# Arm disarm **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095 "2019-01-22T15:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/1 "2019-01-22T15:52:23Z")
I know this might be a dumb question. But how do I arm and disarm the camera. It seems obvious but I just can’t find information how to do that ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/2 "2019-01-22T16:08:26Z")
Can you be more specific about what you mean by arm/disarm? You can turn the camera on/off via the More menu on the live stream view. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/3 "2019-01-22T16:41:43Z")
How do I turn on motion detection. How do I turn off motion detection thank you for your help ---
**Author:** ![ThreeTen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/threeten/32/64980_2.png) [@ThreeTen](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ThreeTen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/4 "2019-01-22T16:56:21Z")
Hello, @jjl290… Perhaps the article below will answer your question(s): [https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019706792-Detection-Zones-Motion-Tagging](https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019706792-Detection-Zones-Motion-Tagging) If not… let us know. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/5 "2019-01-22T17:17:52Z")
So I turn detection Zone,then wyze will detect motion. Turn off the detection zone to stop picking up motion. Correct ? ---
**Author:** ![DreadPirateRush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/dreadpiraterush/32/1531_2.png) [@DreadPirateRush](https://forums.wyze.com/u/DreadPirateRush)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/6 "2019-01-22T17:39:20Z")
I found the following by clicking the “Support” link at the top right of this page, and then searching for “detect”. Hope that helps. 🙂 [https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019931631-Event-Settings-Cloud](https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019931631-Event-Settings-Cloud) [https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019706792-Detection-Zones-Motion-Tagging](https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019706792-Detection-Zones-Motion-Tagging) ---
**Author:** ![OverWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OverWatch](https://forums.wyze.com/u/OverWatch)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/7 "2019-01-22T17:51:14Z")
I found these very helpful: https://www.youtube.com/embed/FLWmNcrT008?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLQMMgBk7Ms_8z3QHkgrFRih4KQKf16zi7 There may be some subtle differences due to the version change, but the majority of the basic information is the same. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/8 "2019-01-22T18:12:48Z")
I’m guessing there is no simple way to turn motion detection on or off. I have Arlo Pro cameras and it has a feature to arm or disarm which basically means picks up motion or doesn’t pick up motion. My question on how to do this with the Wyze cam continues to go unanswered ---
**Author:** ![DreadPirateRush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/dreadpiraterush/32/1531_2.png) [@DreadPirateRush](https://forums.wyze.com/u/DreadPirateRush)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/9 "2019-01-22T18:15:20Z")
@jjl290 Actually, the first link I posted for you contains the answer. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/10 "2019-01-22T18:15:39Z")
The YouTube video you posted has nothing to do with arming motion detection and disarming motion detection. Don’t get me wrong I do appreciate your help very much. The only way I found so far is using ittf ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/11 "2019-01-22T18:20:04Z")
Post again please not seeing it I only see one YouTube video and it’s an introduction video ---
**Author:** ![DreadPirateRush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/dreadpiraterush/32/1531_2.png) [@DreadPirateRush](https://forums.wyze.com/u/DreadPirateRush)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/12 "2019-01-22T18:21:47Z")
Scroll up above Overwatch’s reply. I didn’t post the YouTube link. ---
**Author:** ![OverWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OverWatch](https://forums.wyze.com/u/OverWatch)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/13 "2019-01-22T18:39:23Z")
The Youtube link is a complete series on how to’s. ---
**Author:** ![prrudman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@prrudman](https://forums.wyze.com/u/prrudman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/14 "2019-01-22T18:41:07Z")
If you go to the app on your phone etc then select the device you want to enable/disable motion detection on. When you see the live stream in the top right corner there is a cog wheel, click that then select event recording. You can then set a schedule to be all day or only certain times. You can also set motion or sound detection on/off here and if you want a push notification or not. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/15 "2019-01-22T18:50:09Z")
I see what you’re talkin about thank you for your help making a shortcut on the home screen to arm and disarm detection would be very helpful ---
**Author:** ![OverWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OverWatch](https://forums.wyze.com/u/OverWatch)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/16 "2019-01-22T18:58:13Z")
> [@jjl290](#): > > making a shortcut on the home screen to arm and disarm detection would be very helpful Well, some people want to turn the camera on and off from the main screen while others want motion on and off. The solution is to create your own shortcut. [https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019935271-Event-videos-Notifications-and-Shortcuts](https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019935271-Event-videos-Notifications-and-Shortcuts) ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/17 "2019-01-22T19:07:15Z")
Okay I understand I made the shortcuts thanks for your help appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![Beantown53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Beantown53](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Beantown53)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/18 "2019-01-28T23:33:04Z")
I created a shortcut called Home which turns off notifications and motion detection and a shortcut called Awsy which turns on notifications and motion detection. You can customize the shortcuts to specific cameras. ---
**Author:** ![jjl290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jjl290](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjl290)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/arm-disarm/16095/19 "2019-01-28T23:50:17Z")
Thanks I have to try that out how did you do it