Ring Stick Up Cam Pro installed on the exterior of a home.

Installing Stick Up Cam Pro

Use the following steps to install your Stick Up Cam Pro Battery, Solar, or Plug-In. You can combine battery and plug-in to take advantage of Dual Power mode.

Watch the video guide for installing a Stick Up Cam Pro Battery or Solar

Watch the video guide for installing a Stick Up Cam Pro Plug-In

Download the installation manual for Stick Up Cam Pro Plug-In.

Download the installation manual for Stick Up Cam Pro Battery.

Hardware included

  • Mounting screws (A)
  • Mounting anchors (A)
  • Cable Clips (Plug-In and Solar) (B)
  • Additional wall anchors (B)
Illustration of the included installation hardware.

Tools needed

  • Phillips-head screwdriver
  • Drill with 0.24 in (6 mm) drill bit (optional)

Note: Remove protective film from device. This ensures your device works properly.

Step 1: Charging the battery

Learn more about charging the Quick Release Battery.

  1. Twist the battery compartment counterclockwise to unlock and remove the cover. Then, remove the battery and discard the plastic battery insulator.
Stick Up Cam Pro with an arrow pointing counterclockwise around the battery cover and then away from the battery pack, showing how to remove it.

2. Charge the battery. Connect the charging cable to the battery's charging port. While charging, your battery displays two colored lights, a solid green and an amber light. Charge the battery until only the green light remains lit.

Illustration of 2 hands holding a quick release battery and inserting a USB charging cable into the port to charge it. A red and green rectangle and a lightening bolt indicating charging or charged.

3. Insert the charged battery into the bottom of your Stick Up Cam Pro until it clicks into place.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam with an arrow circling clockwise and an arrow pointing up showing removing the cover and inserting the battery.

4. Twist the battery cover back onto your Stick Up Cam Pro, turning it clockwise.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam facing front sitting on a shelf or table.

Step 2: Setting up your Stick Up Cam Pro in the Ring app

Learn how to set up your Stick Up Cam Pro in the Ring app.

Step 3: Positioning your Stick Up Cam Pro for installation

Learn how to properly position your camera. Mounting height, angle, and environment can impact motion detection performance and field of view.

Positioning on a table or shelf

Stick Up Cam Pro includes a pre-installed base for placement on flat surfaces.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam facing front sitting on a shelf or table.

Adjusting the camera angle

Rotate the base so its longer side faces forward, then tilt the camera downward.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam with a blue arrow around the base curving down and clockwise, showing how to rotate it. Illustration of a Stick Up Cam with an arrow pointing forward from the camera base showing how to rotate the base to the front.Illustration of a Stick Up Cam with an arrow pointing down in front of the camera showing how to tilt the camera downward.

Positioning on a wall, ceiling, or eave

  1. Remove the decorative cover from the camera mount.
    Use a standard Phillips-head screwdriver (not included) to remove the screw and detach the mount.
Illustration of a screwdriver with 3 blue dots showing removing the screw from the mount to detach it from the rest of the camera.

2. Slide the mounting plate off of the camera mount.

Illustration of a camera mount with an arrow pointing down and away, showing the mounting plate sliding off of the camera mount.

3. Position the mounting plate.

If mounting on a wall, the UP arrow should point up.

An illustration of a mounting plate with the arrow pointing up circled in blue.

If mounting on a ceiling, eave, or overhang, the UP arrow should point away from the area you want to monitor.

Illustration of a mounting plate with an arrow pointing to the right, away from the camera view, showing how to mount it on an eave or overhang.

Step 4: Installing the mounting plate

Warning: Only use the included mounting screws when securing the mounting plate, and avoid positions that have electrical wiring behind the plate. Do not drill into your home's electrical wiring.

If installing on a wood surface, screw the mounting plate directly into the wall.

Illustration of inserting screws to install on a wood surface.

If installing on a masonry (concrete, brick, or stucco) surface, mark four screw holes using the plate as a guide. Drill pilot holes using a 0.24 in (6 mm) drill bit. Insert the included wall anchors, then drive the four mounting screws through the mounting plate into the wall anchors.

Illustration of drilling the holes to mount on a masonry (concrete, brick, or stucco) surface.

1. Screw the mount into the back of the camera.

Illustration of a screwdriver with a blue dotted line showing where to secure the screw to attach the mount to the camera.

2. Slide the camera with its mount onto the mounting plate. Tighten the security screw on the camera mount so that it’s firmly attached to the mounting plate.

Illustration of Stick Up Cam Pro and a screwdriver with a blue arrow pointing down, showing how to slide the camera onto the mounting plate and secure it with screws.

3. Slide the decorative cover back onto the camera mount and click it into place.

Illustration showing a Stick Up Cam Pro mounted on a wall and how to slide the decorative cover down onto the mount with a blue arrow pointing down.

Step 5: Installing the security screws

Install the security screw on the battery compartment, even if you are not using batteries.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam Pro battery cover with an arrow pointing to the correct hole to insert the security screw.

Step 6: Connecting external power options

Follow our guide for installing your Ring Solar Panel before connecting it to the back of the Stick Up Cam Pro. If using a Plug-In Adapter or a Solar Panel, plug the cable into the back of the Stick Up Cam Pro.

Illustration of the back of a camera with a power cable plugged into the port.

Using the Plug-In Adapter outdoors

Press the “PUSH” button and slide the outdoor plug off of the adapter. Then, slide its connector onto the power adapter until it clicks into place.

Illustration of how to change the Outdoor Cam plug-in adapter from indoor use to outdoor use.

Step 9: Secure any cables and adapters

Use provided cable clips to secure any cables to your wall. Use a 6 mm drill bit to pre-drill holes in the wall and insert the provided anchors first if installing on a masonry surface, like stucco or brick.

Illustration of a cable connected to a wall using a cable clip, showing how to secure the power cable from the Plug-In adapter. or any other power cords.

If using the Plug-In Adapter, you can secure the power adapter to the wall with the included mounting screws.

Illustration of securing the power adapter for the Outdoor Cam Plug-In.

Step 10: Adjusting the camera angle

Rotate the camera to focus on the area you wish to monitor. Look at Live View in the Ring app to make sure the field of view is accurate. Tighten the screw on the mount arm to lock the angle in place.

Illustration of a Stick Up Cam with a screwdriver and a blue dotted line pointing to the screw on the mounting arm showing how to secure it.

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