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Tom_Ring
Hi @user32281. Check out this information [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032947972-Refining-Your-Motion-Alert-Notifications-for-People-and-Other-Motions-) on our Smart Alerts. This feature allows you to refine your alerts and puts you in control of what gets recorded. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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06-01-2023 17:27:23
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user32281

This seems to talk about notifications only. Can an alarm be triggered only if a person is detected?

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12-01-2023 04:38:43

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Caitlyn_Ring

Hi @user32281. Ring Cameras and Doorbells cannot trigger the Ring Alarm or the siren on the Security Cameras. This is to prevent unwanted and disruptive sirens or alarms from going off. If you have the Ring Alarm system and a Ring Security Camera, you can [link them together](https://community.ring.com/t/alarm-feature-update-linked-devices-camera-siren/25922) so that the sirens on the Cameras will play when the Ring Alarm is triggered.

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12-01-2023 17:32:59

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user50020

This is really disappointing. My current alarm is able to be scheduled for different actions at different times. The light and siren are scheduled to activate between late evening to early morning. In 6 months, it's activated once because I had a trespasser/criminal in my driveway. The recording shows that the light alone did not deter them. The siren saw them running away. How can you call your cameras security cameras when they're really not? Once in six months is not excessive.

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04-07-2023 10:59:36

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screenstory

I have several Ring cameras and a couple of Alexa dots and a "Show" (8" screen). They are cheaper than "real" security systems, can be added one by one for the budget-challenged, and offer a crude entry into smart home systems. However, once you start realizing the limitations of the hardware/software and the privacy concerns with the Amazon-connected or Google-connected systems, you may want to reconsider the whole cheapo surveillance brand approach (Arlo/Wyze/Ring/etc) and get a real system that can show you all your cameras at once in a multi-view display, and other standard video surveillance features. A neighbor has a 4K video system that he bought at Costco, with I think 8 cameras and a DVR; I think it was the AvertX brand, which goes for $2000.TL;DR: You get what you pay for (except in alarm service! Check out AlarmGrid if you're handy and don't want to sign a predatory contract with an alarm company! I am not affiliated, but am a happy customer. I didn't add cameras to my AlarmGrid Qolsys IQ system because the cameras cost more than I could justify to my wife, so I set up Ring separately...with regrets.)

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04-07-2023 20:20:19