Configuring Your Doorbell for an In-Home Chime
Hear your doorbell inside your home by connecting the chime for your hardwired, battery-powered Ring Video Doorbell from the Ring app.
Video Doorbells that can be connected to your chime in the Ring app:
- Video Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Video Doorbell 3
- Video Doorbell 3 Plus
- Video Doorbell 4
- Battery Doorbell Plus
- Battery Doorbell Pro
Video Doorbells that require hardwiring to your electrical system and can be connected to your chime during the in-app setup process:
- Wired Doorbell Plus (formerly Video Doorbell Pro)
- Wired Doorbell Pro (formerly Video Doorbell Pro 2)
- Video Doorbell Elite
Find out which Ring Video Doorbell model you have in the Ring app.
Note: Some Video Doorbells cannot connect to existing in-home chimes. Use a Ring Chime, Ring Chime Pro or connect to an Echo (Alexa) device to hear in-home chimes for Video Doorbell (1st Gen), Video Doorbell 2 and Video Doorbell Wired.
Automatic chime detection
To automatically detect and configure your in-home chime:
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap themenu (☰).
- TapDevices.
- Tap the doorbell you want to connect to a chime.
- TapDevice Settings.
- TapIn-home Chime Settings.
- TapAutomatic Chime Detection.
- Wait for the Ring app to detect your in-home chime.
- If a mechanical chime is detected, you may see the following message: “Is your Ring Doorbell Wired to an in-home doorbell chime?” Choose “Yes, I have an in-home chime.”
- TapRing my In-home Chime.
- Follow the instructions and push the button on your Ring doorbell.
- If it doesn’t ring correctly, select one of these options: “My chime rang partially” or “My chime didn’t ring.”
- The Ring app will adjust the device settings automatically and prompt you to test your doorbell again.
- If the app is unable to detect an in-home chime, it will redirect to the start of the chime auto detection process.
Manually set up your in-home chime
After you have set up your doorbell in the Ring app:
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap themenu (☰).
- TapDevices.
- Tap the doorbell you want to connect to a chime.
- TapDevice Settings.
- TapIn-home Chime Settings.
- TapAdvanced Settings.
- Select your Chime Type.
- TapContinue.
- Give your Video Doorbell a few minutes to update, then press the button to test the chime.
- TapRing my in-home chime.
Last updated 7 months ago