Ring Outdoor Cam mounted to the exterior of a home.

Understanding Outdoor Cam and Stick Up Cam light patterns

The light patterns will display below the camera lens for Outdoor Cam (formerly Stick Up Cam, 3rd Gen) Battery, Plug-In, and Solar (third generation) and above the camera lens for all other generations. All camera models show the same light patterns unless stated otherwise. Light patterns shown in the chart below may be different if your security camera is offline. Learn how to reconnect your camera to wifi in the Ring app.

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Activity
Flashing Light Pattern
Flashing Light Image
Camera is idle
LEDs off.
Ring Stick Up Camera in Idle mode with no lights showing.

Camera is in Setup mode
Blue light flashing slowly.
Ring Stick Up Camera in setup mode with blue LED light flashing slowly.

Camera is starting up
Solid blue light until boot-up is complete.
Ring Stick Up Camera in provisioning, showing a solid blue light until boot-up is complete.

Firmware update in progress
Blue light flashing twice, then staying on for two seconds.
Ring Stick Up Cam during firmware updates with blue light flashing twice, then staying on for two seconds.

Camera is recording
Solid blue light.
Ring Stick Up Cam during an recording event, showing a solid blue light.

Two-way talk/speaker enabled
Blue light pulsing.
Ring Stick Up Cam while the speaker is enabled showing a blue LED light pulsing.

The siren is activated
Alternating red and blue light, flashing quickly.
Ring Stick Up Cam during alarm activation, the siren is activated showing an alternating red and blue light, flashing quickly.

Setup is successful
Blue light is solid for five seconds.
Ring Stick Up Cam after a successful setup, blue light is solid for five seconds.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network
due to wifi password being entered incorrectly.
Red light is turning on and off.
Ring Stick Up Cam, failed WiFi password entry during setup, LED light is red, turning on and off.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network. Common causes include distance or special characters in the wifi name.
Green light is flashing for 3 minutes.
Outdoor Cam (formerly Stick Up Cam, 3rd Gen)
Battery, Plug-In, or Solar
Animation of Stick Up Camera third generation with flashing green led light indicating a failed setup.

Setup failed
The camera could not connect to the home wifi network. Common causes include distance or special characters in the wifi name.
Blue light is flashing for 3 minutes.
Stick Up Cam Wired and Elite
Animation of Stick Up Cam blue light flashing; setup failed light pattern.

Setup failed
The camera failed to connect to wifi.
Alternating red light and blue light flashing slowly.
Animation of Outdoor Cam alternating red and blue light, flashing quickly; siren activated light pattern.

Factory reset
Red light flashing quickly for five seconds then turning solid.
Animation of Outdoor Cam red light flashing then solid; factory reset light pattern.

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