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Staying safe and secure in your own home involves more than just locking doors and windows. Luckily, surveillance tech is more DIY than ever, and companies like Ring provide detailed instructions and all the tools you'll need to get the job done. Even a video doorbell can be mounted and activated relatively quickly; some doorbell models will let you bypass electrical wiring entirely. Once installed, you'll be able to pair a number of smart gadgets to your Ring bell, too.

Of course, this begs the question: what would you want to have connected to your Ring bell in the first place? You can never have too much home security, and Ring sells everything from smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to motion detectors and glass-break sensors. Amazon also owns Ring, and the Alexa app supports thousands of third-party smart home devices .…