Adding and managing shared and Guest Users
Ring account owners can share access to their devices without sharing passwords.
| Access | Ring Owners | Shared Users | Guest Users (Alarm) | 
| Live View | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| View and Share Recorded Video¹ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Receive real-time notifications | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Adjust notifications for Shared devices | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Arm and disarm Ring Alarm from the Ring app² | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Arm and disarm Ring Alarm on the Keypad | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | 
| Adjust brightness settings for Smart Lights | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Marking mail as received on a Mailbox Sensor | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Add or remove devices | ✔️ | ||
| Manage account information, including Ring Home Plans | ✔️ | ||
| Adjust Ring device settings | ✔️ | 
Adding, removing, or editing a shared user
Only Ring account owners can add, edit, or remove shared users.
Note: Ring owners cannot share Chime, Chime Pro, Smart Lighting Bridge, Ring Alarm Sensors, Level Lock Bolt, Level Lock Touch devices.
To add, remove, or edit the access of a shared user:
- Open the Ring app to the main dashboard. 
- Tap thethree dots (…)in the upper right corner of the camera tile or tap the Alarm Base Station tile.
- Tap[Device Name] Settings.
- Tap theShared Accesstile.
- To add a shared user, tapAdd UserorPet.
- Select which type of user you would like to add and follow the in-app prompts.
- TapSend Invite.
- The recipient will get an email notification valid for 7 days.
- To remove a shared user or edit the devices they can access, select the shared user you want to remove.- To remove the user, selectRemove User, then tapSave.
- To edit access to specific devices, toggle on or off the select device(s), then tapSave.
 
Accepting a shared user invitation
You will receive an email invitation from Ring to become a shared user on an account. The invitation is valid for seven days. Shared users must create their own Ring account to accept a shared user invitation and gain access to your devices.
To accept a shared user invitation:
- Open the shared user email from Ring and tapManage Access.
- Sign in to your Ring account, or
- Open the Ring app to the main dashboard. 
- Tap the menu (☰). 
- TapControl Center.
- TapShared Users.
- Under Locations (Shared), tapManagenext to the pending invitation.
- TapAcceptorDeclinethe invitation.
Note: It might take up to 15 minutes for Shared access to show in your Ring app.
Adding, removing, or editing a Guest User
Guest Users can only be added to accounts with a Ring Alarm. Guest Users can arm and disarm the Alarm system and lock and unlock connected locks by entering their assigned access code.
To add a Guest User:
- Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
- Tap theAlarm Base Stationtile.
- Tap[Device Name] Settings.
- Tap theShared Accesstile.
- TapAdd User.
- TapAdd an Alarm guest user.
- Type in the Guest User Name.
- TapCreate Access Code.
- TapDone.
- TapAdd Guest User.
Note: You can add up to 256 access codes at one location.
