Simple setup
By Lawrence I. Charters
September 5, 2015
The Nest security camera is very simple to set up, and very easy to ignore, as it doesn’t require any particular attention once set up. Since it operates over Wi-Fi, there are no cords to run beyond the lengthy USB charging cable (supplied), allowing you to put it almost anywhere. Moving it is also simple.
The picture quality is excellent, and the built-in speaker and microphone allow you to carry on a quick conversation if you wish (though in practice it isn’t very satisfactory compared to, say, a phone). The iOS software is simply the existing Nest app, the same app used for the Nest thermostat and smoke detector. Still images and video are streamed to the cloud, and are available only to you, not anyone else.
You can check on the camera the same time you check your other Nest devices. The Nest camera will send notices to your iOS device when it detects movement, even in the dark, and you can create a schedule of when you want monitoring, and when you do not.
Simple, secure, and convenient. Recommended.