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Create a button press notification for the Alarm.com Video Doorbell

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Alarm.com doorbells can trigger a notification when the camera detects motion or someone presses the doorbell button. Doorbell call notifications and recording rules can be created and configured using the Alarm.com app and Alarm.com customer website.

Note: The following steps are for creating a notification only. For more information about how to configure a Video Analytics recording rule and notification, see Configure a Video Analytics rule for an Alarm.com doorbell camera.

Create a button-press notification

Button-press notifications can be created using the Alarm.com app and Alarm.com customer website.

  1. Log into the Alarm.com app.
  2. Tap Video .
  3. Tap Configure.
  4. Tap to select the desired doorbell camera. 
  5. In Automation, tap Setup Doorbell Call 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. 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.
  12. In Notification filtering, tap to select the desired filters.
  13. In Recipients, tap Add.
  14. 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. Users can answer a doorbell call directly through the push notification.
     
  15. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
  16. Tap Save.
  1. Log into the Alarm.com customer website.
  2. Click Notifications.
  3. Click New Notification, or click Edit to edit an existing notification.
  4. Click Doorbell Call.
  5. In For the selected devices, click to select the desired device.
  6. Click to select Button Pushed. 
  7. 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.
  8. In Notification filtering, click to select the desired filters.
  9. In Recipients, click Add.
  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. Users can answer a doorbell call directly through the push notification.
     
  11. Click Close.
  12. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
  13. Click Save.

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