topic Re: Wifi dead spot in Nest Wifi

Wifi dead spot

Anita — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:13:53 GMT

I have a dead spot in the house. Can I buy a Nest point and add it to my original router to extend the range

Re: Wifi dead spot

MichaelP — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:12:41 GMT

If you have an existing Google WiFi or Nest WiFi Router already set up as your original router, then you can add a Nest WiFi Point unit to that system to expand the coverage area. However, it cannot be added to a non-Google/Nest WiFi system – it's not a WiFi extender.

If you do add a Nest WiFi Point to an existing Google/Nest WiFi system, placement is important. If you put it in an area that has poor coverage now, it won't help much if at all, because it has to get a WiFi connection itself. Instead, it has to be placed close enough to the primary Google/Nest WiFi unit to get a strong 5GHz connection for itself (typically one or two rooms away). From there, it will provide 2.4GHz and 5GHz coverage to more distant clients (which may be in that "dead spot").

Re: Wifi dead spot

Anita — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:28:14 GMT

That is helpful, thanks

Re: Wifi dead spot

Jeff — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:32:40 GMT

Hey, Anita.

It looks like MichaelP was able to answer your question here. I just wanted to follow up real fast to see if there's anything else you needed. If you still need some help on this, just let me know.

Thanks.

Re: Wifi dead spot

Jeff — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:55:50 GMT

Hi, everyone.
As we haven't had any activity here recently I'm going to go ahead and close the thread. If you have more to add, feel free to start a new discussion.
Thanks