topic Re: Remote access point in Nest Wifi

Remote access point

GK123 — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:23:57 GMT

I’m looking to get the 2nd gen mesh Wi-Fi setup but I have a workshop 70 meters away from the house and want Wi-Fi in there too. It’s too far from the house to join wirelessly so I was hoping to run a cable and hard wire an additional point. I understand the additional points do not have Ethernet ports on them so I’m hoping there is another way??
Any help appreciated.

Re: Remote access point

olavrb — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 20:44:49 GMT

I think this support article answers your questions:

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7215624?hl=en

Re: Remote access point

GK123 — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:54:22 GMT

Thanks for the reply. From what I gather i can use an additional router as a hardwired AP after the initial set up? That should work.

Re: Remote access point

olavrb — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 23:50:59 GMT

Yes, that should work. 🙂 Here is a diagram of how you'd wire it up:

https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Wifi/Ethernet-backhaul/m-p/284073/highlight/true#M31892

Re: Remote access point

AbigailF — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:53:25 GMT

Hey folks,

@olavrb, appreciate your helpful response.
@GK123, chiming in to ensure everything is good here. Have you had the chance to try the suggestion above? If yes, how is it?

Best,
Abi

Re: Remote access point

GK123 — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:31:26 GMT

Hi. Not tried it yet as it will be when I move house. Just seeing if it was possible. I plan on having a router in the house plus 2 points and then run a 70m cable to the workshop into another router which will be used as a point. From there into a switch for multiple connections.

Re: Remote access point

AbigailF — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 02:28:12 GMT

Hi GK123,

Thanks for the update. We'll keep this thread open for a few days as we wait for your feedback. Please let me know if you are still having any concerns or questions for now, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Thanks,
Abi

Re: Remote access point

AbigailF — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 02:27:48 GMT

Hey GK123,

Checking back in should you still have some questions here. Let us know by replying to this thread.

Best,
Abi

Re: Remote access point

Jhonleanmel — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:35:55 GMT

Hi everyone,

Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We haven't heard from you in a while so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update after 24 hours. If you have any new questions, updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the Community.

Thanks,
Mel

Re: Remote access point

GK123 — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:39:10 GMT

Hi. As I said previously I have not tried it yet as it will be when I move house. Just seeing if it was possible. It may take 6 months for me to move. No need to keep this open.

Re: Remote access point

Jhonleanmel — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:35:57 GMT

Hi GK123,

Thanks for confirming. We understand that it may take time for you to try the suggested steps. We'll close this thread for now to give you time. You can create a new thread once you've tried the steps in relation to this thread ― we'll be more than happy to pick it up from there.

Cheers,

Mel