Installation Guide

TESTING
Full installation testing
Once your installation is complete, test to make
sure all parts of Nest Secure are working.
UL requirements state that you should also test
Guard weekly, and test all of your Detects’ open/
close and motion sensing at least once a year.
You should also re-test Guard if you move it to a
new location.
Testing Nest Guard
1. Set the security level to Away and Guarding
and wait for the countdown to finish.
2. Walk past Nest Guard (within 10 feet) to
trigger the motion sensor.
3. Nest Guard will speak the Heads-Up alert
“Please enter a passcode.” The alarm will
sound after the countdown ends.
If you don’t want to test the alarm, disarm by
entering your passcode or tapping a Tag on
Guard before the countdown ends.
Testing Nest Detect
1. Set the security level to Away and Guarding
and wait for the countdown to finish.
2. Walk past a Detect that’s installed on a wall
or door, or open the door or window that it’s
installed on.
3. Nest Guard will speak the Heads-Up alert
“Please enter a passcode.”
4. Disarm by entering your passcode or tapping
Tag on Guard.
5. Repeat the previous steps for all Detects in
your home.
How to check Detect’s status
Just press the button and the light ring will tell
you if Nest Detect is working and connected to
Nest Guard.
Testing, maintenance and other useful information
What it meansWhat you see
BLUE pulse Nest Detect is working right.
GREEN pulse If enabled, Quiet Open can be
used on this door or window.
BLUE pulses Nest Detect hasn’t been
set up and added to your
Nest Account.
RED blinking Unpaired, and critical battery
YELLOW pulses There’s a problem with Nest
Detect. Check the Nest app
for more information. It could
mean a few things:
• The battery has less
than 30 days left.
• Nest Detect needs to
be recalibrated.
• There’s an issue with
Detect’s hardware.
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