Compact Plug-In HD Security Camera with Two-Way Talk - Ring Indoor Cam

MerlinMerlin: Just as an intro, I build computers as a hobby. We purchased this device intended as a Christmas gift to help us monitor our grandbaby when babysitting for her at the house. I finally got around to setting it up on 12 January after building a stand for it to fit on the desk. The stand it comes with does not permit swiveling so we had to buy an additional set of mounts to enable this.
The first step in set up was downloading the ring app. Of course, it assumes the worst, thinking the only reason you might have purchased this device is to monitor security in your home. You'll be asked innumerable times for your username and password as well as having it send 2-factor identification requests to your cell phone and your email address (which better link to your cell phone). Fortunately, I had read the minimal installation guide which warned that after activation the device would likely update its firmware, which it did. During this period of time the device intermittently cycles power and the blue light (indicating brain activity) may go off for several minutes at a time. You'd better not unplug it or cycle power during any of these intervals or you will likely brick the device...

United States on Jan 13, 2023

TCTC: I own 5 Ring indoor cams, along with a Ring Elite doorbell and a stick up elite POE cam. This is just my input regarding these cams as I have been testing them and using them for quite sometime. First thing is not every indoor cam works the same, some arrive with older firmware and need updating. Plug in close to your router and do the full set up and do your updates. Once you add the cam to the app and it’s working well, unplug it and move it to the area you want to monitor. Do your set up either by mounting it or setting it on a shelf. Get the angle of view your looking for and then set up your motion zone and sensitivity. Make sure you check the “health” box to see your signal sensitivity. If you are using a mesh router network, you should reconnect to the closest link for it, if not you may have to reconfigure to the nearest of it isn’t automatic. Make sure you turn on the snapshot option as well. If you don’t want to have the indoor cams record or send alerts while your home, you can turn that ability on and off with the new quick access buttons in the app. You will get 30 days of free recording for ALL your cams, with each cam you buy. So if you decide to buy one a...

United States on Mar 30, 2020