Hamster1
External our Outdoor Siren for Ring Alarm
When are Ring bringing out an external siren box for the alarm system? Having an obvious and clearly visible siren box on the outside of a property is a big deterrent to any potential burglar, and deterring a break in is the primary reason for having any sort of security system. Using sirens to scare off burglars, and cameras to identify an assailants is great, but preventing the initial break in is far more important.
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09-11-2020 11:39:20
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They have now removed the screenshot showing the siren activating when the alarm is triggered. The screenshot showed the floodlight cam, but hopefully spotlight cam will also get this feature.
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27-11-2020 10:08:09
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Ring has listened to all the Kudo votes on the numerous "Feature Request" board and has work towards making a siren sound outdoors. The camera sirens can also now be linked to the Alarm Base Station siren! So now when the Base Station siren goes off, the Ring cameras (that have siren feature) automatically can also sound off with their siren! So, I immediately went to my Ring App to link mine also! But, I was briefly disappointed when I tried to do it because I did not initially see any change in the App. It initially appeared to still only make the cameras record when the alarm sounded . . . until I looked more closely. So, yes, the camera sirens CAN be linked now by: - Menu \> Devices \> Alarm Base Station \> Base Station \> Linked Devices \> Alarm Sounding \> After selecting "Alarm Sounding", this is where I was briefly disappointed because I thought it was still just to select the cameras to only record. Then I noticed the "Explanation-Point" Icon, just right of the "Camera" Icon. Now I understood that by selecting this "Explanation-Point" Icon, it links the camera's siren to the alarm too! So after selecting "Alarm Sounding" then: - Select "Explanation-Point" Icon for the cameras you wish to sound off their siren with the Base Station \> then "Save". Wonderful! Thank you Ring! :) :) :)
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04-12-2020 05:25:05
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Thanks for the updates. I've just been able to link my spotlight and stickup cam sirens :) Great job from Ring and I'm glad we now have this additional layer of security. I still think an external siren would be good for those of us that don't want a large camera at the front of the house, for example UK home would have the video doorbell but not a security camera at the front. Thanks again to Ring.
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04-12-2020 06:51:39
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TechnicalMarvel
Agree with all the above. I have several ring devices and so it would make perfect sense to add the alarm to the mix, but without an external sounder, I wont be buying. Its a deterent. SimpliSafe have confirmed to me that they are bringing out a new proper outdoor siren in 2021. Ring is behind on this. For me, having the cameras sirens sound is not enough, a clear visible siren does put potential intruders off and makes them look elsewhere. In the UK we have National Home Security Month every year, and they interviews 100 ex-burglars. A whopping 71% of them said that they would be put off attempting a break-in to a home that has an external siren on the outside wall. [https://www.homesecuritymonth.com/](https://www.homesecuritymonth.com/)
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23-11-2020 04:13:48
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