How do I set up cross-triggering between my Arlo cameras and my Arlo Security Lights?

You can create a mode that makes each light or camera perform different actions and send different alerts. A single device can trigger multiple devices to take actions. For example, you can set up your driveway light to trigger your garage camera to start recording video and send you a push notification. Or, you can set up a mode so that your backyard camera turns on your lights to scare away nocturnal animals, but doesn’t send you a notification. Making one device trigger another device to take an action is also called “cross-triggering.”

Note: Cross-triggering currently does not work with Arlo Q, Arlo Q Plus, Arlo Go, or Arlo Baby cameras. All cross-triggering devices must be connected to the same Arlo account.

To set up your Arlo cameras and Arlo Security Lights to trigger each other, you can either create a new custom mode or edit the rules of an existing mode. Scroll to the end of this article to see a video about cross-triggering.

To create a custom mode with cross-triggering:

1. Launch the Arlo app or log in to your Arlo account at my.arlo.com.
   The Devices page displays.
2. Tap or click Mode.
3. Tap or click the bridge that is connected to the light for which you want to set up cross-triggering.
4. Tap or click Add a Mode.
5. Enter a name for the mode and tap or click Next.
6. Tap or click a light or camera to select it as the trigger device for a rule and then tap or click Next.
   The trigger device is the device that senses sound or motion first and triggers another device to take an action.
7. Move the sliders to set the trigger device’s motion and audio sensitivity (if applicable) and tap or click Next.
8. Select the other device (“action device”) that you want to take an action when the trigger device detects motion and/or sound.
   If you want to add multiple action devices, complete this procedure and then edit the mode.
9. Tap or click Next.
10. Select the action that you want the action device to take and tap or click Next..
    For lights, you can choose Turn on Light or Do nothing. For cameras, you can choose Record video or Do nothing. You can also tap the pencil icon or click > next to the action to edit settings such as duration and brightness.
11. Select the notifications that you want to receive.
12. If you selected Email Alerts, enter the email addresses where you want to receive alerts.
13. Review the summary of your settings and tap or click Save.
    Your new mode is saved. You can activate it from the mode menu.
14. (Optional) To add additional action devices:
    1. From the mode menu, tap the pencil icon or click > next to the mode that you just created.
    2. Tap the pencil icon or click Edit next to the rule that you just created
    3. Tap or click Add Device and select an additional action device and action.
    4. Tap or click Save.

To add cross-triggering to an existing mode:

1. Launch the Arlo app or log in to your Arlo account at my.arlo.com.
   The Devices page displays.
2. Tap or click Mode.
3. Tap or click the bridge that is connected to the light for which you want to set up cross-triggering.
4. Tap the pencil icon or click > next to the existing mode that you want to edit.
5. Tap the pencil icon or click Edit next to the rule for the trigger device (the device that detects motion or sound).
6. Tap or click Add Device and select an additional action device and action.
7. Tap or click Save.
8. To edit settings such as duration and brightness, tap the pencil icon or click > next to the action, then tap or click Save.