Ring Outdoor Smart Plug

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

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 have 5 of these strategically placed throughout my yard. One runs my fountain, another one runs my gazebos lights, another I use for my light strips on my awning, another for an LED light strip on a fence and the last for a halogen projector. All hooked up to one bridge. They all work flawlessly through my Ring and Alexa apps. Have never had an issue setting any up or losing connection. Great that they have 2 outlets than can be controlled independently or as a single unit. Very versatile.

This thing works really well - with the ring bridge, which is required - once you understand how it all works. See the bridge is like Ring’s router for all the ring light stuff. It uses a different frequency and is only dependent on your WiFi to connect the bridge to the internet. Everything else is connected from the Bridge to the ring device on their own little frequency and network. I really wish these details were included in the manual, documentation or troubleshooting guides. Alas, excellent support when I called into Ring on a Sunday night. So 4 stars because some better documentation would have saved me (and them) a troubleshooting. 5 stars for performance once I got passed my hurdle.

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 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 😎

Continues to go offline. This is the second one I have purchased that has failed. It will work fine for about 4 months, then have connectivity issues.

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.