Ring Floodlight Cam Pro outside with its bright, motion-activated LED lights turned on at sunset.

Setting Up Light Schedules for Outdoor Cameras

Set certain times and days when you want your Ring device's lights to turn on or off. This feature is available for Spotlight Cams and Floodlight Cams.

You can use light schedules to:

  • Turn lights off
  • Turn lights on
  • Set dusk-to-dawn schedules
  • Create custom schedules for the same time/day of the week 

Creating Light Schedules in the Ring app

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

  3. Tap your device's Settings.

  4. Tap the Device Settings tile.

  5. Tap
    Light Settings
    .
  6. Tap
    Light Schedules
    .
  7. Tap the
    Add schedule
    button.
    • Create a schedule name.
    • Set a start and end time, like dusk and dawn.
    • Select certain days of the week for the light schedule to be active.
    • The Ring app will alert you if there is a light scheduling conflict with a previously established schedule for that particular device.
  8. When finished, tap the
    Save schedule
    button.

Turning Light Schedules ON or OFF

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

  3. Tap your device's Settings.

  4. Tap the Device Settings tile.

  5. Tap
    Light Settings
    .
  6. Tap
    Light Schedules
    .
  7. Toggle the the custom schedule on or off.

Deleting a Light Schedule

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

  3. Tap your device's Settings.

  4. Tap the Device Settings tile.

  5. Tap
    Light Settings
    .
  6. Tap
    Light Schedules
    .
  7. Tap an existing custom schedule.
  8. Tap
    Remove this Schedule
    .
  9. Tap the
    Remove schedule
    button.

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