This is a good time to mention that you will need one sensor and contact sensor for each pane of glass you wish to protect.
Ring contact sensor garage door.
Certified refurbished ring devices starting at 99 99.
1st gen ring contact sensor 2nd gen will theoretically work but you need to access the magnetic switch and it s harder on the 2nd gen interlogix vibration glass break sensor.
Contact sensors are two part devices connected by a strong magnetic field.
You ll always be the first to know when something s ajar.
Ecolink garage door tilt sensor works with ring alarm security system 29 99 check to see if your garage door is open or closed in the ring app.
Installing a door sensor on a garage door is a bit non trivial job unlike installing door sensor on a door and involves looking for a correct place w.
The other workaround i thought of was placing a motion detector in the garage.
Mount the hinge so when the door is closed the hinge sits flat by the sensor door closed.
The sensor and magnet need to be close together.
If you want a functioning garage door sensor for ring alarm easy and cheap just buy a standard contact sensor and a standard door hinge.
1st generation the sensor and magnet should be no more than 1 2 apart.
When the alarm system is armed they will trigger an alarm as soon as their magnetic contact is broken by the door or window opening.
The contact sensor is made up of two parts the sensor and the magnet.
Connect them to your ring alarm base station and receive mobile alerts from the ring app whenever your doors or windows open.
You can just omit it from any of the modes if you want to avoid the alarm getting triggered when you open the garage.
They are placed on doors or windows.
Mount the sensor to the inside of the garage door.
I have to think ring at some point will have a sensor for the garage door.
They are placed on doors or windows.
Mount the magnet on a hinge.
That will cover any movement as far as a person or the garage door itself.
One part should be mounted on the door or window the other on the trim but it doesn t matter which one goes where.