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Protecting Your Ring Devices From The Sun: A How-To Guide

21 November 2022 by James Beetie
An adjustable mount for a Ring Doorbell to change the angle

Ring manufactures different various smart home products that can be categorized into two: indoor and outdoor devices. While the company …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Can Different Ring Devices Be On Different Wi-Fi Networks?

8 November 20223 October 2022 by James Beetie
The WiFi signal strength section of the Ring app

There’s no getting away from the fact that Ring offers loads of smart home products mainly falling into three categories; …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Does Philips Hue Integrate Well with Ring Products?

1 August 2022 by James Beetie
A smart light strip Hue Lightstrip Plus set to a blue color

There is no getting away from the fact that both Philips Hue and Ring are household names in the smart …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Philips Hue, Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Is The Ring Warning Sticker Required? (Or Free Advertising for Ring?)

27 June 2022 by James Beetie
A Protected By Ring warning and information sticker

Ring camera and doorbell products often come with a bunch of warning decals. But is it really necessary for the …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Ring Recordings Are Black for Some Reason (Here’s What To Do)

20 June 2022 by James Beetie
A Ring camera recording with a black box in the middle due to privacy zones

Even though Ring cameras and doorbells normally record in full HD, sometimes these smart home devices create videos with black …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Doorbell

Is the Ring Bridge Required For Ring Camera or Doorbell Owners?

21 November 202213 June 2022 by James Beetie
Screenshot from the Ring website of the Ring smart lighting bridge

The ring is a well-known brand for smart home devices. Over the years, the Santa Monica(California, U.S)-based company has introduced …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Can Ring Cameras and Doorbells Detect Animals Well?

4 May 2022 by James Beetie
A cat near my front door captured by my Ring Doorbell Pro

Some people live in areas where there are lots of animals e.g near game reserves and forests. These individuals have …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Do Ring and Nest Offer Power Over Ethernet (PoE)? (Is It Worth It?)

20 April 202223 March 2022 by James Beetie
A TP Link PoE Power over Ethernet device

One of the rising technologies of today’s day and age is Power over Ethernet, or PoE. That’s because this piece …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Google Nest, Nest Cam, Nest Hello, Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

5 GHz WiFi Is Good… But Does Ring & Nest Support It?!

11 April 202216 March 2022 by James Beetie
A BT HomeHub Wi Fi internet router

Before the days of ‘fast’ internet, we had slow modems with max speeds of 56 Kbps – yes, kilobits – …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Google Nest, Nest Cam, Nest Hello, Ring, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell

Here’s How Much Bandwidth Your Ring Devices Will Use

23 March 20229 March 2022 by James Beetie
Monthly bandwidth usage of various smart cameras and devices

Are your Ring devices eating up your internet package? If your monthly package is cut short each month, your devices …

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Categories Smart Cameras Tags Ring, Ring Alarm, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell
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