The LED status lights on Arlo cameras provide various information regarding the performance of the cameras or if they’re experiencing any errors.
Understanding the meaning of these LEDs indicators may help you diagnose your camera issues. Below we’ve compiled the full list of Arlo cameras’ LED status lights meaning.
LED status lights on Arlo Ultra and Arlo Pro 3
- Slow blinking blue. The camera is pairing with a base station or SmartHub.
- Fast blinking blue. The camera has paired with a base station or SmartHub.
- Slow blinking amber.
– The camera can’t be found, is out of range, or some other connection error occurred during the pairing process.
– The camera battery is low. - Fast blinking amber. The camera failed to sync with the SmartHub or base station.
- Alternating blue and amber.
– A firmware update is in progress.
– A reset is in progress. - Off. The camera is powered off or has less than 10% battery remaining.
LED status lights on Arlo Pro 2, Arlo Pro, and Arlo Wire-Free
- Slow blinking blue. The camera is syncing with the base station.
- Fast blinking blue. The camera has synced with the base station.
- Slow blinking amber. The camera’s batteries are low.
- Fast blinking amber. The camera failed to sync with the SmartHub or base station.
- Alternating blue and amber. A firmware update is in progress. Do not turn off the camera.
- Off. The camera is powered off or has less than 10% battery remaining.
LED status lights on Arlo Go camera
- Solid amber.
– No SIM card is inserted or the SIM card is damaged.
– During a sync, the battery charge is low.
– During the motion detection test, motion is detected. - Slow blinking amber. The battery level is low.
- Blinking amber. Mobile network coverage is not available.
- Double blinking amber. The battery level is so low that it is critical.
- Fast blinking amber.
– The camera is connected to the cellular network but it cannot connect to the cloud.
– During a QR code scan, the scan failed.
– The USB charging cable or adapter is incompatible. - Alternating amber and purple. The SD card type is invalid.
- Alternating blue and amber. A firmware update is in progress. Do not turn off the camera
- Solid blue.
– The camera is registered and is connected to the mobile network.
– The battery is fully charged. - Very slow blinking blue. The camera is powering on.
- Slow blinking blue. The camera is ready to scan the QR code.
- Fast blinking blue.
– The camera is connected to the cloud.
– A compatible charger is connected. - Alternating blue and purple. The camera is connecting to the cellular network and the cloud.
- Off. The camera is powered off or has less than 10% battery remaining.
LED status lights on Arlo Q and Q Plus
- Solid amber. The camera is booting up.
- Slow blinking amber. The camera is powered on and is ready for setup.
- Fast blinking amber. The camera is not connected to a WiFi network yet.
- Solid blue. The camera is powered on and is connected to Arlo servers.
- Slow blinking blue. The camera being connected to a network.
- Fast blinking blue. The camera being connected to Arlo servers.
- Solid purple. The camera is connected to a WiFi network. However, it is not connected to the Internet.
- Blinking purple. The camera is too far away from the router.
- Alternating blue and amber. A firmware update is in progress. Do not turn off the camera.
- Off. The camera is powered off.
LED status lights on Arlo Baby camera
- Solid amber. The camera is booting.
- Double blink amber every 10 seconds. The battery charge is low.
- Fast blinking amber. The camera is not connected to a WiFi network.
- Alternating blue and amber. A firmware update is in progress. Do not turn off the camera
- Solid blue. The camera is powered on and connected to the Internet.
- Slow blinking blue. The camera is attempting to connect to the Internet.
- Fast blinking blue for three seconds. The camera was just connected to a charger.
- Solid purple. The camera is connected to a WiFi network. However, it is not connected to the Internet.
- Blinking purple. The camera is too far away from the router.
- Off. The camera is powered off or has less than 10% battery remaining.
