The doorbell isn't rung with wifi. The regular doorbell should have 2 wires coming out of the wall. Did you hook up those wires to the doorbell? Is the doorbell you purchased made for a standard doorbell replacement? The button part of the doorbell connects the 2 wires together when you press the button. The wifi is just for the connection to the camera and recording. You can take the two wires coming out of the wall and touch them together and the doorbell will ring.