How to Turn Off Arlo Camera with and Without Arlo App?

Arlo security camera is a very important part of your home security. You can turn it off with the help of the Arlo app as well as without using the app.

Here in this blog post, you will learn both the above-mentioned methods one by one. You just have to apply easy instructions to switch off the camera through Arlo app and without the app. So, let’s start straight with how to turn off the Arlo camera using App.

Switch Off Camera Using Arlo App

First, if you don’t have the Arlo app installed in your phone, then follow these below-written steps.

How to Install Arlo App?

• Connect the phone to the router and open Play Store.
• Search the Arlo app in the Play Store.
• Download the app by taping the download icon.
• After installing the app, open it and enter the login credentials.

If you have no credentials, then create Arlo account by entering your name, Email address and generating a password.

How to Turn Off Arlo Camera?

• Open the Arlo secure app and touch DEVICES.
• Tap on your Arlo camera model.
• Now, you have to find the Settings Icon and tap on it.
• You will see Device On/Off switch.
• Just tap on it and the Arlo camera will turn off.

So, these were the steps to download the Arlo secure app and how to switch the camera off using it. Now, you will learn how to turn off Arlo camera without the app.

Turn Off Arlo by Removing Power Source

To switch the Arlo camera off without the app, you have to cut out the power source. You can turn off some models like Arlo Ultra series, Arlo Pro series, Arlo Go series, and Arlo Wire-free cameras by removing batteries from the camera.

You can switch off Wired Arlo cameras such as Arlo Essentials Indoor, Arlo Q, and Arlo Q Plus by unplugging their power cord from the wall outlet.

To Turn Off Battery Arlo Camera

• Find the camera and hit the button given near the charging port under the device.
• You will hear a clicking sound and camera parts slide out from the Arlo camera housing.
• Remove the camera from the housing and uninstall the battery by pulling it out from the device.

To Turn Off Wired Arlo Camera

• Locate the Arlo wired camera device and unplug its power adaptor from the electric wall socket.
• Then, you have to rotate the camera’s footplate and slide the battery switch button to turn off the Arlo off.
• Now, you can re-insert the foot plate to the Arlo camera.

So these are the simple steps to turn off the Arlo camera. Now, if you want to turn off the base station (SmartHub) only, then apply some instructions given in next section.

Switch Off Arlo SmartHub

To turn off only the base station of Arlo, which store recordings of the camera, just review below written instructions.

• Locate the base station Ethernet cable, which is connected to the router. Pull it out to break the connection.
• Then, plug out the Arlo SmartHub power adaptor out from the wall socket to turn it off.

After turning off the base station, you have to connect the Arlo camera directly to the home router, you can link router using Arlo login interface and Arlo app.

Ending Note

Here, you have learned how to turn off Arlo camera using app as well as without using it. We have provided information about how different Arlo models have different methods to turn off. You also learned the instructions of switching off base station of the Arlo at the end of the blog post.