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  Marley_Ring

  Glad you asked @SFBob! For linked functionality with Ring Smart Lighting and other Ring devices, you will want to add a Bridge to your "Ring of security". We offer Smart Lighting Bridges on our website, [here](https://shop.ring.com/products/smart-lighting-bridge). :)

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  17-03-2020 07:56:41

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  SFBob

  No, you did not really answer my question! We have a non-Ring, non-smart decorative porch light directly above the Ring Video Doorbell Pro. I understand that the Ring Bridge is necessary, but what ADDITIONAL Ring or Ring-compatible hardware do I need to turn on that light when the doorbell detects motion?

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  19-03-2020 01:57:19

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  BAFlyer

  I have my internal smart porch light activated via Alexa using a routine. As someone approaches and triggers the motion sensor the Alexa routine kicks in and turns on the porch light for 30 seconds. It illuminates the front hall as I come through the door but is should be possible to do the same with your external light if you have the Alexa smart app.

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  19-03-2020 11:54:54

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  BAFlyer

  Sorry I just noticed that your porch light is non-smart (should have read your post correctly) Anyway to achieve what you want you'll need to replace the current porch lamp with a 'Smart' version, one that works directly with Alexa, or with an additional smart hub. There are many of these smart lamps on the market. To convert a non-smart light, without changing the lamp, would need a smart light power switch of some sort which could be more expensive than a smart lamp.

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  19-03-2020 12:02:32