The Spotlight Cam Pro is mounted outside, often on a wall above a garage door or on a fence post, so a reset is as much a logistics job as a technical one. Before you climb a ladder, find out what kind of camera you have, because the model comes in a battery version, a plug-in version and a hardwired version, and the steps differ. For a battery model, the gentle cure is to slip out the battery pack, wait ten seconds and put it back. For a plug-in model, unplug the adapter for ten seconds and plug it back in.
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For a hardwired model, switch off the supply at the breaker for a few seconds and turn it back on. Each of those keeps your settings and fixes most stuck states. If you still need the factory state, the setup button on a battery camera is inside the battery compartment, so you take the pack out and press and hold the button for 20 seconds, then release; on the other versions, read the diagram for where Ring puts the button on your model.\n\nPick a dry day and a stable ladder,
or take the camera down and reset it at the kitchen table, which is safer and easier. Switch off the power to a hardwired camera before you touch anything. After the reset the camera has no network and no account, and your lights, motion zones and schedules are cleared, so note them. If you are selling the property or passing the camera on, remove it from your account first, and then reset it. When you set it up again, delete the old entry, charge the battery if it is a battery model,
scan the QR code and check the signal reading in the app, since an outdoor camera is often at the edge of the Wi-Fi range. A Chime Pro or a closer access point may be needed. Refit the camera so the lights point where you want, and test the lights and the siren briefly, warning the neighbors first. If a battery camera does not respond with the pack out and the button held for the full time, try a fully charged pack, and contact Ring support if it still does not.
Differential
Likely causes of “Ring Spotlight Cam Pro will not reset or needs to be reset safely”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
A stuck camera
What separates it It will not respond
How to confirm Use the power cycle for its power type first
- 2
A new router
What separates it The camera cannot reconnect
How to confirm Factory reset and set it up again
- 3
Handing the property on
What separates it The camera must be wiped
How to confirm Remove it from your account, then reset
- 4
A weak pack on a battery model
What separates it The reset does not take
How to confirm Try a fully charged pack
- 5
A far-off signal
What separates it The camera drops after set-up
How to confirm Add a Chime Pro or move the router
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- The power type of the camera
- Where the setup button is on that type
- Lights and schedules to note
- The signal at the mounting spot
Try in this order
0 of 6 completedPower cycle for the power type
ReversiblePack, adapter or breaker.
Take the camera down
ReversibleOr use a stable ladder.
Hold the setup button for 20 seconds
ReversibleIn the battery compartment on battery models.
Delete the old entry
ReversibleIn the app.
Set it up again
ReversibleWith the QR code.
Check the signal
ReversibleAnd test the lights briefly.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Three versions
- Battery, plug-in and hardwired differ.
- Ladder
- Take the camera down if you can.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !If the camera ignores a 20-second hold with a charged pack, contact Ring support
- !If it cannot be added after a reset, ask Ring to check the account
- !Use a stable ladder in dry weather
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Exact questions
Common questions
How do I reset a Ring Spotlight Cam Pro?+
Hold the setup button for 20 seconds.
Where is the button on a battery model?+
Inside the battery compartment.
Is it safe to reset on a ladder?+
Better to take it down.
Do I lose my light schedules?+
Yes, note them first.