty good at stomping over other wifi signals in their immediate vicinity, although I've heard and seen that the arlo base station chooses the same channel as the wifi router/satellite it is near, and it seems to work fine. I just don't take the chance with the physical distance being a factor.
How far will you be able to put the satellites from the central router distance-wise? Too close and it could cause communications issues. Of course the more walls in the way, the closer you can put them.
