Ring Outdoor Smart Plug

Great it allows me to turn my pot door lights on or off from my phone! However it requires a Alexa bridge so be aware of that

The item is big and bulky and not compact. Works like magic and easy to program thru the app.

We finally added Ring bridge and lighting to our alarm system. Landscaping lights can now be scheduled and control via the Ring App. We've had Z wave switches in our system but these do not connect to ring bridge and do not have scheduling functions. Note that you must have the Ring Bridge module in order to use the Outdoor Smart plug. These units have two outlets that are individually controlled. they are called 'A' and 'B'. thus you can control two different power functions be it lighting, fans or small appliances etc. There is a button on the top face of the unit which has a slight toggle function left or right. Each side controls plug A or plug B toggling on and off manually when needed.They are very easy to setup via the Ring app. Click add device, Scan the bar code and follow the instructions. Once connected there are the various options to create lighting groups and schedule on off times. The units are a bit large and heavy so be aware if you are trying to conceal them. They have a hefty high quality feel to them. Heavy duty power cord with right angle plug end. Very Nice

I am very pleased with the item itself for the most part. It was easy to install in the Ring app. The reason I purchased this was to connect my string lights. I was hoping to be able to connect this cord with the Ring motion detector so whenever someone passes by my string lights will light up the area. However, I was wrong or unable to connect the two. The Ring motion detector only worked for our cameras, and it appears that this product only works with Alexa. Personally, I don’t care for Alexa.Nonetheless, I still like it. I have the Ring app. It connected to the Ring bridge easily. I enjoy that I can have certain areas light up around my home; as it allows you to control the two ports separately.

Given Ring's expanding well developed technology, this smart plug is a logical addition. I use it to control Ring landscape lighting transformers that are turned on by Ring motion detectors (solar path lights) and stay on for pre-set intervals or until motion in the area is no longer detectable. Having this level of control means that energy is not wasted during times when no one is present and that my landscape lighting comes alive with attractive lighting when it should. Ring's motion detectors are wireless and link wirelessly to my lights via the simple and highly functional Ring bridge and my WiFi internet.

I recieved the first one and it wouldn’t connect to my Ring account, returned for replacement. Second worked great. Used for charging Truck Block Heater on a schedule - turn on at 5am for 2 hours, viola, warm and ready for work 😎

UPDATEI talked with a Amazon Representative about my low review. After explaining to the Representative that I rated it low due to the inability to give individual members of my household access to simply turn lights on and off they told me to give my account details to everyone I wanted to have access to the lights, chimes and other things attached to my Ring account to solve this issue. So you can only have one account and it must be shared. Seems like Amazon bought Ring 5 or so years ago and stopped innovating their technology. They created a light bridge to connect to Alexa and stopped supporting their tech. So if you want, what we would consider basic ability to allow others to turn on and of lights in your home, go find a different product. The representative did say that they will pass this onto their supervisors so I suppose that might get the ball rolling but after 5 years of little to no innovation I doubt it as I've learned that this has been a problem for years.You can only control the lights attached to this from one account. Other approved users will not have access to the features of this unit. Why?! So any time I’m not home my partner has to ask me to turn on/off the lights because you cannot share that function with other approved users in your household. Garbage waste of money.

For all the people saying it doesn't connect... Try turning on your Bluetooth.. That worked for me. Also yes I had to buy a ring bridge unfortunately but I found plenty of them resale online.