Ring Alarm 8-Piece Kit (newest model), Home or business security system with optional 24/7 professional monitoring

The Ring 2nd Gen is my first experience with a home install of a security system; however, not my first experience with security systems in general. If you're somewhat tech savvy you won't have a problem setting this up. The materials provided upon unboxing were sufficient enough to guide me to setting up and installing this security system without any prior experience. I am converting over from ADT due to their expensive monthly costs and I was extremely happy to find that the magnet side of the window and doors sensors (the smaller side of the sensor) worked with Ring. What this meant was I only had to replace part of my ADT system, thus making install easier and less time consuming. Software is easy to use. I was able to figure it out on my own without any instructions. Some people will complain that Ring doesn't have glass break sensors but coming over from ADT I will tell you that this is a blessing. The biggest false alarm you will get is from glass break sensors, especially if you have kids. I can't tell you how many times I had a false alarm go off because a kid banged their toys around, or screamed at the right tone, or threw a dish into the sink. I understand the need for glass break sensors in certain situations, like a bigger where you might not be able to hear a window break. If you want a glass break sensor there is nothing stopping you from putting a window/door sensor on the glass itself, positioned in a manner that doesn't interfere with the operation of the window. Stick the sensor on the bottom of the window frame and the contact magnet above it directly on the glass. If/when someone smashes the window and clears out the glass to climb thru, it's going to go off. I get that this is not practical for every scenario and every window, but it is an option. Alexa Guard is another option and while it isn't a true glass break sensor, it is a bit of a backup. I want to edit to add that I'm a little frustrated with Amazon on the package options and shipping. I bought the 14 piece kit, however, I did not need the 14 piece kit. I didn't need the 2nd keypad, motion sensor or range extender. All I needed was one the base station, one keypad, one motion sensor, the fire alarm listener and 8 contact sensors. Buying all that stuff separately cost more than the 14 piece kit so I was forced to order it. This is when I became aware that a true 14 piece kit doesn't exist. What Amazon did was ship me an 8 piece kit and then all the other pieces separate, like I wanted to order anyway. They all shipped at different times with the last pieces arriving 5 days after the initial kit. I wish they would have at least arrived at the same time so I could have installed my system all at once, however, doing it this way gave me the chance to see just how easy it is to add on additional devices at any time. The cellular backup is via AT&T. You'll want to check service at your address.

Hands-down love this system!!! I’m a 69 year old senior woman who’s pretty handy with house projects, and this was, by far, one of the simplest things I’ve done around the house. I’d had a local company system for over 20 years. Upgrades to cell service (i.e., 5g) was forcing system upgrades. My “discounted” price for all new required units with my local company was over $800! And monitoring going up to $35/mo. All of that was a non-starter! I’d had my Ring video doorbells since the first year they came out and have loved them. Great customer service, too. So I decided this was the time to switch out everything. I disconnected all components of my previous system and recycled, and bought this Ring Security system along with 2 extra keypads. I watched several YouTube videos on unboxing and installing, which was very helpful to have that awareness ahead of time. Installation is super easy. It’s connected to my Linksys Velop mesh system without problems. And the extra beauty is being able to manage it through my smartphone via the Ring app. The app prompts you through everything during installation. One awareness is that each component has a number on it that is on each component box and the item itself (for example, each contact sensor has its own unique 5-digit number that you’ll need to be aware of as you set them up.) Ring support also awesome. I highly recommend! Loving it. Also the real time monitoring is much cheaper and very professional. The keypad has 3 emergency buttons for police fire and help. Ring will manage the permit with your county on your behalf (if a permit is required by your county, which mine is) and it’s easy to download and send a certificate to your homeowner’s insurance company for getting any discounts. Highly recommend!

Easy setup, fine user control, extremely thoughtful design! I was using smartthings with a mix of smartthings, wink, and other z wave products for my alarm. This alarm is better in my opinion than anything you can buy professionally or diy. Design First off, everything just looks nice and clean. The sensors are slightly wider and taller than my old sensors, but are way thinner which makes them stick out less. I really the design language of everything for the 2nd generation products. Setup is really fast and easy. I appreciate this because z wave can be super duper finicky and hard/time consuming to setup. The thoughtfulness of design of everything is just bar none better than anything else. For example, starting with the base station, backup battery, cellular free, wifi and ethernet options, and cable management! Both the base station and keypads have cable management which gives options in setup to really make everything look nice! The keypad also can be operated wired or by rechargeable battery which again, awesome. On top of that, the base station comes with a great wall mounting solution that can be used permanent or semi permanent with the charging cable and not have to go through walls. The cable even has a notch to make it easier to pull out! The sensors are amazing as well. Installation is easy with double sided tape and also the option to hard mount with screws. The detection distance is very good which helps for non aligned installations due to door trim and such. What I really appreciate is they use CR2032 batteries which I can buy almost anywhere. Too much of my other z wave equipment used rare batteries that were not stocked by walmart/target/etc. Also the batteries are easy to change and that is also something that really matters down the line. Control and Integration The amount of control has been just amazing as well. There are still improvements to be made, however with Ring they have been constantly improving and i feel like that is a huge benefit to this alarm in that the software will keep maturing. I use multiple ring outdoor and indoor cameras with a doorbell pro, and schlage smart deadbolts. Together with this alarm, I have been very satisfied with how well you can sync everything up. First off my deadbolts synced up on first try which did not ever happen with smartthings. It is truly wonderful to be able to both arm and disarm my alarm from my deadbolt TouchPad. The ability to set one deadbolt to arm and disarm the ALARM with codes while the 2nd deadbolt doesn't is great. The amount of user control is great, but what makes this really stand out is I don't have to look online for custom schedulers or run iftt to get things to work how they should. You can easily make any single door sensor alert on open or close with a few different sounds. They can be separately configured or be turned all off/on based on alarm mode which is again great. I already had Ring premium or whatever it is called due to my doorbell and multiple cameras, so this cost me no more than I was already paying. Paying $100 a year for camera and alarm service with cloud storage is a steal. Please don't ever change that. Overall this has been everything I could have asked for and more. By far the easiest install. What was surprising was how well everything is designed and how well you can control everything to your liking. I am hoping that my door sensors do not have the issues down the line that I had with other zwave devices. On the plus side, replacing a sensor is again just such a great design. You can just replace the sensor without having to undo any tape or screws due to the design of the sensor mount. Please, whoever designed these, give them a raise!

