How to mount the Ring Alarm Outdoor Contact Sensor

The Ring Alarm Outdoor Contact Sensor is designed to help secure outdoor entry points around your home, including fences and gates, sheds and garages, and even doors and windows that may be exposed to the weather and climate. Watch the video to learn more about how to mount the Outdoor Contact Sensor on fences, poles, doors and more.
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[@CaptCrewSock]

Perfect for my gate!

[@nosirrahm]

Yay! Finally an outdoor sensor.

[@crystalphillips696]

I think ring is amazing one day I will be able to get security system. I watch all the ring videos and have always been impressed.

[@ring]

Hello Crystal. Thanks for the kind words. We would love to welcome you to the Ring community.

[@crystalphillips696]

This is so kool.

[@himora3804]

Are you planning on launch a smaller version? Not enough space on the place I want to install it

[@ring]

Hi there. Great question. Currently, we don't have any news to share regarding a new version of the Ring Outdoor Contact Sensor. However, we appreciate your feedback regarding this and will forward these details to the appropriate team. We're here if you have any additional questions.

[@laurasanchez5884]

Does the alarm activate in away or home mode, or anytime even disarmed

[@ring]

Hi Laura. When Disarmed, no sensors in your home will be monitored and no alerts will be sent to the monitoring station, although the system will still be powered on and functioning. In Home Mode, only certain sensors will be monitored. Lastly, when Away Mode is turned on, all of your sensors will be monitored, and an alert will be issued if any of them are faulted. You can find more information here: support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005312623-Arming-Disarming-and-Setting-Modes-on-your-Ring-Alarm.

[@yusuufibrahim530]

My sensor the smaller side keeps falling off the wall when the gate closes.

[@MrsLyds]

Screw it in or use super glue

[@lucaslegendgaming4548]

I wanted to buy one but there is no WIFI in my back garden. So I don't think it will work.

[@peter17572]

Have you tried getting/buying a ring range extender and plugging in the extender as close as possible to where the contact sensor is going to be? And don't worry about power outages with the extender as it has a backup battery built in too 😊

[@lucaslegendgaming4548]

@@peter17572 thanks for your help

[@MrsLyds]

@@lucaslegendgaming4548 if u going to buy the sensor u need to buy the base first. As for the wifi, u buy the ring extender and u will be fine

[@damionrowe9763]

Is it waterproof

[@ring]

Hello Damion. Our Ring Alarm Outdoor Contact Sensor has an IP66 level of waterproof protection. Let us know if you have any other questions. You can read more on our site here: ring.com/products/alarm-outdoor-contact-sensor.

[@koryyyy]

No, is outdoor, but only for places that are not outside.

[@MrsLyds]

My fence door has such a weird gap that I cannot figure out how to put it 😑 I’m going to lose my mind with this thing

[@ring]

Hey there. Thank you for reaching out to us. Ensuring that you can have a proper installation for your Ring Alarm Outdoor Contact Sensor is vital to your overall experience when protecting your home with Ring, and we're here to help. Please send us a message on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, so we can assist.

[@MrsLyds]

@@ring thank you! I will

[@ring]

We look forward to assisting you soon.