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Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

Lincoln_Roberts — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:51:12 GMT

Hi everyone, my father has a Google Nest WiFi 2200 system working in his house. He wants Internet working in his garage, which is a long way away. He's run Ethernet cable coming from the 2200 router in the house.

Can the original Google WiFi (Gen 1) be configured as a point on the network via Ethernet? Or is the newer Google Nest system the only way?

Thanks.

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:16:29 GMT

Nest Wifi router (AC2200), Nest Wifi point (AC1200) and Google Wifi (AC1200) are all compatible. The only thing to not mix in, is the newer Nest Wifi Pro, as it's not backwards compatible.

I'd set up the Google Wifi as a wireless point first, while it being close to the Nest Wifi router in the house. When complete, unplug the power, move it to the garage, connect the ethernet cable to its' WAN port, and power it on.

Example diagram with an unmanaged switch (recommended):

And without an unmanaged switch:

More about what's known as "wired backhaul":

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

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

LovelyM — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 22:01:02 GMT

Hello everyone,

@Anonymous, thanks for sharing this helpful information.

@Lincoln_Roberts, I wanted to check if you were able to follow the steps that olavrb provided above. I'd be glad to hear from you, so please tell me if you are still having issues.

Best,

Lovely

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

LovelyM — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:04:37 GMT

Hi Lincoln_Roberts,

I want to ensure you are good to go. Please reply to this thread if you still need assistance, so I can give you a helping hand.

Sincerely,
Lovely

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

LovelyM — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:34:15 GMT

Hey Lincoln_Roberts,

Due to inactivity, I'll go ahead and lock this thread in the next 24 hours. I'd be glad to help you further, so if you still need assistance, feel free to start a new thread.

Thanks,
Lovely

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

Lincoln_Roberts — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:07:02 GMT

Hi, I haven't had a chance to try it yet but the solution looks good to me.

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

LovelyM — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:11:51 GMT

Hi Lincoln_Roberts,

Thanks for the update! I'll keep this thread open and you can update me here once you've followed olavrb's recommendation so you can let me know if it did the trick.

Cheers,
Lovely

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

Dan_A — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:13:20 GMT

Hey there,

I wanted to follow up and see if you still needed help. Please let me know if you still have any concerns or questions from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Kind regards,

Dan

Re: Adding a wired Google Point - will the older Google WiFi (Gen 1) Router work?

Dan_A — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:25:09 GMT

Hello again,

We haven't heard from you in a while, so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update within 24 hours. If you need assistance or want to discuss topics, feel free to start a new thread.

Cheers,

Dan