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Ring Alarm pad, 8 Contact Sensor, and Range Extender.
Now I have a whole new wireless system pro-
Wireless Whole- Home Security tecting my home.
By Jasmine Blue D’Katz Ring is works as another smart home device
and can be controlled with Alexa; therefore, I set
For the past several years, I’ve been experi- or disarm the device with voice commands or at
menting with different security camera and alarm the keypad. Since I’m already a Ring subscriber,
systems and in the past year I’ve installed the my professional monitoring is only$10 a month
Ring Video Doorbells on my side and front and included cellular backup. Like many other
doors. Just recently, I was asked by the local security systems these days, I can also arm of
police department who were investigating a dis- disarm my system from my mobile devices.
In-
turbance in the neighborhood if I had a video stalling and configuring the Ring system was ri-
camera in my backyard after seeing that I had diculously simple. Since I already had the app
cameras install on the side of my house. Shorty download on my phone and an account, all I had
thereafter, I decided to install a Ring Spotlight to do was add a new system to my account.
video camera with the solar charging panel in Once I logged on, I just followed the instruction,
my backyard. installed the batteries on the sensors and
Now that I’ve had the Ring video cameras for a plugged in the base station, the keypad and the
several months and reading the review on the Z-Wave range extender will automatic connect
Ring Home Security System, I decided to up- to the app.
grade my older system since Ring has now Using my Alexa Show devices, I can instantly
more or less be a reliable system for my home. view any notification I receive from my door or
I was able to purchase the 9-piece Ring Alarm backyard cameras, and there’s also a viewing
Security Kit through Costco for a reduced price app for my computer and laptop. To extend my
of $249, which includes the Base Stating, Key- security, I’ve added a water sensor in the base-
ment and under the kitchen sink.
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