Doorbird: How to Reduce Too Many Motion Alerts

How to Reduce Too Many Alerts from Your Doorbird Doorbell

The Doorbird video doorbell is a premium solution for home and business access control, but receiving a constant barrage of motion alerts can be frustrating. When your phone buzzes for every passing car or rustling tree, it is easy to start ignoring notifications, which defeats the purpose of having a smart security device.

If you are experiencing 'alert fatigue' from your Doorbird, the solution lies in its detailed configuration settings. This guide will show you how to fine-tune your Doorbird's motion sensor to eliminate the vast majority of false alerts and make your notifications meaningful again.

Common Causes for Excessive Doorbird Alerts

Doorbird uses an integrated motion sensor that, while powerful, can be triggered by various environmental factors if not configured correctly. The most common reasons for too many alerts include:

• High Sensitivity Setting: The sensor is likely set to be too reactive for your specific location.
• No specific Detection Area: By default, the sensor may be monitoring the entire field of view, including high-traffic public areas.
• Lack of a Schedule: The motion sensor is active 24/7, even during times with predictable, friendly movement.
• Environmental Triggers: Movement from foliage, shadows, or even insects close to the lens can trigger an alert.

Optimising Your Doorbird Motion Sensor Settings

You can solve these issues using the settings available in the Doorbird mobile application. Let's walk through the process.

1. Adjust the Motion Sensor Sensitivity

This is the first and most important adjustment to make.

• Open the Doorbird App: Log in and navigate to the administration area by selecting Settings.
• Select Motion Sensor: Find and tap on the Motion Sensor option in the menu.
• Lower the Sensitivity: You will see a Sensitivity slider. This controls how much movement is needed to trigger an event. If you are getting too many alerts, your value is too high. Reduce the sensitivity in small increments. For example, if it's at 80, try lowering it to 60.
• Test the Setting: Wait for a day to see how this change affects the number of alerts before lowering it further.

2. Define a Precise Motion Detection Area

This feature is incredibly powerful for eliminating alerts from areas you don't care about, like the street or a public footpath.

• Access Motion Sensor Areas: In the Motion Sensor settings, you should find an option to define detection areas.
• Configure the Area: The app will present you with the camera's view, often overlaid with a grid. You can select the specific grid squares where you want motion to be detected.
• Be Strategic: Select only the areas that are on your property. For example, highlight your walkway, porch, and driveway, but leave the squares that cover the public pavement and the road unselected. This tells your Doorbird to completely ignore any movement happening in those excluded zones.

3. Set Up a Schedule

You don't always need motion alerts, especially when you are at home or expecting activity.

• Go to the Schedule Menu: Within the motion sensor settings, look for a Schedule option.
• Configure Time Slots: The schedule allows you to set specific times and days of the week when the motion sensor should be active. For instance, you could disable alerts during the busy morning hours when your family is leaving the house, and re-enable them when everyone is away at work or during the night.
• Use the Calendar View: The interface typically provides a simple calendar view where you can tap and drag to define active and inactive periods. An inactive period means no push notifications will be sent for motion events.

4. Use the 'Delay' Setting

The 'Delay' or 'Time to Retrigger' setting controls how soon another motion event can be triggered after the first one.

• Find the Delay Setting: This is also located within the Motion Sensor menu.
• Increase the Delay: By setting a delay of, for example, 30 seconds, you prevent the system from sending you multiple, rapid-fire alerts if a person is just lingering by your door. The sensor will trigger once, then wait for 30 seconds after motion has stopped before it is ready to trigger again.

Conclusion

Gaining control over your Doorbird's notifications is a matter of customisation, not compromise. By carefully adjusting the sensitivity, defining a precise detection area, and setting a schedule, you can filter out the environmental noise and focus only on the events that matter. Taking 15 minutes to properly configure these settings will dramatically improve your experience and restore your confidence in your home security system.