I was a little skeptical about purchasing the Ring Alarm as I had read some of the negative customer reviews left on the Amazon site regarding this product. I had been doing research on alarm systems. I had looked at the Ring and another wireless alarm systems. I was on the Amazon sited the day after Thanksgiving and there was a link that said Black Friday deals. I clicked the link and the site refreshed to a page of deals. The first item on the page was a deal for 8 piece Ring Alarm for $149.00. $149.00, that was cheaper than a 5 piece Ring set. To make it even better for $10.00 more I could get an Echo Dot with the purchase. $159.00 for a Ring Alarm and an Echo Dot was an awesome deal. So I jumped on it. When I received the product it took a few day to install the system as I was a little busy after work. Once I did have the chance to install the system it was very easy. I did have to initialize the system twice as it didn’t connect to the internet the first time. After connection was made set up was a breeze. Because I was so impressed with the system I purchased the 6 piece Ring Smart Lighting Pathlight System and the Ring video doorbell. The Pathlight System came with the Ring Light Bridge which is required to create a connection network for Ring Smart Lights. The light system is awesome. Because they have a motion sensor, the system can be set to come on during the specific set time when motion is detected. The doorbell alerts you when motion is detected and also when someone rings the doorbell. The Ring base station announces that “someone is at the door” when the button is pushed. As of right now the only two issue that I have had with the system is the video doorbell and the Ring Light Bridge were too far from the wireless router. The light bridge would lose connection often and the doorbell wouldn’t work correctly so I had to purchase and wireless extender. Now they both work great.

This is our second time buying one of these and we absolutely love it. The paid subscription is a plus if you want it monitored. We installed it all ourselves. Super easy to use and super easy to install. The app takes you through the steps to set it all up. It has a back up power so if the power goes out it will still work for awhile. We haven’t had issues with it staying connected and if it does disconnect, it reconnects fairly quickly. I will say that I wish the cord for the home base was a little longer since we do have higher ceilings, so it doesn’t sit as high as we would have liked. I’ve used this system on android and apple phones and have had no issues. Also have a ring doorbell connected to it and we have no issues!

The alarm system that every home needs is functional, versatile, and offers great value for money. It boasts amazing connectivity and security features, and its minimalist design makes it a stylish addition to any home. The range can be expanded with an extender, and the sensor cable is free.

I have taken full advantage of the ring 2.0 security system. My home wiring box now glows with an Ominous red glow or a cheerful blue at night. Mounting the base station In This way meant I had to get multiple wireless repeaters. My base station was on the 2nd floor and I had sensors on the first floor entirely. I was still able to push this unit to max operating ranges and I was also able to take advantage of having the base station chirp upstairs “audible to occupants on the 2nd floor” and the keypad chirps near garage door on first floor. This combined to make a very very cool tech savvy setup. When people visit my front door the big old echo show verbally announces there presence and the visitors can hear the announcement through the door like a PA Announcement (ring doorbell pro) the door lock and ring doorbell Integrate seamlessly into one unified place. This is what I’m after. Unified home Integration and automation with as few apps as possible. The ring app seems to serve general home security and operations well. Tips to deal with interference/weak sensor signal: if your trying the same way I did and mount ur base station in ur home wiring closet make sure to place the device up high and In the upper right or left corner of your wiring box so you can mount it with Velcro across the “top n side” that touches a wall. If you tuck it in too deep in the wiring closet it makes it harder for the ziggbee signal to get out. I even have this base station sitting next to Phillips hue smart bridge. I did have to change the ziggbee channel on the hue bridge. This also helped with interference. Take advantage of the base station having battery backup. When plugged in directly to the socket you will get push notifications when power is lost and restored. This is a really nice feature. My house came with linked smoke/co2 detectors. If one goes off the others do too. This meant I only needed one ring smoke detector co-listener. I placed a flood and freeze sensor behind my washer/dryer. One ring stickup cam with solar in the backyard. One stickup cam in the garage. One ring doorbell pro. Yes I will add a few more cams. :::update now at six cameras. You can adjust the cameras on ur dashboard to an OCD pleasing order.:::: Yes I went all the way on this setup but it was fun making it all work together. Now my house talks/chirps! And my Wiring closet looks like giant HAL 9000 AI! If your a tech person go with this and get exactly what you want!

Functionable. Greatsize, not too big. Works perfect easy to use. Easy to conmect. Great simple design. User friendly. Great range. I can feel safe in my home with this system! Highly recommend! Great value.