Nest Wifi router as main router + 4 Google Wifis as access points.

[g_ibojos]

Hi! I currently have 4 Google Wifis (Gen 1) on my set up with 1 acting as the main router (3 access points). Yesterday, I purchased a Nest Wifi Router (Not a Nest Wife Point) because as I have read and researched, it says that I can use the Nest Wifi Router as my main router and use my other 4 Google Wifis as access points. 

So after doing the whole reset factory settings, I was able to fully connect the Nest Wifi Router to my ISP modem and it is working perfectly. Now, the issue I am having is I am unable to connect any of the Google WIFIs to be a mesh or an access point. I keep getting a message Connection Failed with a message that says ‘Unable to join the network "setup*****"’ when my Google Home is trying to add the mesh. 

I have already reset the Google WIFIs, uninstalled and reinstalled Google Home app on my phone, tried to add it using my iPad as well, I also tried to connect connect the Google WIFI to the Nest WIFI using an ethernet cord but the Nest WIFI loses it’s connection when I do that.

What should I do? Thanks Community!

[David_K]

@g_ibojos Try these steps:

Troubleshoot setup: Google Wifi, Nest Wifi or Nest… - Google Nest Community

[g_ibojos]

Thank you! I’ve done all these steps except for the ‘use an Android phone’ which I do not have.

It seems that it is really not allowing me to use the Nest Wifi as the main router. I had to go back to my old set up which is using the Google Wifi as the main and then 3 Google Wifi access points and 1 Nest Wifi access point.