Article Summary:
When an individual Nest Protect senses smoke or carbon monoxide, all interconnected Nest Protects in your home will tell you. The name you assign to each Nest Protect during setup is used to let you know the location of the problem.

Naming your Nest Protects is useful and important for your safety. When smoke or carbon monoxide (CO) is detected anywhere in your home, all interconnected Nest Protects will use this name to tell you where the problem is.

For example, if your Nest Protect senses smoke it might say: “Heads-Up! There’s smoke in the kids’ bedroom.”

If you gave your Nest Protect a custom name, it will speak the room type you selected from the standard name list during setup.

You will be prompted to select where each Nest Protect is installed during setup. The installation location is used by Nest Protect as its name.

If you move a Nest Protect to another room in your house or it has the wrong name, you can change the name from the Nest app or on the Web.

How do I rename my Nest Protect after it has been installed?

The names you select for your Nest Protects is how you’ll tell them apart when accessing them from the Nest app or on the Web. This gives you quick and easy access to view the current status and personalize the settings on each Nest Protect in your home.

Accessing your Nest Protect from the Nest apps

When and how do I name my Nest Protects?

Nest Protect names and the Nest app