Using a Wedge Kit to properly position your Ring Video Doorbell 2

If you are installing your Ring Video Doorbell 2 in a house with siding or where the door is at the top of stairs, you can use a Wedge Kit (included in your Ring Video Doorbell 2 packaging) to properly angle your Ring Video Doorbell 2 to catch the motions your want while avoiding the motions you don't. This article will briefly explain how your Ring Video Doorbell 2 sees the world and how to use your Wedge Kit.

Learn more about proper positioning for your Ring Video Doorbell 2 for more information on motion detection and proper placement for your Ring Video Doorbell 2.

Looking downward

Your ring Video Doorbell 2 "sees" the world in two ways. First through a camera that has a very wide view of the world as illustrated below:

Second, through a network of "PIR" or passive infrared sensors that the Ring Video Doorbell uses for motion detection. In the illustration below you can see that the motion sensors have a much more focused field-of-view than the camera and that this view is pointed downward to catch motion (as much as possible) within five to 30 feet of the Ring Video Doorbell and exclude motion sources outside that range.

Dealing with siding

If your house has siding, you'll need to take the angle of the siding into account when mounting your Ring Video Doorbell 2. As illustrated below, mounting the Ring Video Doorbell on siding will point the Ring Video Doorbell up, making it much more likely to catch passing traffic than the heat of visitors.

If you mount your Ring Video Doorbell 2 on siding, a Wedge Kit will properly angle your Ring Video Doorbell.

Dealing with stairs

If your door is above ground level with stairs leading up to it, this can cause your Ring Video Doorbell 2 to miss visitors walking up your stairs and cause you to get motion alerts from passing traffic.