A homeowner making final installation adjustments their Ring Spotlight Cam Plus Wired.

Installing your Hardwired Kit for Spotlight Cam (1st Gen), Wired

Learn how to install your Hardwired Kit and hardwire your Spotlight Cam (1st Gen), Wired.

Diagram of camera assembly with mounting hardware, weatherproof box, wiring harness, and electrical connections, including black, white, and red wires.

Shut off power to the breaker.

If you don’t know where your breaker is or how to turn off power to the electrical box, consult with a licensed electrician.

Illustration of a breaker box with a hand on one of the switches showing how to turn off the power.

Remove your Spotlight Cam from its base.

While holding the mounting base, turn Spotlight Cam to the left to disengage it and set the camera aside for now. 

Illustration of a Spotlight Cam with arrows circling counterclockwise showing how to twist the camera and an arrow pointing away from the base.
  • When mounting to a vertical wall, you’ll usually want the mounting pro to face downwards.
  • If mounting to a horizontal surface, face the port in the direction you want the camera to view. 

Remove your existing light or camera (if applicable). 

With power off at the breaker, remove your existing light or camera from the electrical box and disconnect the wires. If there is a bracket attached to your electrical box, remove that as well. 

A hand moving a floodlight away from a junction box with black, red, and white wires coming out and an arrow pointing away to remove the metal plate.

Hang the box cover.

Inspect the box to make sure it’s sealed tightly so water can’t get in. Then use the included hanging hook to hold the weatherproof box cover in place as you wire it in. 

A junction box with a green wire and black wire coming out of it, and a hand hanging the cover using the included hook.

Connect the power wires.

Connect the black and white wires on the wiring harness to the black (hot) and white (neutral) wires coming out of your electrical box. 

Diagram of connections between a junction box and fixture base, with black (hot), white (neutral), and green (ground) wires and an optional red wire.
  • Use the included wire nuts to secure and protect the connections.
  • The red wire is optional and should only be connected if you wish to control other lights with your Spotlight Cam Wired. 

Note: If you don’t have clearly colored black and white wires coming out of your electrical box, consult with a licensed electrician. 

Auxiliary light control (optional)

Your Spotlight Cam Wired has an advanced motion detection system. If you’d like other lights (such as floodlights) use the red wire to wire it to the auxiliary light fixtures in accordance with this diagram:

Diagram showing a red wire connecting through wire nuts (shown in yellow) to distribute power, not to exceed 150 watts.

Your connected lights also turn on when you manually enable your Spotlight Cam Wired lights in the Ring app. 

Note: Total power draw must not exceed 150 watts.

Screw in the box cover.

Be sure to add a metal washer, then a rubber washer to each screw before inserting.

Use the included screws to secure the box cover to the electrical box. 

Boxes are mounted to the wall with dotted lines indicating rotation, adding washers and mounting screws to secure the cover plate to the mounting base. Boxes are mounted to the ceiling with dotted lines indicating rotation, adding washers and mounting screws to secure the cover plate to the mounting base.

Note: Some round boxes may only take two screws. Seal unused holes in the cover with the included screws and nuts. 

Mount your Spotlight Cam, Wired.   

Insert your Spotlight Cam into the box cover. Once it’s fully seated, turn to the right to lock it in. 

Spotlight Cam showing: Side view with an arrow pointing up to the mount and the front of the camera with an arrow circling right, showing twisting the camera into place.

Add the security screw.

Insert and tighten the security screw to lock your Spotlight Cam Wired into the box cover. 

Hand on a camera showing how to use a screwdriver to tighten the security screw to lock your Spotlight Cam to the box cover. 

Turn on power at the breaker.  

Once your Spotlight Cam is installed, it’s time to turn power back on at the breaker. 

If the lights on your Spotlight Cam turn on, you’re all set!

If not, turn power off at the breaker and use the diagrams here to check your wires are correctly connected.

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