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Transform a Google Nest WIFI router into an access point

gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member -  
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Hello,
I purchased 2 routers and 1 Google Nest WIFI access point.
Can I use one of the 2 routers as an access point?
Thank you for your help.
Gillou,


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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

Hello,

as a general rule, you just need to disable the DHCP server and connect it via a LAN port to the network.

But the Google NEST is very particular.

Otherwise, most mesh routers can be configured as access points.
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Answer 2 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

Thank you, but excuse me, I'm a beginner, I didn't understand. My access point will be in a remote room, so it must work on Wi-Fi without being connected to a port.
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

It only works like that between two Google WiFi, not just one. The first one must be connected via Ethernet to the box.

Are the two routers Nest WiFi?

It seems to me that only the first one installed has the router function; the others automatically switch to access point mode.

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Answer 3 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

Even if I have 1 access point and 2 routers, one of which I want to turn into an access point?
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

Are you talking about Google Wifi routers and Google Wifi access points?

The first router connected to the box is the router, and the others are access points in principle, have you tried?

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Answer 4 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

Google NEST wifi

I have 2 routers and an access point. But since I made a mistake, I would like to turn my second router into an access point. Is it possible? How can I do that?
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

This is what I just explained to you:

The first one installed and connected to the box via ethernet is the router, and the others added are access points even if they are routers.

It seems clear to me though: 

 Adding an access point or an additional router You can add Nest Wifi devices and Google Wifi access points to the network you created with your router. All additional Wifi devices added, including Nest Wifi routers, are considered as access points in the mesh network. Once you have chosen where to place your access point and plugged it in, use the Google Home app to set it up.
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Answer 5 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

I tried everything, I can't get the second access point (which is a router) to work.
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

Had you installed it by yourself before?

Reset it to factory settings, then try to reinsert it into the existing mesh network with the mobile app; you need to add it, I suppose.

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/6246522

Start by adding the actual access point, maybe to get the hang of it.

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Answer 6 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

The other 2 are working perfectly. Nothing to be done for the second router that I want to set up as an access point. Any other possible help?
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

Is it recognized by the app?

What does the indicator look like?

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Answer 7 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

yes and yellow blinking slowly.
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/6191584?hl=en#zippy=%2Cgoogle-nest-wifi-router

Too far from the others?

Try moving it closer?

Connecting it via Ethernet to the first router?

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Answer 8 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

I tried everything. As soon as I disconnect the Ethernet from router 2, nothing works anymore (Google confirms it to me by phone),

This is what I call FALSE ADVERTISING!!! What do you think?
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

I don't think anything of it, it might just be broken,

when you say nothing at all, are you talking about the whole network?

You contacted Google support, so they should offer you a commercial exchange, either another router or just a simple access point.

I don't know exactly what you're doing, but on paper it should work like that and I'm not going to buy one just to check.

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Answer 9 / 9
gfrancony Posted messages 14 Status Member
 

My network works perfectly, but a Google Nest Wifi router is NOT CONVERTIBLE to an access point. Google confirmed this to me over the phone, they were telling me otherwise and I pressured them, and they asked a manager for confirmation who confirmed my thesis. They are committing false advertising. You and I believed it, and probably others did too.

Thank you for your help anyway.
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 

Yes, if what they write in their support FAQ is false or not yet implemented, that's serious. Here's the excerpt:

 Add an access point or an additional router You can add Nest Wifi devices and Google Wifi access points to the network you created with your router. All additional Wifi devices added, including Nest Wifi routers, are considered access points in the mesh network. Once you've chosen where to place your access point and plugged it in, use the Google Home app to set it up.

Are they going to exchange it for you?

For your information,

I have TP-link (Deco M9 Plus), all 3 access points are identical; they can all be routers or extension access points. For my needs, I have configured them all together as access points; the router is something else.

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