Wifi Router Refuses to Act as Point

James6619 — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 14:58:39 GMT

I picked up a used Nest wifi router which I was going to use as a point out in my barn. We have a bed and breakfast and as I have a Nest doorbell camera at the inn's front door and am in the barn often, I rely on the prompts to let me know when a guest is at the front door -I often miss these prompts when out in the barn so I thought adding another point would help -currently, there are 4 points in the home including the google Nest router. The nest wifi router I purchased refuses to be used as a point, I am going to reset it again today but when I use my phone app, it wants me to set it up as a router vs a point - any thoughts here? The barn is about 80 feet away from the nearest point which happens to be the Nest router. Help! Thanks

Re: Wifi Router Refuses to Act as Point

David_K — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:45:26 GMT

I'd first check it's not a Nest Wifi Pro, as those can only be used with other Nest Wifi Pro.

Tech specs for Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Wifi, and Google Wifi - Google Nest Help

Assuming it's not, are these the steps you're using?

Set up Google Nest Wifi - Google Nest Help

Scroll down to Step 4 of 4 to Add a point or additional router.

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