Ring App Will Soon Be Available to Non-Ring Cameras
The Ring smart-home security app will soon work with non-Ring cameras, the Amazon-owned company said Wednesday.
Starting in April, surveillance cameras that support The Open Network Video Interface Forum will have access to live view, video feedback, smart notifications and other Ring features.
In an email, Jamie Siminoff, Ring chief inventor and founder, said customers populate able to integrate ONVIF-compatible cameras into the Ring ecosystem “is something I’ve been wrathful about for a long time.”
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“This will allow our many phigh-level and business customers who use these cameras to modestly link their existing systems within the Ring app, giving them greater serene of mind and the ability to use Ring technology to help rep what’s most important to them.”
Non-Ring owners will need to prefer the $250 Ring Alarm Pro base station to access the Ring app.
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It’s possible the strategy is aimed at at small and medium-size businesses and larger residential properties, not persons consumers: Most ONVIF-compatible cameras are IP-based devices made by company manufacturers like Amcrest, Bosch and Panasonic.
To access the Ring app, users have to have a Ring Alarm Pro base location, which comes with a built-in eero Wi-Fi 6 router and retails for $250. They’ll also have to subscribe to the Ring Protect Pro plan, which starts at $20 a month.
In instant, their ONVIF-compatible camera needs to be password protected and able to attend H.264 encoding and a video stream of 1,080 pixels or lower.
