Create A Doorbell Call Notification

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:

1. Log into the website.
2. Click Notifications.
3. Click + New notification.
4. Click Doorbell Call.
5. Name the notification.
6. In For the selected devices, click to select the desired doorbell camera.
7. In When the following event occurs, click to select Motion, Button Pushed, or both.
8. Optional customization:
   1. 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.
   2. In Notification filtering, click to select the desired filters.
9. Click + Add recipient.
10. 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?.
     

11. Click Close.
12. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
13. Click Save.

To create a Doorbell Call notification using the app:

1. Log into the app.
2. Tap .
3. Tap Doorbell Camera.
4. Tap .
5. Tap Push Notifications.
6. Tap + Add.
7. Tap Doorbell Call.
8. Name the notification.
9. In For the selected devices, tap to select the desired doorbell camera.
10. In When the following event occurs, tap to select Motion, Button Pushed, or both.
11. Optional customization:
    1. 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.
    2. In Notification filtering, tap to select the desired filters.
12. Tap + Add recipients.
13. 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?.
     

14. At the end of the page, tap Close.
15. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
16. Tap Save.