Owner's Manual

What is professional monitoring?
Professional monitoring is a service that can alert
the authorities and call you when Ring Alarm
detects a security threat .
How does it work?
When a threat is detected, your Alarm Base
Station sends a signal to the monitoring center.
The monitoring center calls you to verify that the
emergency is real, and can dispatch emergency
responders to your home, if needed .
How do you get professional monitoring?
Once you've set up your Base Station, visit
ring.com/protect-plans and subscribe to
Ring Protect Plus. Then you can use the
Ring app to set up professional monitoring.
Permits and Registrations
Many local municipalities require an alarm permit
or registration for professionally monitored alarms.
For more on Permits and Registrations, see page 30.
What is self monitoring?
If you skip professional monitoring, your Ring Alarm
will be self monitored. In an emergency, your Alarm
will sound but it won't signal the monitoring center,
and emergency responders won't be dispatched
unless you call them yourself.
If you choose self monitoring now, you can go back
and sign up for professional monitoring at any time.
For an in-depth comparison of professional and self
monitoring, see the chart on page 23.