# Motion Sensor Shield

**URL:** <https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538>\
**Category:** Tips & Tricks\
**Created:** [May 9, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538 "2019-05-09T22:58:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![victormaletic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a6a055/32.png) [@victormaletic](https://forums.wyze.com/u/victormaletic)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538/1 "2019-05-09T22:58:44Z")

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My sister’s son-in-law mounted a WYZE motion sensor over her house entryway. The sensor was picking up too much peripheral motion. He made a shield by cutting down a toilet paper core to 1.5” and painted it to match entryway color, to make it less prominent. This paper core fit very snuggly over the sensor; no adhesive needed. The core came from Costco Kirkland brand toilet paper. Some other brands do not work so well.

Victor Maletic.

 ![20190508_111707](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/2X/f/f1d55849751675ff1263dab3939ffb79b9f8247f.jpeg) ![20190508_111741](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/2X/b/bee48af5a8a4631fc01e90a8923c754d046cd350.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jjr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/jjr/32/1597_2.png) [@jjr](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jjr)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538/2 "2019-05-09T23:04:53Z")

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Is the purpose of the shield to obscure the sensor (i.e., hide it from casual view), or to limit it’s peripheral view to a narrow view?

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**Author:** ![gemniii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/gemniii/32/5776_2.png) [@gemniii](https://forums.wyze.com/u/gemniii)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538/3 "2019-05-09T23:12:45Z")

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Very smart!

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**Author:** ![victormaletic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a6a055/32.png) [@victormaletic](https://forums.wyze.com/u/victormaletic)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/motion-sensor-shield/32538/4 "2019-05-09T23:59:09Z")

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Both.