Open Door Arming with Ring Alarm

Keep an eye on family and personal belongings outside your home while arming your Ring Alarm system inside with Open Door Arming. It gives you and your family the option to arm your Ring Alarm system when your door is open without accidentally triggering the Alarm Base Station siren or bypassing other open sensors by accident.

What is Open Door Arming?

Open Door Arming allows Main Door sensors to stay open when entering Away Mode. Unlike other sensors, you will not be asked to bypass your Main Door if it is open while arming.

How does Open Door Arming work?

Open Door Arming allows you to arm Away Mode while your Main Door sensor is open. Once the Exit Delay has ended, the Keypad’s Exit Delay countdown will let you know exactly how much time is left before the Ring Alarm system siren will start to sound.

If the door isn’t closed before the Exit Delay countdown ends, the door will begin to arm. There will be a brief Entry Delay, using the Entry Delay time set in Away Mode Settings, then the Ring Alarm system siren will sound.

Ring subscribers who are enrolled in Alarm Calls¹ will receive an automated call and have the opportunity to request or opt out of automated calls to their emergency contacts. After the Alarm is disarmed, you can use your system as normal. If you are not enrolled in Alarm Calls, you will not receive an automated call and will need to disarm your Alarm from the Keypad to restore the system to normal.

Learn more about modes for Ring Alarm.

Open Door Arming and Exit Delay

When setup correctly, Open Door Arming and Exit Delay work together to help keep your home secure while providing much needed flexibility from your home security system.

If an Exit Delay for Away Mode is set to zero seconds, you won’t be able to turn on Open Door Arming. You will be asked if you would like to bypass all sensors, including Main Doors that previously had Open Door Arming turned on.

Turning on Open Door Arming

Turning Open Door Arming on in the Ring app without a subscription is quick and easy, and can be changed at any time. Tap the Open Door Arming toggle when installing a new sensor or change the setting on one you’ve already connected by following these steps:

1. Open the Ring app
2. Tap the

   menu (☰)
3. Tap

   Devices
4. Select the

   Main Door Contact Sensor
5. Toggle

   Open Door Arming

   on
6. Tap

   Continue

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I turn on Open Door Arming on additional Main Doors, Secondary Doors and Windows?

No. Open Door Arming is only available to sensors that support Main Door placement and can only be turned on for one Main Door sensor at a time. To change the placement of a sensor, navigate to Device settings in the Ring app and select the sensor you would like to update. Tap Placement settings and select Main Door.

Learn more about Ring Alarm Contact Sensor setup and use.

Can I access Open Door Arming without a subscription?

Yes. Open Door Arming is available without a Ring subscription. However, access to supporting features like remotely arming and disarming in-app² and automated calls requires a compatible Ring subscription.