topic Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home in Nest Wifi

Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

Irishmanjjb — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:45:49 GMT

I have an existing home router and access point and I will be moving to a new home soon and want to know the easiest way to move and setup these devices in my new home. I use the google home app.

the device name and software are

Model: H2D  Software version: 14150.882.9

Model: H2E  Software version: 1.56.375543

Should I just create a new home and delete the old one?

Factory reset and start over?

thanks!

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

David_K — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:13:09 GMT

You don't necessarily need to reset them, as long as the type of ISP connection in your new home is the same as the one in your current home. You may be able to simply connect the router to the modem in your new home.

Then it would just be a case of changing the address for your home:
Change Google home address - Google Nest Help

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

Irishmanjjb — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:41:10 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I am going from a service that delivers internet via cable modem to Verizon. I don't think Verizon uses cable modems. Would that be a problem?

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

David_K — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:03:47 GMT

I don't recall how Verizon delivers it's service, but essentially Nest Wifi only supports these connection methods:

DHCP
Static IP
PPPoE

As for the physical cable into your Nest Wifi router, that has to be ethernet. If the connection is delivered on coaxial cable for example, you can get MoCA adapters that convert coaxial cable to ethernet.

The simplest thing to do here is going to be to give it a try. If it doesn't work, you can factory reset your Wifi points and retry setup. This is sometimes needed when the type of ISP connection you're plugging into Nest Wifi changes.

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

Irishmanjjb — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:06:25 GMT

Makes sense thanks for the reply.

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

David_K — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:15:27 GMT

No problem. Let us know how it goes!

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

Irishmanjjb — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:44:36 GMT

Hey just a follow up note to say thanks. I moved everything into place in the new home rebooted a couple times and did not need to change anything it worked right away.

Re: Moving nest Wi-Fi from old to new home

David_K — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:49:03 GMT

Glad to hear that!