3 weeks ago
How can I get my cameras back online after my router was factory reset and I restored the same SSID and password? I really don’t want to have to factory reset the cameras. Everything else including my nest doorbell camera and all wifi devices are back online. I can’t seem to find a way to get the cameras to pick up their original wifi.
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3 weeks ago
Keeping the same network name (SSID) and password worked for us on all of our Google Nest cameras, doorbells, and Nest Hubs when we got a new router/modem a couple of years ago, but one of our family members had to factory reset SOME of their Google Nest devices when they changed routers last week.
Google Nest says keeping the same network name and password should work "as long as the manufacturer settings are the same", whatever that means:
3 weeks ago
That can be infuriating, especially since you used the same SSID and password expecting everything to magically reassociate. The Nest cameras occasionally "remember" the internal ID of the old network rather than the name and password, so even though the data looks the same, the router is technically a new network to them. Attempt to open the Google Home app, tap on every camera, and see if you can possibly connect to Wi-Fi again without a full factory reset — some models will have a feature to update the connection from within the app's settings. If not, pull the camera out for a few minutes, put it back in, and wait to see if it will recognize the network again. If it continues to fail, the only guaranteed solution is to de-add the camera from the Home app and reinstall it as a new device. It's frustrating, but once they're added back, they'll connect normally with the new router settings.
3 weeks ago
Keeping the same network name (SSID) and password worked for us on all of our Google Nest cameras, doorbells, and Nest Hubs when we got a new router/modem a couple of years ago, but one of our family members had to factory reset SOME of their Google Nest devices when they changed routers last week.
Google Nest says keeping the same network name and password should work "as long as the manufacturer settings are the same", whatever that means:
3 weeks ago
Thanks for all the replies. By the time I went to go pull cameras I was getting alerts that my cameras detected movement, so I guess letting the cameras sit and wait eventually they were able to reconnect to my Wi-Fi. It took a whole day though