{"id":47883,"date":"2019-07-13T06:50:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T06:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/hvac\/?p=47883"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:27:26","slug":"use-google-chromecast-ultra-to-stream-your-security-cameras-on-your-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/use-google-chromecast-ultra-to-stream-your-security-cameras-on-your-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Google Chromecast Ultra to Stream Your Security Cameras on Your Television"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Keep an eye on what matters by streaming your security camera on your TV using Chromecast Ultra.&nbsp;<\/em>Used with the Google Assistant and Nest, homeowners can check out what\u2019s going on around the house and even outside. Just say, \u201cHey Google, show me the front porch\u201d to view on your TV with Chromecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you need<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Google Chromecast Ultra device<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security camera set up with the partner app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Home or Google Home Mini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1. Set up your security camera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2. Set up your Chromecast and Google Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t set up Chromecast and Google Home, follow the steps that come with your devices. If you\u2019ve already set up these devices, you can skip this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3. Connect your security camera to Google Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Google Home app&nbsp;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that the Google Account that is listed is the one linked to Google Home. To switch accounts, click the triangle to the right of the account name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your security camera is on the same Wi-Fi network as Google Home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that the home listed is the one you want to pair your security camera to. To switch between homes, click the triangle to the right of the account name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Add\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Set up device\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Set up new devices\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the home you want to use. The app will then look for the device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the device to pair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the pairing is complete, tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Done\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4. Link your TV using the Google Home app<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t linked your TV to Google Home, follow the steps below. Make sure you\u2019ve set up Chromecast&nbsp; before linking your TV to Google Home. If you\u2019ve already done this, you can skip this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Google Home app&nbsp;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that the Google Account that is listed is the one linked to Google Home. To switch accounts, click the triangle to the right of the account name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your Chromecacast is set up and on the same Wi-Fi network as Google Home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that the home listed is the one you want to pair your Chromecast to. To switch between homes, click the triangle to the right of the account name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Add<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Set up device\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Set up new devices\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the home you want to use. The app will then look for the device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the device to pair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the pairing is complete, tap&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Done\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you receive an \u201cError when linking device\u201d error message, you must factory reset&nbsp;your Chromecast device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5. Use voice commands to stream your security camera to your TV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>To do this:<\/td><td>Say \u201cOK Google\u201d or \u201cHey Google,\u201d then..<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Start stream<\/td><td>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cShow [camera name]\u201d\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWhat\u2019s on [camera name]?\u201d\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201c[Camera name] on [Chromecast device name]\u201d\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cPlay [camera name] on [Chromecast device name]\u201d\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cShow [camera name] on [Chromecast device name]\u201d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stop stream<\/td><td>\u201cStop [TV\/Chromecast device name]\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To start making your home smarter, call the Nest Pro contractors of El Paso, Expert HVAC and Refrigeration at 915-598-1732 for your expert installation. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/nest-home-automation\/\">https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/nest-home-automation\/<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more about our smart home capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep an eye on what matters by streaming your security camera on your TV using Chromecast Ultra.&nbsp;Used with the Google Assistant and Nest, homeowners can check out what\u2019s going on around the house and even outside. Just say, \u201cHey Google, show me the front porch\u201d to view on your TV with Chromecast. What you need&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/use-google-chromecast-ultra-to-stream-your-security-cameras-on-your-television\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Use Google Chromecast Ultra to Stream Your Security Cameras on Your Television<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51283,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47883\/revisions\/51283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}