Installation Guide

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2. Connect it to the app
If you’re new to Nest:
• Get the Nest app from the App Store
®
or
Google Play
®
.
• Open the app and tap “Sign up” to create
an account.
• Then tap Add.
If you already have a Nest Account:
• Tap the Settings icon in the top-right corner
of the app home screen.
• Then tap “Add product”.
The app will guide you through a few steps.
You’ll scan the camera’s QR code, name your
camera, and connect it your Wi-Fi network.
If you need help, go to nest.com/pair
3. Test your camera’s video
streaming outside
Keep your camera plugged into an outlet and take
it outside. Hold it where you’d like to mount it
and check to make sure it’s streaming video to
the Nest app.
If you don’t see video, the Wi-Fi may not be strong
enough there – you’ll need to find a different spot
or move your Wi-Fi router.
→ See location tips on the next page.
Do this first.
1. Turn on Nest Cam IQ indoors
Start by turning on your camera inside your home
to get it set up before you take it outside.
Plug the end of the power cable with the gray
ring into the base of your camera. It will click
into place.
Plug the other end into the power adapter.
Then plug the adapter into an indoor power outlet
close to your Wi-Fi router. Your Nest Cam IQ will
turn on and its light ring will turn blue.
4. Plan the cable path
Before you mount your camera, measure the
cable along the route where you’ll be installing
it. You can disconnect your camera from the
cable to make it easier to measure.
If there’s an existing opening, you may be able
to run the cable through it to the outside. If not,
you can use a ½" bit to drill a hole for the cable.
Make sure you know where all in-wall pipes
and electrical wires are before drilling.
IMPORTANT: Push the latch
to unlock the cable
before trying to remove it.
Connect the end
with gray ring.