Ring Security, as far as I know, do not have an infra-red beam solution for things like driveways.
It was a fairly easy job to modify a Ring door sensor to connect to a commonly available IR beam.
I'm sure I'm not the first, nor will I be the only, person to have made this modification.
The door sensors use a standard reed switch, which is just on and off. The IR beam, that I have, just connects or breaks a relay switch, so is ideal to connect in to where the reed switch would normally be.
I soldered on a pair of wires in place of the reed switch.
I used a water proof box to house the modified door sensor and ran the lead to connect it to the IR beam. Works perfectly.
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Hi John, I just want to say thank you for posting this, Im surprised there is no IR bream for Ring yet, its 2024. Im going to try this with the new outdoor contact sensors to prevent someone from jumping over the main entrance gate. Thanks again. Stu
I agree. I'm glad this is of use.
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