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 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 ...