Using Nest Secure
SETTING THE SECURITY LEVELS
Nest Secure has three different security levels you'll use when you're
home or away You can easily switch between them on Nest Guard or
with the Nest app
WHAT HAPPENS
Away and Guarding
The alarm sounds when a door
or window opens, or when
Use when no one
there's motion in a room
is home
Home and Guarding
The alarm sounds when a door
or window opens
Use when you're home
and want security
Off
The alarm won't sound
Use when you don't
want security
WHAT'S DETECTED
NOTIFICATIONS
Alarm and
Motion
Open/close
security alerts
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HOW TO ARM AND DISARM
You can arm and disarm your home in three ways:
entering your passcode on Guard, tapping Tag on
Guard, or using the Nest app When you hear Nest
Guard's Heads-Up alert, the light ring will also show
you a countdown so you know how much time you
have before the alarm sounds
Nest Tag
Hold Tag on Nest Guard to:
• Disarm
• Arm to Away and Guarding
• Silence when the alarm is sounding
Nest Guard
• To arm: Press a security level button
• To disarm: Enter your passcode, then
press the
button
• If you make a mistake, press the
button, then try again
If you enter the wrong passcode five times,
you won't be able to try again for 90 seconds
But you can use the Nest app or Tag to disarm
NEST SECURE FEATURES
No Rush
With No Rush, you can take the time you need to leave
home or disarm before the alarm sounds By default,
you have 60 seconds But you can use the Nest app
to choose a different time limit between 45 seconds
and 5 minutes
Remind Me
If anyone forgets to arm or disarm, the Nest app can
send a Remind Me notification to the last person who
left the house or the first to come home They can easily
arm or disarm by tapping the Remind Me notification
IMPORTANT: Nest Secure does not automatically
arm or disarm when you leave or come home Arming
and disarming must be done manually with the Nest
app or on Guard
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