Quick answer: While the manufacturer recommends using a base station with all of its products, Arlo's Essential line does not need a base station to operate. All users need is a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network.

Bugs in Arlo Technologies’ equipment allow a local attacker to take control of Alro wireless home video security cameras. Two high-severity vulnerabilities in Arlo Technologies’ wireless home security ...

Arlo Pro 4 finally removes the need for a base station while still offering top notch clarity and control. It has been a few years since we visited with the latest Arlo products, but our Arlo Pro 2 ...

Arlo has today started rolling out HomeKit support for two of its Arlo Base Stations. These updates enable HomeKit support for the Arlo Pro and Arlo Pro 2 security cameras, fulfilling a promise made ...

Bottom line: The Essential Spotlight Camera has *most* of the same great Arlo features for much less money. The Essential Spotlight Camera has a lot of the stuff I like about Arlo's Pro line of ...

It looks exactly like the other Arlo cams, but it costs way less. Essential Spotlight Camera customers have the option to sign up for the Arlo Smart cloud service, starting at $3 a month. Arlo Smart ...