Can I have two Nest Mesh Networks in one house?

[Rsgriener]

I rent out part of my home and want a separate mesh network in the rented space.  Can I do this with two Google Nest Mesh networks or would I have to have a different brand of mesh in my rental area.  Are the mesh AP's configured to a specific router or would they connect to whichever mesh router that they are closest to?  I have a router that is hard wired to each space.

[Rsgriener]

Just adding info to original question.  My config is as follows.

Fiber - Modem - Router - hardwire to each space.  can I add a Nest router in each space along with wifi points for each?  Will they stay separate?  or would I have to use Nest routers chained in each space?

[Davy123]

Rsgriener, as I understand it, and I am no expert, if you want two separate networks then ideally you need two routers; one to manage each network.  Each network should have a unique name and password. The routers should be in parallel, not chained.

I dont know how the Home app would react to that though. I have no direct experience; you might need two instances of the Home app maybe?

[EdwardT]

Hi folks,

@Davy123, thanks for the help!

@Rsgriener, like Davy123 mentioned, you would need to set up 2 separate networks for each space. You could create another home structure on the Google Home app to manage the network on your rented space. 

Thanks,

Edward

[EdwardT]

Hi Rsgriener,

It's me again, I wanted to check back in to see if you have other questions and concerns. Feel free to let me know if you do. 

Thanks,

Edward

[EdwardT]

Hi Rsgriener,

Just checking in to make sure that you saw our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks,

Edward
 

[Jeff]

Hi, everyone.
As we haven't had any activity here recently I'm going to go ahead and close the thread. If you have more to add, feel free to start a new discussion.
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