Setting up your Smart Lock to Arm or Disarm your Ring Alarm

Get the most out of your Ring devices by setting up your Lock or Unlock* features in the Ring App. The step-by-step process is simple and will leave you feeling prepared while keeping your system working efficiently.

*Ring Alarm and all Ring Alarm accessories require a subscription for digital notifications, in-app features, digital arming/disarming, and integration with other Ring, Echo, and third party products. Subscription sold separately. View ring.com/protect-plans for pricing and details.

Before You Start

  • Is an update available for your Ring App? Please update it before you begin and remind any shared users to update their app, too.
  • Be sure you have set up an Alarm Access code, and share the code access with any locks. This four-digit code will be the one you use on your smart lock to access the Unlock to Disarm* feature.

*Ring Alarm and all Ring Alarm accessories require a subscription for digital notifications, in-app features, digital arming/disarming, and integration with other Ring, Echo, and third party products. Subscription sold separately. View ring.com/protect-plans for pricing and details.

Setting Up Unlock to Disarm
In order to set up the Unlock to Disarm* feature do the following:

  1. Tap the Menu in the Ring App.
  2. Tap ‘Devices.’
  3. Tap ‘Alarm Base Station.’
  4. Select the lock you wish to turn on the feature for.
  5. Tap ‘Mode Settings.’*
  6. Tap ‘Unlock to Disarm’* feature.
  7. If there is a pop-up, read it and tap ‘Got It’
  8. Tap ‘Save’ in the right-hand corner.

Test the new feature by arming the system and unlocking the lock using the four-digit access code.

Setting Up the Lock to Arm
In order to set up the Lock to Arm* feature do the following:

  1. Tap the Menu in the Ring App.
  2. Tap ‘Devices.’
  3. Tap ‘Alarm Base Station.’
  4. Select the lock you wish to turn on the feature for.
  5. Tap ‘Mode Settings.’*
  6. Tap ‘Lock to Arm’* feature.
  7. If there is a pop-up, read it and tap ‘Got It’.
  8. Tap ‘Save’ in the right-hand corner.

Test the new feature by locking the lock using the four-digit access code and checking to be sure the system was armed.

Troubleshooting
Once you’ve finished setting up the Unlock to Disarm* feature, test it by arming the system and unlocking the lock using the four-digit code. You can test the lock to Arm* the system by locking the lock using the four-digit code and verifying that the Alarm has armed.

If the system does not perform properly:

  • Make sure you’re using the correct four-digit code you set up in the Ring app.
  • Try resetting the access code and attempting the test again.


*Ring Alarm and all Ring Alarm accessories require a subscription for digital notifications, in-app features, digital arming/disarming, and integration with other Ring, Echo, and third party products. Subscription sold separately. View ring.com/protect-plans for pricing and details.

 


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