Follow these steps to receive a notification when someone presses your Alarm.com video doorbell.
Step 1: Log In to Alarm.com
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Open a web browser and go to www.alarm.com.
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Log in using your Alarm.com username and password.
Step 2: Create a Doorbell Call Notification
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Click Notifications in the main menu.
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Click New Notification.
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Select Doorbell Call.
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Enter a name for the notification, such as Front Doorbell Alert.
Step 3: Select the Doorbell and Event
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Under For the selected devices, select your video doorbell.
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Under When the following event occurs, select Button Pushed.
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Under During this time frame, select At all times or choose a specific schedule.
Step 4: Choose Who Receives Notifications
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Under Recipients, click Add.
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Select the people who should receive notifications from the address book.
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If a contact is not listed, click New to add them.
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Click Close when finished.
Important: Each recipient must have push notifications enabled in the Alarm.com mobile app to receive doorbell call notifications on their smartphone. They should also ensure that notifications are allowed in their phone's settings.
Step 5: Save and Test
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Review the selected doorbell, event, schedule, and recipients.
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Click Save.
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Ask someone to press the doorbell button.
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Confirm that the selected users receive the notification and can open the live video.
Note: Creating a doorbell call notification does not automatically configure video recording. Recording rules must be set up separately if you want doorbell events saved as video clips.
For additional assistance, contact SecurU.
