![]() I also connected my Google Nest router to this switch. I had a wired connection from my BT Smart Hub to a 16-port Gigabit unmanaged switch. On my existing modem/router (a BT Smart Hub), I’d disabled WiFi. I find this a bit annoying, as I’d prefer to use a point in the garage, as it also comes with the Google Assistant, which the router doesn’t have. I’d read up before I bought anything, to make sure that a second router could be added as a slave to the master router in the house, as I figured I’d need to wire a connection to the garage and the Google Nest Wifi points have no wired connection, making another router my only option. Adding the second router was a bit more troublesome. Up until this point, setup of the Google Nest WiFi system had been really straightforward, simply adding devices via the Google Home app. I could have just bought a router on its own, but I wanted the extra point for the house. I resorted to plan B to buy another router/point pack and install the router in the garage, running a network cable from the house to the garage. I set the router up and tried the point in the garage, but the signal wasn’t strong enough for it to work properly. I initially ordered a Google Nest Wifi bundle with one router and one point. I was hoping that installing a Google point in the garage would be sufficient and it would have a strong enough signal to pair with the router in the house, though I always suspected that wouldn’t work. ![]() ![]() To cut a long story short, I decided to install a Google Nest WiFi setup, to make use of the mesh network functionality, to improve the WiFi coverage in the house.Īs a secondary requirement, I wanted the WiFi to extend to the garage, as I’m spending a lot of time there at the moment (see my other blog for more info on that – ). I’d worked from home sporadically before, but doing so permanently highlighted some issues with my home WiFi setup. With the COVID-19 lockdown in place, I suddenly found myself working from home more than I’d ever done before, from the end of March 2020. ![]()
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