Ring Alarm
Differences between Base Unit Gen 1 vs Gen2
I bought a Gen 2 and devicese to swap out my Gen 1 Ring 1 Alarm. Visually the Gen 1 ad Gen 2 base units look similar and possibly are nearly the same. I suppose there may be some changes internally that I am not aware. So my question is regarding the differences if any between Gen 1 and Gen 2. Are there any differences, such as features, software, hardware, battery etc... differences between the two Base units? Reason I ask, since the Gen 2 devices are all back ward compatible i could keep the Gen 1 base and swap out all the Gen 1 devices for Gen 2 devices. Would i be missing out on something? The main reason for not installing the Gen 2 base is I can swap each devices one at a time over a period of days without taking the alram completely down then having to add every devices at the same time.
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08-11-2020 12:02:05
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Gen 1 and Gen 2 are interchangeable. You can use Gen 2 devices with a Gen 1 base. The Gen 2 sensors are smaller and use button cell batteries. The Gen 2 keypad has dedicated emergency buttons and the Gen 2 motion is supposedly better to ignore pets. [https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040149572-FAQs-about-Ring-Alarm-2nd-generation](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040149572-FAQs-about-Ring-Alarm-2nd-generation) What made you switch to a Gen 2 kit? Honestly no reason to purchase a kit unless you had many sensors to add and a deal was available that made it cheaper by buying a kit.
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08-11-2020 05:11:46
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