It is very simple to understand the working method of your new Arlo Netgear camera. Your Arlo camera comes with batteries and works without wires. When the Netgear Arlo camera detects any motions, then it uses the wifi link to the Arlo base station to stream videos and share them with your Arlo account in the cloud. To know more about your Arlo Netgear camera functionality you can visit the website.