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Cabled WIFI AP's and switches

GeirG
Community Member

Wondering if anybody could check out if my planned cabling between the Google WIFI Router & my WIFI mesh AP's.

swear to use cable between the Router & AP's, there is enough wireless locally and thereby save a lot of WIFI traffic....

 

Reading on the Google help sites doesn't really confirm what my plan is will be working so i hope someone here can clarify/confirm my config.

I am looking for a cabled star topology between my Router and AP's and not in series like Google states is the correct way to do it. This will cause a lot of extra cabling from my point of view...

So, can I connect several Google Nest WIFI AP's to one and same switch? If so, any special demands the swithc must have??

 

Rgds

Geir

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MichaelP
Diamond Product Expert
Diamond Product Expert

Hello @GeirG 

Yes, what you have proposed should work very well, as long as the Ethernet switch you're using is an inexpensive, unmanaged switch. This will ensure you don't running into issues with the switch attempting to do "loop detection".

But, it's a little unclear exactly which WiFi product you have (Google WiFi, Nest WiFi, or Nest WiFi Pro). You've tagged this post as "Nest WiFi", but labeled your devices "Google WiFi" in the diagrams. This is important, because the Google WiFi units all have Ethernet ports and will work as you have proposed. But, the Nest WiFi units aren't the same – only the Nest WiFi Router units have Ethernet ports, while the Nest WiFi Point units do not have Ethernet ports and therefore can't be wired this way. Meanwhile, the Nest WiFi Pro units are more like the original Google WiFi – they all have Ethernet ports.

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GeirG
Community Member

A picture is better than many words.... 😂

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MichaelP
Diamond Product Expert
Diamond Product Expert

Hello @GeirG 

Yes, what you have proposed should work very well, as long as the Ethernet switch you're using is an inexpensive, unmanaged switch. This will ensure you don't running into issues with the switch attempting to do "loop detection".

But, it's a little unclear exactly which WiFi product you have (Google WiFi, Nest WiFi, or Nest WiFi Pro). You've tagged this post as "Nest WiFi", but labeled your devices "Google WiFi" in the diagrams. This is important, because the Google WiFi units all have Ethernet ports and will work as you have proposed. But, the Nest WiFi units aren't the same – only the Nest WiFi Router units have Ethernet ports, while the Nest WiFi Point units do not have Ethernet ports and therefore can't be wired this way. Meanwhile, the Nest WiFi Pro units are more like the original Google WiFi – they all have Ethernet ports.

GeirG
Community Member

Hi @MichaelP ,

 

Thanks a lot for your excelent feedback ... Sorry for misleading you but I have only the Nest WIFI Router with LAN port. So I will give it a try today and let you know.

My switches is unmanaged, TP-Link TL-SG108E, and my modem is now Bridged so it shouldn't give me any headacke....

The only thing which was unclear if I could run two Nest WIFI Routers (working as AP's) from the same switch so my cabling is easier from my main router out to the AP's.

 

Thanks again for clearing the issue, and next time I will post on the correct group....😂

 

Rgds

GeirG
Community Member

Hi @MichaelP ,

Just wanted to give you a feedback, and it was a "walk in the park" so to say...

Thanks again for you help and clarification 👍

Rgds

Geir