Nest Thermostat Installation/Startup

[MHO1968]

I had the Nest thermostat installed by licensed electricians in a newly built house. The house does not have wifi yet. How do I get the thermostat to work “manually?”

[David_K]

The thermostat must be setup and connected to a Wifi network with an internet connection at least initially. Once setup, it can lose its network and you can control it manually from the thermostat.

A workaround here would be to use a Wifi hotspot on a phone or tablet. Note you will need 2 devices to set this up.

• Turn on the Wifi hotspot feature on a phone or tablet. If you're not sure how to do this, refer to the manufacturer's support website.
• Connect a second phone or tablet to that Wifi hotspot.
• You can then use that second phone or tablet to setup your thermostat and connect it to the Wifi hotspot on the first phone or tablet.

[Jeran]

Thank you for helping out on this thread, David!

Hey there MHO1968,

I'm just checking up on this thread, do you have any more questions or need any additional help? 

Best regards,
Jeran

[Jeran]

Hey there MHO1968,

Do you have any more questions that we can address? 

Thank you,
Jeran

[EmersonB]

Hello everyone,

@MHO1968 just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We'll be locking the thread in the next 24 hours, but if you still need help, we would be happy to keep it open. If there's more we can do, just let us know.

I appreciate the help, davidking and Jeran.

Best,
Emerson