Considering all the features and equipment that you get for the price, this is officially the DIY security system to beat. That subscription cost includes 24/7 professional monitoring and up to 3GB of backup internet, with the option of more data at the rate of $3/GB. In terms of cost, the Ring Alarm Pro starts at $300 for the 8-piece kit, and then there’s the $20/month subscription for Ring Protect Pro. This is what whole-home security should look like. What makes the Ring Alarm Pro the new gold standard of home security is that it’s mindful of true emergency situations such as power and internet outages. The Ring Alarm Pro offers outstanding protection for all sorts of situations, including emergencies that require prompt responses. Peace of mind doesn’t just end at receiving alerts whenever a sensor’s tripped or motion is detected by a camera. Our Verdict: A Truly Ridiculous Amount of Home Security for $300 Sure, it was a false alarm, but this kind of response is exactly what you want for real emergencies. There were a couple of times early on when the motion detection sensor was tripped off by one of our cats, which resulted in a phone call from one Ring’s professional monitoring service. In the three months before writing my Ring Alarm Pro review, the system has consistently been able to inform me whenever any of the sensors were tripped. Although, I will say that the new geo fencing option in the Ring app makes it even more convenient because it sends me notifications whenever I leave my apartment about arming/disarming it. Just like other security systems, the Ring Alarm Pro needs to be armed whenever you’re leaving - so that can be done either through the app or included keypad. All the sensors work as they’re intended, so whenever they’re tripped, a notification pops up on my phone to inform me. And if an eero 6 Pro version of the Alarm Pro is in the works I can wait for that.Everything is communicated through the base station, it’s the brains behind the entire operation. loss of performance, inability to use some features, etc.įeel free to suggest an alternative topology. What would the drawbacks be to 1) and 2) i.e. My modem has 2 LAN ports (LAN 1 and LAN 2).ġ) Can I connect the Ring Alarm Pro's Eero 6 to LAN1 and the Eero 6 Pro to LAN 2? And making the Eero 6 the gateway and have a "bridge" to the Pro? Not sure if bridge is the right term.Ģ) Can I connect the eero 6 Pro to the LAN (maybe it would be WAN) port of the Ring Alarm Pro? And making the Eero 6 the gateway and have a "bridge" to the Pro? If only Ring had put an Eero Pro 6 router in the Ring Alarm Pro (it’s even in the name!), this would have been the perfect device, albeit a significantly more expensive one." This makes me sad, as I want all these things. This means I have to forgo local storage of Ring videos, 24/7 whole-home internet backup, and 30-plus hours of continuous power to keep my cameras, security system, heck, even Netflix online when the power goes out. That’s mainly because the Ring Alarm Pro has to be the gateway device for your home Wi-Fi, and for some setups (including my own), the included Eero 6 dual-band router is just not powerful enough. "If you already have a capable mesh Wi-Fi setup and a substantial number of smart home devices - this is not the hub for you. The problem is paraphrased well by this Verge article: Ring says the alarm needs it's built in eero 6 (not Pro) to be the Internet gateway: I understand there is no cost savings on the Ring subscription, I will still have to pay for the exact same subscription whether I'm storing video local or to the cloud. Having the video local will make it faster and reduce my monthly data usage to the Internet (we have data caps with Cox). I just wish I could buy a Ring Alarm Pro with a built in eero 6 Pro but unless that is in the works, I need a work-around.ġ) I need an alarm and would like to stay in the Ring/eero ecosystem.Ģ) I'd like to take advantage of the Ring Alarm Pro's local video processing and storage for Ring devices (I have two of the Ring Flood Pros and a Ring Doorbell Pro 2) and may add more cameras later. I would like to buy a Ring Alarm Pro that has a built in eero 6 (not Pro) but use a separate eero 6 Pro for my non-Ring devices. Short Version: I just want to use a Ring Alarm Pro with an eero 6 Pro, not the built in eero 6 (not Pro).or limit the eero 6 to just Ring devices.
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