Customizable intrusion zones associated with security systems

A method for a network device communicatively coupled to an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the network device including a processor and a communication module, the method comprising:

• creating, by the processor, an intrusion zone for the A/V recording and communication device, the intrusion zone being associated with:
• a motion zone for the A/V recording and communication device;
• and
• at least one action that a security system is to perform;
• receiving, by the processor and using the communication module, motion data from the A/V recording and communication device, the motion data indicating that the A/V recording and communication device detected motion within the intrusion zone;
• and
• based on the receiving of the motion data, causing, by the processor, the security system to perform the at least one action.

An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device comprising:

• a camera;
• a communication module;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory machine-readable memory storing a program, the program executable by at least one of the one or more processors, the program comprising instructions for:
• receiving, using the communication module, updated motion settings from a network device, the updated motion settings including an intrusion zone for the A/V recording and communication device, the intrusion zone being associated with a motion zone for the A/V recording and communication device and an activation mode of a security system;
• in response to receiving the updated motion settings, updating existing motion settings of the A/V recording and communication device to the updated motion settings;
• detecting, using at least one of the camera and a motion sensor and based on the updated motion settings, motion within the intrusion zone;
• based on the detecting of the motion within the intrusion zone, determining that the security system is operating in the activation mode;
• and
• based on the determining that the security system is operating in the activation mode, transmitting, using the communication module, a user alert to at least one of the network device and a client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device.