- We have two buildings beside each other, A and B.
- We have four nest cameras: two outdoor cams (older model, wired) [O, P] and two indoor cams (newer model, wired) [I, J].
- In building A, we have wifi network W and cameras O and I.
- In building B, we have wifi network X and cameras P and J.
I set up building A with camera O and camera I.
I attempted to set up building B with camera J. Since I had existing cameras, the Google Home app wanted to use the existing cameras to "assist" the new cameras. However, since the existing cameras (O, I) are physically too far from building B, the cameras or app could not detect wifi network W or cameras O or I. Each setup attempt would time out and fail. (This was slow and painful, as you have to wait 3-5 minutes for it to time out).
Eventually, I created a second "home" in the Google Home app and set up camera J on wifi network X.
However, because a Nest Aware subscription only covers one "home," the new camera is not included in the subscription.
Google, please fix this:
- let me set up cameras without the "assistance" of existing nest devices
- let me set up cameras in the same home even if they are on different wifi networks (not sure if this is a limitation, since I'm blocked on the "assistance" problem)
- let me use the same Nest Aware subscription for two "home"s
- speed up the setup process / let you get to the manual setup process without waiting
Nest community members reading this:
- Do not suggest a wifi extender
- Do not suggest buying two subscriptions
