Getting set up

Most people doing this are setting it up for a parent or an older loved one. Here is the whole journey before you start, so nothing surprises you. Plan on about 15 minutes if the Ring cameras are already in use; or about 30-40 minutes if you’re starting from scratch (no Ring app, no cameras).

What you’ll need

The big picture

1

Get the Ring cameras working

Ring app installed, a paid Ring plan, and each camera showing you its live view.

2

Access your IsMomOnTheFloor settings

Your Ring account email address IS YOUR SIGN-IN to our app, no password needed.

3

Connect us in the Ring Appstore

Approve the connection from inside the Ring Appstore, then check some boxes in the Ring app for each camera you want us to monitor.

4

Say yes, then test

Indicate consent, save your settings, and optionally run a test.

Part 1 — get the Ring cameras working

  1. Install the Ring app on your phone.
  2. In the Ring app, create or sign in to the Ring account that will own the cameras. Note its email address — you’ll use the same one in Part 2.
  3. Choose a paid Ring plan. Plans start at $5/mo for 1 camera, $10/mo for multiple cameras, and $20/mo for multiple cameras plus many other features. A paid Ring plan is needed before your account can connect to third-party services like ours — any paid plan works for IsMomOnTheFloor, so choose based on your own needs.
  4. You need at least 1 Ring camera, and it should be a plugged-in model — battery-only cameras sleep too deeply to be checked on a schedule. Make sure it’s working: you should see what it sees in your Ring app.
  5. Aim each camera so the floor areas where a fall could happen are in the picture.

Part 2 — access your IsMomOnTheFloor settings

Do this before Part 3 — the connection completes against your signed-in account, which is what makes Part 3 go smoothly.

  1. In your web browser, go to ismomonthefloor.com and tap Log In.
  2. You’ll see a sign-in form. Enter the same email address you use with your Ring account, then check your email — you should receive a log-in email from us.
  3. Our email contains a “magic link” — click it. Back on our website, press the blue Sign in button on the “Confirm sign-in” page. No password to remember.
  4. You’ll land on your Account page. It won’t show your cameras yet — that’s what Part 3 fixes.

Part 3 — connect us in the Ring Appstore

Beta note: IsMomOnTheFloor is in a pre-release beta, and the Ring Appstore shows it only to a small number of testers we enroll personally. If that’s you, we’ve already set this up together. If our app doesn’t appear in your Appstore search, check two things, in this order: first, that you are signed in to the Appstore itself (step 4 below — it usually starts you signed out, and searching while signed out hides our app); second, check with us that you’re on the tester list.
  1. In the Ring app’s left-hand navigation menu, you should see “Apps” roughly 12 items down the list. Tap it.
  2. This takes you to the “My apps” page, which lists any third-party apps already connected to your Ring account. Tap the blue “Explore Ring Appstore” button near the top.
  3. You should see a page with the Ring logo and “Appstore” near the top. The Ring Appstore is a website that is separate from the Ring app on your phone.
  4. Pay close attention to whether Ring signed you in to their Appstore. In our experience they drop you there not signed in. If you see a “Sign in” icon near the top, you are not signed in — go ahead and sign in with your Ring email and password. (That sign-in is on Ring’s own site — never ours.)
  5. Use their Search field and type IsMomOnTheFloor. Our app should appear in the results below where you’re typing. If it doesn’t, you’re probably not signed in — or, during the beta, not on the tester list yet.
  6. Open our listing and tap the available button to see more about our app and to connect it to your Ring account, approving when asked.
  7. Now go back to the Ring app and open the “My apps” page from step 2. IsMomOnTheFloor should appear there as a connected app.
  8. Tap IsMomOnTheFloor on the “My apps” page. You’ll see a detail page including which cameras we can see. Check the box for every camera you want monitored — until a camera is checked, we can’t see it at all.

Part 4 — say yes, then test

  1. Return to ismomonthefloor.com and open your Account page. Within a few minutes it should show your cameras.
  2. Scroll down the page to find the Recent Activity, Test the system, Consent, and Daily status email sections.
  3. You must fill in the Consent section to use our system. Laws and regulations vary by state, but in general you must have the consent of anyone the cameras will monitor other than yourself.
  4. The other sections are optional — for example: do you want a daily status email?
  5. When you’re finished with Consent and settings, press the blue “Save monitoring settings” button near the bottom of the page.
  6. Run a floor test. The Test section lets you get on the floor anywhere in camera view and quickly learn whether the system recognizes you as being on the floor. It checks the cameras on its own schedule anyway, but the blue “Test now” button lets you test now — which saves time when you’re setting up new cameras. Watch for the result email: seeing it work is the whole point.

If something looks stuck

Sign in with your Ring email You can come back to this page any time — it’ll be right here.