Stream your security photographic camera on TV using a speaker or display

Check on what matters by streaming your compatible security or doorbell camera on your TV. Employ a Google Nest or Home speaker or display, and Chromecast or a TV with Chromecast congenital-in.

What you need

  • Uniform security camera setup with the manufacturer's app
  • Google Nest or Home speaker or display

Stride 1. Set upwardly your security photographic camera

If you have a Nest camera or doorbell, find the instructions linked in the list:

  • Nest camera
  • Nest Doorbell wired

If you take another uniform photographic camera, follow the steps provided by the device maker.

Note: Nest Cam (bombardment) and Nest Doorbell (bombardment) can simply stream to a smart display screen. Learn how to Stream your security camera using your display.

Step 2. Set up your device

If you oasis't set up your Chromecast and speaker or brandish, follow the steps beneath. Make certain you connect these devices to the aforementioned Wi-Fi network as your photographic camera.

  • Chromecast
  • Speaker or display

Footstep 3. Add together your photographic camera or doorbell to the Google Home app

Footstep 4. Link TVs using the Google Home app

Annotation: The following steps are optional if you merely desire to control your TV with your mobile device or tablet. However, if yous desire to control your TV using vocalization commands through your speaker or display, follow the steps below.

  1. Brand sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the aforementioned Wi-Fi or linked to the aforementioned account as your Chromecast, or speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Habitation app .
  3. At the acme right, tap your account.
  4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or brandish. To switch accounts, tap another business relationship or Add another business relationship.
  5. Go dorsum to the home screen, then touch and hold your device's tile.
  6. At the top right, tap Settingsand thenRecognition & sharing.
  7. Look for a banner at the top of the page that says "Enable vocalization control and more."
    1. If the imprint appears, tap it and follow the steps to link your Telly.
    2. If the banner doesn't announced but your e-mail accost appears under "Linked account(s)," your TV is already linked.

Note: If yous get an "Error when linking device" error message, you must manufacturing plant reset your Chromecast device.

Stride v. Use voice commands to stream your security camera to your TV

To do this:

Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," so:

Start stream

"Show [camera name]"

"What'south on [camera name]?"

"[Camera name] on [Chromecast device name]"

"Play [photographic camera name] on [Chromecast device proper noun]"

"Show [photographic camera name] on [Chromecast device name]"

Stop stream

"Stop [Boob tube or Chromecast device proper noun]"

Set a problem

"HA Cast" error when streaming an Arlo photographic camera to your Boob tube

If an "HA Cast" mistake message appears on your Television set when streaming an Arlo camera, endeavor the following workaround:

  1. Plow off the movement-detection recording setting on your photographic camera.
  2. Try to stream once more.

Arlo is currently working on a fix for this issue.

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