Ring App Will Soon Be Available to Non-Ring Cameras
Cameras that support The Open Network Video Interface Forum will have access to live view, video feedback and other Ring features.
Non-Ring cameras will soon work on the Ring app.
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 being able to integrate ONVIF-compatible cameras into the Ring ecosystem "is something I've been excited about for a long time."
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"This will allow our many residential and business customers who use these cameras to easily link their existing systems within the Ring app, giving them greater peace of mind and the ability to use Ring technology to help secure what's most important to them."
Non-Ring owners will need to purchase the $250 Ring Alarm Pro base station to access the Ring app.
It's possible the strategy is aimed at small and medium-size businesses and larger residential properties, not individual consumers: Most ONVIF-compatible cameras are IP-based devices made by commercial manufacturers like Amcrest, Bosch and Panasonic.
To access the Ring app, users have to have a Ring Alarm Pro base station, 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 addition, their ONVIF-compatible camera needs to be password protected and able to support H.264 encoding and a video stream of 1,080 pixels or lower.