However, the PIRs used in Ring Alarm motion detectors are "pet friendly". This means that they have settings that are calibrated to ignore heat sources from animals weighing approximately 13kg or less (on medium setting) and 22kg or less (on low setting).
By the way, robot hoovers are no problem either.
Yes, the Alarm (Gen 2) Starter Security Kit also works without an internet connection. The base station has an integrated battery back-up system that keeps it running for up to 24 hours if the power supply fails. You can control the system at any time via the keypad and it remains armed even in the event of a power failure.
For your main purpose - the audible alarm if you are at home and someone breaks in at night - the system works perfectly without the internet. The siren is triggered when sensors detect a break-in, regardless of whether there is an internet connection. You will be able to hear the alarm clearly.
Without the internet, however, you will not receive any app notifications on your smartphone. Control is then only possible via the keypad. If you want optional remote notifications later, Ring offers a mobile phone backup system with an integrated SIM card that becomes active in the event of an internet failure - however, this requires a paid Ring Home subscription.
To light a lamp with Ring Alarm in the event of an alarm, you have the following main options, as Ring Alarm works together with other smart devices and systems:
1. via the Ring app with "Connected devices"
If you have Ring devices (such as Ring Smart Lights) or compatible "Works with Ring" lighting components (that use Z-Wave and are connected to the Ring base station), you can set up an automation directly in the Ring app:
Open the Ring app.
Go to the settings of your Ring Alarm Base Station.
Find the Connected devices (or similar) function.
Select the Alarm Triggered trigger.
Select the desired Ring or compatible light (or group of lights) and set the action to switch on the lights when the alarm is triggered.
2. via Amazon Alexa routines
Since Ring is owned by Amazon, integration with Amazon Alexa is the easiest and most flexible solution to control lamps from other manufacturers (such as Philips Hue, Osram/LEDVANCE, IKEA TRÅDFRI, or other Alexa-compatible lamps):
Make sure your Ring Skill is enabled in the Alexa app and linked to your Ring account.
Make sure your smart lights are connected to Alexa and controllable via the Alexa app.
Create a routine in the Alexa app:
As a trigger ("When this happens"), select Smart Home > Ring Alarm (or your Ring base station).
Select the status of the alarm that should trigger the lamp (e.g. "When the alarm is triggered").
As an action ("Do the following"), select Smart Home > Light and select the desired lamp to switch it on (and optionally set the colour and brightness).
The alarm system can also function without the internet as it has an integrated battery backup system that operates the base station for up to 24 hours if the power supply fails. Ring also offers an optional mobile phone backup system that is activated in the event of an internet failure, but requires a Ring Home Standard or Premium subscription.
A paid subscription is not required to receive alarm notifications via the app, but is necessary for some advanced features such as digital activation/deactivation and cellular connectivity in the event of an internet outage. Standard features such as real-time mobile notifications are available without a subscription.
Hello
If there is Wifi in the garage it should work, the best thing is to go to the alarme Ring site.
Inside, I am on 3 floors and I have no connection problems.
The number of contacts is not a problem
No, the system is connected by wifi, so you need to take out a subscription to RING remote monitoring, which works like a SIM card. Otherwise it works as a self-monitoring system.
Probably for legal reasons, Ring does not (yet) work everywhere.
"Currently Ring Alarm can be used in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Ring Alarm does not fully work in the other European countries. Please check again later to see if Ring Alarm is also available in your country."
So unfortunately Ring does not seem to work for Bosnia yet.
The sensitivity of the motion detector can be configured / adjusted. No alarm should be triggered in case of a spider web, as the motion detector detects the movement via heat difference. Have not had a single false alarm from the motion detector so far (there are some instructions in the user manual on how to install it safely to prevent false alarms).
You can switch on both an input and an output delay. In other words, you define which doors are in and which windows are out. Then you define that, for example, a countdown sounds for 30 seconds when a door is opened. This gives you enough time to disarm the alarm when the door is opened from the outside. to disarm the alarm. This also works when leaving the house, so that a motion detector is not triggered, for example. After arming, you have the configured time (e.g. 30 seconds) until the alarm is armed.
In the event of a power failure: The keypads, the amplifier and the base station all have a rechargeable battery. The base station and the amplifier can bridge power failures of up to 24 hours. The keypads last for several months without needing to be recharged. Motion detectors, door contacts, etc. have batteries that supply power for several months (2 years in my case now) without needing to be changed. This means that the system can always be controlled via the keypad and remains armed even in the event of a power failure. Most of the time, when the house is without power, you have no internet. Then only control via keypad is possible. You also no longer receive any notifications, except that the power supply has been disconnected. The base station has an integrated SIM card. For a fee at Ring (I think I pay 10 CHF a month), this SIM card becomes active in the event of an Internet failure and the base station connects to the Internet via mobile radio. This means that control and notification via app is still possible.
I hope I was able to help :-)