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I would like to wire in a Google Router treating it as a Access Point.

wurstd
Community Member

I would like to wire in a Google Router treating it as a Access Point. Is this possible.

The Setup is ISP Switch > Google Wifi Router > LAN Switch > Google Router (acting as an Access Point)

Can this work?

We tried this early today and when I added the 2nd router the Google Home application only seemed to notice 1 router not both.

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MichaelP
Diamond Product Expert
Diamond Product Expert

Hello @wurstd 

You can definitely do this. Here's a help page with more details: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7215624?hl=en 

Make sure you set the new access point up as a wireless mesh point first. Then connect it to the primary Google WiFi unit's LAN port (I would try it directly first, then introduce the Ethernet switch in between). If you check that secondary unit's detailed status screen in the Google Home app, it should show as being "wired". Also, make sure the switch you use is an inexpensive unmanaged type. If it's a managed switch, it will very likely cause issues with loop detection.

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MichaelP
Diamond Product Expert
Diamond Product Expert

Hello @wurstd 

You can definitely do this. Here's a help page with more details: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7215624?hl=en 

Make sure you set the new access point up as a wireless mesh point first. Then connect it to the primary Google WiFi unit's LAN port (I would try it directly first, then introduce the Ethernet switch in between). If you check that secondary unit's detailed status screen in the Google Home app, it should show as being "wired". Also, make sure the switch you use is an inexpensive unmanaged type. If it's a managed switch, it will very likely cause issues with loop detection.

wurstd
Community Member

Hi Michael. I was able to get the Google Router to function as a Mesh Point. Thanks for your help!

Jeff
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Thanks for letting us know you got this resolved wurstd. As we have our answer here, I'll go ahead and close up the thread, but if you need anything else going forward, please feel free to open up a new discussion.

Thanks!

Jeff
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi, wurstd.
I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw MichaelP's reply and to see if you still needed some help on this or if you were able to get it sorted out. If you are still needing some help, just let us know and we'll be happy to continue helping.
Thanks.

Jeff
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi, everyone.
Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We'll be locking the thread in the next 24 hours, but if you still need help, I would be happy to keep it open. If there's more we can do, just let me know.
Thanks.