GEN 1 Chromecast not found by Google Home after factory reset

[pelirrojo725]

I switch ISP today from Optimum to Verizon Fios. I was attempting to switch the network on my Gen 1 Chromecast and followed the instructions where I had to do a factory reset in order to do this. I did the reset and the TV stats to download the Google Home app and to follow the instructions. From the google Home app I tried to add a new device and it cannot find it. I also checked to make sure local network was enabled for Home and it was. 

Any ideas what could be happening? I notice that my blue tooth is not finding the chromecast app. Lastly, I checked and it has the white flashing light.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[pelirrojo725 · Accepted solution]

Hi all, 

I found the answer! I got the answer from this forum:

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/2998456?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid 

The key was manually connecting to my Chromecast's SSID.

[Jeran]

Hey there pelirrojo725,

I'm glad to hear you were able to resolve this issue, and thank you for posting your solution! Did you happen to have any other questions or concerns that we could address?

Best regards,

Jeran

[pelirrojo725]

Nope. 

[Jeran]

No problem at all! In that case, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread. If you have any more questions in the future, feel free to make a new thread.

Thank you again for coming back with your solution!

Best regards,

Jeran