#Ring alarm pro home security kit windows

Read Ring's privacy statement for more information - and check out my former colleague Alfred Ng's extensive reporting on Ring and law enforcement - along with Ry Crist's in-depth analysis on the most recent policy changes.

Because of those changes, we're now reviewing Ring products again, but, as always, it's ultimately up to you to decide if you're comfortable with a company's policies. However, Ring has introduced measures that make it easier for customers to access and adjust their privacy and security settings, including requiring two-factor authentication for its camera-equipped devices. After learning more about Ring's partnerships with law enforcement through its Neighbors program on the Ring app, as well as some security concerns, we temporarily removed Ring products from consideration a couple years ago.

I go into that at length in this commentary about Ring, but the gist is that privacy and security necessarily factor into how - and, sometimes, even whether - we review a product. Ring privacy and securityĪs far as Ring's privacy and security goes, I've felt conflicted. The updated keypad offers 'one-touch buttons' to contact emergency services, but, again, I didn't test their capabilities. The sensors, keypad and app worked as expected, too, responsively sending alerts to my phone and arming and disarming the system. I can attest to the siren being very loud and scaring my two dogs, as well as my husband (sorry, y'all). You can program the siren to sound when the system is armed and unexpected activity is detected - and also manually from a button on the app, whenever you want. I also tested out the siren built into the base station that comes with this system. I tested arming and disarming the system, both from the app and from the keypad.

#Ring alarm pro home security kit windows

To test out the system, I walked in front of the motion sensor and opened the doors and windows with door/window sensors attached. Some of the devices, like the keypad, come with hardware if you want to mount it to the wall for a more permanent install, which could make the overall installation time longer. It probably took me 15 minutes to set up everything from start to finish. It installed quickly, thanks to the straightforward steps in the app and the sticky tape on the back of the sensor devices.