![]() ![]() If your modem is located in an area that isn’t ideal for the placement of a Ring Alarm Pro Base Station (such as an area of your property that has a weaker cellular signal or is too far away for you to hear the audible alarm siren), we would suggest you position your Alarm Pro Base Station in a more optimal location. Setting up an Alarm Pro as a wifi extender also allows you to keep your existing eero network features and settings such as PPPoE and/or VLAN configurations. At the same time, your Ring Alarm helps keep your property protected and secured. ![]() Benefits of using your Ring Alarm Pro as an eero wifi extenderĪdding your Alarm Pro as an eero allows you to continue using your existing eero device as the gateway while still benefiting from 24/7 LTE Backup Internet* and other features that come with a Ring Alarm Pro system and a Ring Protect Pro subscription. When you set it up as a wifi extender, your current eero gateway device will maintain its place as the primary internet source (also known as the default gateway) and the Alarm Pro Base Station will act as both an extender and, if you have a Ring Protect Pro plan, as a cellular backup internet modem. Your Alarm Pro comes with a built-in eero router, allowing it to be added to an existing eero mesh network internet setup. How your Ring Alarm Pro works as a eero wifi extender When the internet outage ends, your gateway eero device will resume managing your network connectivity via your usual modem while your Alarm Pro will automatically switch back to being another access point in your eero mesh network. When you sign up for a Ring Protect Pro plan, your Alarm Pro can become a backup option for using the internet in case of an outage while also keeping your Ring Alarm online and actively helping to protect your property.ĭuring an Internet Service Provider (ISP) outage, Alarm Pro takes over as your modem and provides 24/7 Backup Internet* connectivity to your entire eero network. If you have an existing eero network, you can use your Alarm Pro Base Station as a wifi extender for your existing eero network. And if an eero 6 Pro version of the Alarm Pro is in the works I can wait for that.Arrow Up Back How to Use Your Ring Alarm Pro As an eero Wifi Extender ![]() loss of performance, inability to use some features, etc.įeel free to suggest an alternative topology. What would the drawbacks be to 1) and 2) i.e. My modem has 2 LAN ports (LAN 1 and LAN 2).ġ) Can I connect the Ring Alarm Pro's Eero 6 to LAN1 and the Eero 6 Pro to LAN 2? And making the Eero 6 the gateway and have a "bridge" to the Pro? Not sure if bridge is the right term.Ģ) Can I connect the eero 6 Pro to the LAN (maybe it would be WAN) port of the Ring Alarm Pro? And making the Eero 6 the gateway and have a "bridge" to the Pro? If only Ring had put an Eero Pro 6 router in the Ring Alarm Pro (it’s even in the name!), this would have been the perfect device, albeit a significantly more expensive one." This makes me sad, as I want all these things. ![]() This means I have to forgo local storage of Ring videos, 24/7 whole-home internet backup, and 30-plus hours of continuous power to keep my cameras, security system, heck, even Netflix online when the power goes out. That’s mainly because the Ring Alarm Pro has to be the gateway device for your home Wi-Fi, and for some setups (including my own), the included Eero 6 dual-band router is just not powerful enough. "If you already have a capable mesh Wi-Fi setup and a substantial number of smart home devices - this is not the hub for you. The problem is paraphrased well by this Verge article: Ring says the alarm needs it's built in eero 6 (not Pro) to be the Internet gateway: I understand there is no cost savings on the Ring subscription, I will still have to pay for the exact same subscription whether I'm storing video local or to the cloud. Having the video local will make it faster and reduce my monthly data usage to the Internet (we have data caps with Cox). I just wish I could buy a Ring Alarm Pro with a built in eero 6 Pro but unless that is in the works, I need a work-around.ġ) I need an alarm and would like to stay in the Ring/eero ecosystem.Ģ) I'd like to take advantage of the Ring Alarm Pro's local video processing and storage for Ring devices (I have two of the Ring Flood Pros and a Ring Doorbell Pro 2) and may add more cameras later. I would like to buy a Ring Alarm Pro that has a built in eero 6 (not Pro) but use a separate eero 6 Pro for my non-Ring devices. Short Version: I just want to use a Ring Alarm Pro with an eero 6 Pro, not the built in eero 6 (not Pro).or limit the eero 6 to just Ring devices. ![]()
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