I have 3 quick questions:
1. motion detectors: What about spiders and insects? If a spider web forms near the motion detector, will it detect it and sound the alarm?
2. keypad: If the keypad is in the house, e.g. in the hallway, but the door has a door contact, is there no way to get into the house to turn off the alarm system without the alarm going off except via app? Or do you have a little time to turn off the alarm before it goes off?
3. what happens if the internet or the power suddenly goes down? The system has its own battery and continues to function, but there is no way to turn it off via the app if it is triggered at that time? Or is it even triggered directly if the internet connection is suddenly disconnected?

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I have 3 quick questions:
1. motion detectors: What about spiders and insects? If a spider web forms near the motion detector, will it detect it and sound the alarm? 
2. keypad: If the keypad is in the house, e.g. in the hallway, but the door has a door contact, is there no way to get into the house to turn off the alarm system without the alarm going off except via app? Or do you have a little time to turn off the alarm before it goes off?
3. what happens if the internet or the power suddenly goes down? The system has its own battery and continues to function, but there is no way to turn it off via the app if it is triggered at that time? Or is it even triggered directly if the internet connection is suddenly disconnected?

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The sensitivity of the motion detector can be configured / adjusted. No alarm should be triggered in case of a spider web, as the motion detector detects the movement via heat difference. Have not had a single false alarm from the motion detector so far (there are some instructions in the user manual on how to install it safely to prevent false alarms).

You can switch on both an input and an output delay. In other words, you define which doors are in and which windows are out. Then you define that, for example, a countdown sounds for 30 seconds when a door is opened. This gives you enough time to disarm the alarm when the door is opened from the outside. to disarm the alarm. This also works when leaving the house, so that a motion detector is not triggered, for example. After arming, you have the configured time (e.g. 30 seconds) until the alarm is armed.

In the event of a power failure: The keypads, the amplifier and the base station all have a rechargeable battery. The base station and the amplifier can bridge power failures of up to 24 hours. The keypads last for several months without needing to be recharged. Motion detectors, door contacts, etc. have batteries that supply power for several months (2 years in my case now) without needing to be changed. This means that the system can always be controlled via the keypad and remains armed even in the event of a power failure. Most of the time, when the house is without power, you have no internet. Then only control via keypad is possible. You also no longer receive any notifications, except that the power supply has been disconnected. The base station has an integrated SIM card. For a fee at Ring (I think I pay 10 CHF a month), this SIM card becomes active in the event of an Internet failure and the base station connects to the Internet via mobile radio. This means that control and notification via app is still possible.

I hope I was able to help :-)

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