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How to Purchase Professional Protection Services

Add total peace of mind to your Ring Home Standard or Premium plan with two kinds of around-the-clock and when-you-want-it protection services: Alarm Professional Monitoring¹ or Virtual Security Guard². Ring Alarm is required to add a Professional Protection Service to your device location.

If you choose to add Virtual Security Guard, Alarm Professional Monitoring is included.

Adding a Professional Protection Service

  1. While subscribing, you'll have the option to add Virtual Security Guard and/or Alarm Professional Monitoring.
  2. Enter your payment details.
  3. Tap
    Buy Subscription Now
    .

To enable Virtual Security Guard, you must first enroll in Alarm Professional Monitoring in the Ring app or in your account at Ring.com.

Already have a Ring Home Premium or Standard plan?

  1. Under Plans, if eligible you'll see an option to
    Add Professional Protection
    .
  2. Select Virtual Security Guard or Alarm Professional Monitoring.
  3. T
    ap
    Continue
    .
  4. Enter your payment details.
  5. Tap
    Buy Subscription Now
    .

To enable Virtual Security Guard, you must first enroll in Alarm Professional Monitoring in the Ring app or in your account at Ring.com.

¹
Professional Monitoring is an add-on plan that first requires a compatible Ring Home subscription. Both sold separately. Service available within the U.S. (all 50 states, but not U.S. territories) and in Canada (excluding Quebec). Ring does not own its monitoring center. Smoke and carbon monoxide monitoring is not available for business or commercially zoned addresses. See Ring Alarm licenses at: ring.com/licenses. Additional fees may be required for permits, false alarms, or Alarm Verified Guard Response, depending on your local jurisdiction.
²
Virtual Security Guard sold by Rapid Response. Virtual Security Guard is an add-on plan that requires a compatible Ring Home subscription and an eligible device. All sold separately. Virtual Security Guard available within the U.S. (all 50 states, but not U.S. territories). Purchasing Virtual Security Guard will give you access to Ring Smoke and CO Monitoring (not available for business or commercially zoned addresses) and Ring Alarm Professional Monitoring, both of which are sold by Ring and may also be purchased as separate add-on plans. Ring does not own its monitoring center. See Ring Alarm licenses at: ring.com/licenses. Additional fees may be required for permits, false alarms, or Alarm Verified Guard Response, depending on your local jurisdiction.
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