Hear your doorbell inside your home by connecting the chime for your hardwired, battery-powered Ring Video Doorbell from the Ring app.
Video Doorbells that can be connected to your chime in the Ring app:
- Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Generation)
- Ring Video Doorbell 3
- Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus
- Ring Video Doorbell 4
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
Video Doorbells that require hardwiring to your electrical system and can be connected to your chime during the in-app setup process:
- Ring Video Doorbell Pro
- Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2
- Ring Video Doorbell Elite
Find out which Ring Video Doorbell model you have in the Ring app.
Some Video Doorbells cannot connect to existing in-home chimes.
Use a Ring Chime, Ring Chime Pro wifi extender or connect to an Echo (Alexa) device to hear in-home chimes for Ring Video Doorbell (1st Generation), Ring Video Doorbell 2 and Ring Video Doorbell Wired.
Automatic chime detection
To automatically detect and configure your in-home chime:
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap the menu (☰).
- Tap Devices.
- Tap the doorbell you want to connect to a chime.
- Tap Device Settings.
- Tap In-home Chime Settings.
- Tap Automatic Chime Detection.
- Wait for the Ring app to detect your in-home chime.
- If a mechanical chime is detected, you may see the following message: “Is your Ring Doorbell Wired to an in-home doorbell chime?” Choose “Yes, I have an in-home chime.”
- Tap Ring my In-home Chime.
- Follow the instructions and push the button on your Ring doorbell.
- If it doesn’t ring correctly, select one of these options: “My chime rang partially” or “My chime didn’t ring.”
- The Ring app will adjust the device settings automatically and prompt you to test your doorbell again.
- If the app is unable to detect an in-home chime, it will redirect to the start of the chime auto detection process.
Manually set up your in-home chime
After you have set up your doorbell in the Ring app:
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap the menu (☰).
- Tap Devices.
- Tap the doorbell you want to connect to a chime.
- Tap Device Settings.
- Tap In-home Chime Settings.
- Tap Advanced Settings.
- Select your Chime Type.
- Tap Continue.
- Give your Video Doorbell a few minutes to update, then press the button to test the chime.
- Tap Ring my in-home chime.
- If the doorbell doesn’t ring, you may need to wait a few more minutes for it to connect.
- You may have selected the wrong type of chime:
- A mechanical chime makes a traditional ding-dong sound
- A digital chime has an extended, more melodic sound.
- If you think you may have selected the wrong chime type, return to the Chime Settings and choose a different chime type.
