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The Alarm.com Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera can trigger a notification when it detects motion or when someone presses the doorbell button.
This is only a notification and will not trigger a recording by itself. For more information about how to create doorbell camera recording rules, see Create/edit a Doorbell Motion recording rule or Create/edit a Doorbell Call recording rule.
To create a Doorbell Call notification using the website:
- Log into the website.
- Click Notifications.
- Click + New notification.
- Click Doorbell Call.
- Name the notification.
- In For the selected devices, click to select the desired doorbell camera.
- In When the following event occurs, click to select Motion, Button Pushed, or both.
- Optional customization:
- In During this time frame, click to select At all times or Only during the following times to choose a schedule for the doorbell camera to follow.
- In Notification filtering, click to select the desired filters.
- Click + Add recipient.
- In the Address book, click to select the recipients to notify, or click + New to add a new Address Book recipient.
Note: It is recommended to use a push notification (i.e., recipients with a phone icon next to their description) rather than an email or text notification. You can answer a doorbell call directly through the push notification. For more information about how to set up a push device, see How can a device start receiving Push Notifications?.
- Click Close.
- Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
- Click Save.
To create a Doorbell Call notification using the app:
- Log into the app.
- Tap .
- Tap Doorbell Camera.
- Tap .
- Tap Push Notifications.
- Tap + Add.
- Tap Doorbell Call.
- Name the notification.
- In For the selected devices, tap to select the desired doorbell camera.
- In When the following event occurs, tap to select Motion, Button Pushed, or both.
- Optional customization:
- In During this time frame, tap to select At all times or Only during the following times to choose a schedule for the doorbell camera to follow.
- In Notification filtering, tap to select the desired filters.
- Tap + Add recipients.
- In the Address book, tap to select the recipients to notify, or tap + New Contact to add a new Address Book recipient.
Note: It is recommended to use a push notification (i.e., recipients with a phone icon next to their description) rather than an email or text notification. You can answer a doorbell call directly through the push notification. For more information about how to set up a push device, see How can a device start receiving Push Notifications?.
- At the end of the page, tap Close.
- Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
- Tap Save.