how to fix weak connection

[footballjunky]

I have 1 router and 2 points set up in my home. The router is in the front of the house and 1 point is in the living room at the back of the house and the other is upstairs at the back of the house. When I run a mesh test I get weak conneciton on both points. I can't move the points closer to improve the connection. Would either of the following solutions work:

Solution 1: get an additional point and put it in the middle of the house between the router and the 2 points at the back of the house

Solutoin 2: swap one of the points at the back of the house for a router but connect it as a point (saw this suggetsed by @MichaelP in another thread for a different issue.

If neither of the above solutoins are suitable I am open to other ideas. 

thanks

[David_K]

Google has good guidance on placement here:
Where to place your Wifi devices - Google Nest Help

One thing that's not explicitly stated is you should aim to place your primary Wifi point as close as possible to the centre of your home, even if that means running a cable from your modem or router/modem combo to your primary Wifi point in a different room. The reason for this is because the Google Wifi and Nest Wifi mesh system uses a fewest hops approach. If one of your secondary points can get even a weak connection to your primary Wifi point, it will do that instead of going through an intermediary Wifi point that may physically be closer. This really depends on the layout and construction of your home, so option 1 may or may not help. The Wifi point in your living room may still decide to connect directly to your primary Wifi point, therefore not improving performance.

Option 2 would still be using the wireless mesh system to communicate back to your primary Wifi point. However, the Nest Wifi Router does have slightly better specs than Nest Wifi Point (AC2200 4x4 MU-MIMO vs AC1200 2x2 MU-MIMO), so it could be that small difference needed to get a good mesh test. When using the mesh system, you essentially need to get the mesh test from each secondary point to show a good connection back to your primary Wifi point.

If you do decide to try either option, I'd recommend keeping the receipt so you can return it if it doesn't give you the performance you're looking for. 

If you're unable to move the primary Wifi point or your secondary points to better locations, and/or you still experience issues after trying either option, you may need to consider hardwiring your Wifi points. This means connecting your secondary Wifi points back to your primary Wifi point using ethernet. You can also chain them together if that's more practical for you. If you decide to do this, hardwire all of them not just one. Hardwiring just one of your Wifi points is much more likely to cause problems that are very hard to diagnose.

Hardwire Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Wifi or Google Wifi with Ethernet - Google Nest Help

Hope this helps!