Ring Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) with Privacy Cover installed in the interior of a home.

Understanding Indoor Cam and Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam light patterns

The light will appear above the camera lens for all versions of Indoor Cam. Light patterns shown in the chart below may be different if your security camera is offline. Learn how to reconnect your camera to wifi in the Ring app. Not sure what model doorbell or security camera you have? Learn more here.

Activity
Flashing Light Pattern
Flashing Light Image
Camera is starting up
Solid blue light until boot-up is complete.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd gen) solid blue light; booting up light pattern.

Camera is in setup mode
Blue light flashing slowly.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing slowly; setup mode light pattern.

Firmware update in progress
Blue light flashing two times, then staying on for two seconds.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing then staying on for two seconds; firmware update light pattern.

Camera is recording
Solid blue light.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd gen) solid blue light; booting up light pattern.

Two-way talk/speaker enabled
Blue light pulsing slowly.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light pulsing slowly; two-way talk enabled light pattern.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network
due to wifi password being entered incorrectly.
Blue light flashing quickly one time between two slow flashes.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing quickly between two slow flashes; failed setup light pattern.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network due to an incorrect wifi password.
Red light flashing.
Indoor Cam (1st Gen)
Animation of Indoor Cam (1st gen) red light flashing; setup failed light pattern.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network. Common causes include distance or special characters in the wifi name.
Blue light flashing three times, then stopping.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing three times then stopping; failed setup light pattern.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network. Common causes include distance or special characters in the wifi name.
Green light flashing.
Indoor Cam (1st Gen)
Animation of Indoor Cam (1st Gen) green light flashing; failed setup light pattern.

Setup failed for other reasons
Alternating red and blue light flashing.
Indoor Cam (1st Gen)
Animation of Indoor Cam (1st Gen) alternating red and blue light flashing; failed setup light pattern.

Setup failed for other reasons
Blue light flashing four times quickly, then stopping for half of a second.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing four times then stopping for a half second; failed setup light pattern.

Factory reset is complete
Blue light flashing quickly for five seconds, then staying solid for five seconds.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing quickly for five seconds then off for five seconds; factory reset light pattern.

Factory reset is complete
Red light flashing quickly for five seconds, then the device reboots.
Indoor Cam (1st Gen)
Animation of Indoor Cam (1st Gen) red light flashing for five seconds; factory reset complete light pattern.

The siren is activated
Blue light flashing quickly.
Animation of Indoor Cam (2nd Gen) blue light flashing quickly; siren activated light pattern.

The siren is activated
Alternating red light and blue light flashing quickly.
Indoor Cam (1st Gen)
Animation of Indoor Cam (1st Gen) LED alternating blue and red light flashing quickly; siren activated light pattern.

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