Which Ring Alarm Plan Is Right for You?

Ring Alarm devices can help you keep your home protected in the case of an emergency. To create the level of protection you need, you can set up and use your Alarm in the following ways.

• Alarm Professional Monitoring

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  with a compatible Ring subscription
• Self-Monitoring with a Ring subscription
• Self-Monitoring without a Ring subscription

Alarm Professional Monitoring

Alarm Professional Monitoring is an optional feature that you can enroll in with a compatible Ring subscription. When you enroll in Alarm Professional Monitoring, your Ring Alarm monitors for alarm signals, and can notify² emergency contacts and request emergency dispatch. The monitoring center is a team of trained agents who monitor all Ring Alarms year around.

It also sends an alert to your phone, as well as the phones of all Shared Users. When the monitoring center receives a signal, they will call to verify the signal and dispatch emergence response to your location in the event of a real emergency.

How do I sign up for Alarm Professional Monitoring?¹

Visit ring.com and subscribe to a compatible Ring subscription. You’ll then be able to enroll in Alarm Professional Monitoring¹ along with enjoying the included features and benefits.

Learn how to enroll in Professional Monitoring. If you’re new to Ring Alarm, you’ll get a Ring subscription trial so you can try it out.

Self-monitoring

Self-monitoring is when you monitor the Ring Alarm yourself with or without a Ring subscription:

With a Ring subscription

You can self-monitor your Alarm with a Ring subscription. When the Alarm Base Station is triggered, it will send an alert to your phone and the phones of your Shared Users. (If you have email notifications turned on, it may send an email as well.) You and your Shared Users can call emergency services if there is a genuine emergency like a fire, break-in, or another emergency at the location.

Compatible Ring subscription required for digital arming/disarming and certain other in-app features.

Without a subscription

You can also self-monitor your Alarm without a Ring subscription. You can arm or disarm your Alarm from the Ring Keypad only. If your Ring Alarm is triggered, it’s siren will sound, but you and your Shared Users will not receive digital notifications² and emergency response will not be requested.¹

Learn more about self-monitoring your Alarm.