Hi Doug Daleo,Thanks for your review about the Arlo Essential Spotlight camera. We want to let you know that the Arlo Base Station/SmartHub is not required when connecting the camera where it can also connect to your 2.4GHz WiFi Network. For more information, feel free to contact our support team at https://support.arlo.com.We appreciate your support and understanding.Best regards,Arlo Team

Hi Elizabeth,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experience with your Arlo system. If you&#39;re having problems viewing your live feed properly where you&#39;re seeing some delay, refer to this article to learn how to troubleshoot: https://kb.arlo.com/1124. If you need further assistance, please contact our support team at https://support.arlo.com. Our team will be more than happy to help you further.<br /><br />We appreciate your patience and understanding.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Arlo Team

Hi mike,<br /><br />Thanks for writing a review about the Arlo Essential Spotlight camera. If the siren is not loud enough and push to talk is too quiet on your camera, please navigate to Settings &gt; Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you.<br /><br />We appreciate your support and understanding.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Arlo Team