Ring Alarm Base Station with the Keypad and Stick Up Cam on a console in a modern home

About Ring Alarm siren duration

If your Ring Alarm or Alarm Pro siren is triggered in your home or business, it should sound for 10 minutes and then turn off. If you disarm your Ring Alarm before 10 minutes, the siren will turn off immediately.¹

If your Ring Alarm or Alarm Pro is running on internal backup battery and your siren is triggered, the siren will stop if the Base Station runs out of power and shuts down.

How is the Ring Alarm siren set off?

The Ring Alarm siren and Ring Alarm or Alarm Pro Base Station siren can be triggered in the following ways:

  • A Contact Sensor is opened when the system is armed.
  • A Motion Detector detects motion when the system is armed.
  • Someone sounds the siren manually using the Ring app, either via the SOS or Sound Siren feature.
  • Smoke or carbon monoxide is detected by a Ring Alarm-compatible smoke & CO alarm or the Ring Alarm Smoke/CO Listener.³
  • Someone presses and holds the Ring Alarm Panic Button for 3 seconds.
  • Someone presses and holds any of the Keypad (2nd Gen) emergency buttons for 3 seconds.
  • Someone presses the
    X
    and
    ✓
    buttons at the same time on the Keypad (1st Gen).

If you want to turn off the siren, you can either disarm your alarm¹ system using the Keypad or the Ring app, or you can tap the Silence Siren button in the Ring app. Please note that disarming a burglar alarm will also cancel the emergency signal.²

Learn more about different types of alarm events

If a real emergency is ongoing, but you want to stop the loud siren from sounding, do not disarm your Alarm¹ system. Instead, open the Ring app, and tap the Silence Siren button on the dashboard. Ring Alarm is still alarming, even if the siren is not sounding. When your emergency is over, don’t forget to disarm to end the event.

How long does Ring Alarm Outdoor Siren sound?

Ring Alarm Outdoor Siren sounds for 3 minutes by default, but it can be adjusted from 1 to 10 minutes. Using the Ring app, you can adjust the length of the siren depending on your preference, or to help remain in compliance with local laws.

You can also adjust the volume of the Outdoor Siren from quiet to very loud, or turn it off completely. If the siren volume is turned off, the siren will not sound at all, but the LED lights will flash to get attention.

How long does Dome Siren sound?

If you have a Dome Siren added to your Ring Alarm or Ring Alarm Pro system, it will sound for up to 10 minutes. The Dome Siren is an indoor siren designed to help ensure that a siren will be heard during an emergency event from other areas of the home.

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How long do Linked Devices Sirens sound?

If you link your Floodlight Cam or Spotlight Cam to your Ring Alarm or Alarm Pro and opt for the camera sirens to sound when Ring Alarm sounds, they will sound for 3 minutes. This is fixed and not adjustable in the Ring app.

Learn more about Linked Devices

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