Feature Request Board
Local storage
my area is seeing bandwidth issues, with everyone staying at home.. I want a local DVR that uploads to ring after it does it work, setup with modes, or different cams upload in different ways. also the ring app needs to be able to view from the dvr, before going to ring servers. I want to be able to buy a local storage device. The device cache my video when my internet is down or my internet is slow. The device would also cache 1tb of videos so my app could play them with speed when there is bandwidth issues. The device would still upload to ring, just in a different way. For example, my out door cams could upload to both right away, but my indoor cams only upload to ring depending on my alarm mode or time of day. Eventually all data would still be uploaded. How will this help the consumer: It will make ring work faster at homes and businesses. No more latency issues causing sound and video issues. No downtime due to internet outages. Less impact on bandwidth when motion is detected or when reviewing the last 1tb of videos. How will this help ring: A device to sale creates revenue. Using locally stored video, has less backhual/work for ring servers. Less client downtime, when ring has outages, means more client satisfaction. Possible throttling bandwidth if setup with modes or only sending motion to ring. Coding could also happen locally, creating less of an impact on ring servers.
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21-03-2020 02:49:50
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Please revise the software to be used to protect our families during emergencies when internet is down. Thanks Jay
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20-04-2020 12:04:38
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VCompletely agree and I can't even imagine how the security fire abd burg protections systems work. The app should be smart enough to use the local network when the internet is down. It jas to do the discovery broadcast on the local network so why if the app is on the same LAN doesn't the app pull directly from the cams and grey out recordings that aren't accessible on the cloud.
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10-08-2020 08:28:44
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I would love this feature. Plus for privacy I don’t want my personal images on your servers and you don’t really want to store them either.... win/win. No creepers looking at my videos on your servers....
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19-05-2020 08:52:26
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- M
Many other companies already have such a feature. Ring, you are behind the times. Please! This is a vital, and necessary feature. I have a total of 10 cameras (including Ring doorbells) inside and outside my property. Although I have Ring Cameras, I never got rid of my old systems cameras because its connected to a dvr. But that system is becoming too old. I don't want to buy cameras for another system just to have a local dvr.
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23-05-2020 01:51:15
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- C
So yesterday our internet went out for a short period of time. Our power rarely ever goes out, even during really bad storms or snows, so usually if the internet goes out it's because of some construction in the neighborhood. It this case it was a neighbor having something worked on, and they had to reset the internet for just a couple of minutes. During that time, however, my wife called and said that the Spectrum guy was in our front yard doing some really weird stuff which made her a little uncomfortable. I tried getting on and looking at the cameras and, of course, there wasn't anything because the internet was out. Now I know if the internet is out there is no way to possibly have a live feed option. But it seems like an easy addition that Ring could easily implement would be have a small amount of internal storage so that as long as the cameras have power, they could continue recording when they detect motion as they normally would, and then when internet connection is restored the video could be uploaded. Most of the cameras I have are wired because because at the time I bought them, my logic was that if I don't have power, then I don't have internet so the battery cameras would serve no additional benefit with the added con that I have to worry about changing and charging batteries. However I would be more inclined to purchase battery cameras if I knew that they were still recording even when power/internet was down and that I would have access to the video once power/interenet was restored.
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21-08-2020 05:02:52
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I want to put a monitor in my office that shows the video output from cameras around the house. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be possible with Ring's products. This would be far easier if one could consume an RTSP (or equivalent) video directly from the cameras.
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18-04-2020 07:19:24
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