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A backup device – meaning that if a primary security device fails, there’s another security device available.

Have backups: no, not in the “ I copied my presentation to a USB stick” kind of way.

Yes it’s very expensive (2-3x the price of the Ring Pro), but if your Ring Doorbell is your number 1 security device at home, you might want to consider the Elite if your budget allows.Īssuming this isn’t an option for you, when companies and the military plan out their security systems, they will always have redundancy in mind when things go wrong: The Ring Doorbell Elite uses Power over Ethernet for both its power and internet connectivity needs, and hence it’s super reliable. Heck, it also could just drop because WiFi isn’t the most reliable in general. Just kidding!Īs you can guess, running an all-wireless household security system has a fundamental – and scary – flaw: the wireless signal can be jammed.

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The solution: install a couple of extra (hundred) cameras. If there’s any interruption to this process (such as someone using a wireless jammer!), that video footage is lost: The key point in the above section is that Ring doorbells do not have local storage, meaning that the video capture must be sent wirelessly onto Ring’s servers as soon as it is captured.

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Ring doorbells do not have any local storage (unless you have the Alarm Pro and the Ring Protect Pro plan), meaning that all recorded video must be sent straight to Ring’s servers – otherwise it will simply be lost.Ĭan you guess what the potential problem is yet.? How WiFi Jammers Can Block Ring Doorbells if someone is at the door) or view the footage later (if it’s just some recorded motion footage which has piqued your interest). They will then notify you via your mobile phone and/or your Echo devices, and you can answer straight away (e.g. This means that the Ring Doorbell captures video when someone walks to your door (motion activated) or clicks your doorbell, and then this video footage is sent over WiFi to your internet router.įrom here, the video footage is sent to Ring’s servers ‘in the cloud’. Three Ring doorbells side-by-side in a store.Īs you can see from the table, all but the relatively expensive ‘Elite’ model (which is Power over Ethernet) use wireless.

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I obviously won’t be talking about specific jamming devices or how you can use/buy them – this article is purely to help you understand the risks and how to avoid them so that your Ring Doorbell install (which is as much as security device as a convenience device) isn’t useless when you most need it. It is worth noting that Wi-Fi jamming attacks are highly illegal and regularly investigated by the FCC, but they are sometimes used by organized crime to help breaking into properties by blocking wireless signals (such as from ‘smart’ WiFi cameras) so their theft won’t be recorded.Īs a result, I wanted to write this article to discuss WiFi jammers more.

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A detailed study in January 2021 by Michigan State University found that Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth and cellular data can all be jammed fairly easily with various jamming attacks:ĭespite the significant advancement of wireless communication and networking technologies in the past decades, realworld wireless communication systems (e.g., Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and GPS) are still vulnerable to malicious jamming attacks. They basically ‘shout’ loads of (radio) noise out, just like if you stood behind a radio commentator and shouted into their microphone, no-one listening at home would be able to understand anything. Since WiFi is just radio waves, if there’s suddenly loads of extra ‘traffic’ on the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands, there will be no way for the wireless signal to effectively get from the device to the receiver.Īnd that’s exactly what a wireless jamming device is. Now it’s worth clarifying that I mean a lot of radio noise.

In normal circumstances, walls and buildings will reduce the signal strength, but you should still be able to use WiFi over 150-300 feet.īut if there’s suddenly a lot of ‘noise’ in a local area, there is no longer a clear path. However WiFi – which is just radio waves either at 2.4 Ghz or 5 Ghz frequencies – relies on a fairly clear path between the device (such as a phone or smart home device) and the receiver (such as an internet router). This is used by phones and laptops when out and about, and also by dozens of devices around the home. Wireless (also called WiFi) is a great invention, offering the ability to easily access the internet without a physical Ethernet connection.

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