Setting up google nest router6/19/2023 ![]() I’m just suggesting a setup that you ‘may’ find perhaps works best with such a WiFi mesh system. I’m just a Sonos user like yourself and ‘No’ of course you don’t have to go down that suggested route, you can opt to set your devices running on your mesh WiFi instead, but many users with Google Nest Wifi appear to prefer to run the system in SonosNet mode (with one device only wired to the primary Google hub) and those that don’t choose to wire a speaker, may opt to use the Sonos Boost instead, but whether you wish to follow any of the suggestions, or not, is entirely a matter for you. That’s why I got Sonos, so I could be cable free. This is not possible, all my speakers are mounted and away fro the Google Nest. In this video, well show you how to set up and install your Google Nest Wifi Pro in just a few simple steps.Learn more at g.co/nest/helpFollow us on social. Thanks,so for clarity you are saying I now need to have a sonos product always plugged in to the Google Nest? Hopefully if you can understand and follow these few network suggestions you should find that your connectivity will improve. A final further useful thing I would choose to do in your particular case, is to add the Sonos products IP addresses, to your Google Nest networks' DHCP Reservation Table.These are not needed when running the devices on SonosNet. Providing you do not have a Sonos Move speaker remove/reset the WiFi credentials in the Sonos App “SettingsSystem/Network/Wireless Setup”.Two further final points that are really worth doing here too. Always use the least-used channel for SonosNet. and from time to time, just rescan and check that the channels haven’t changed. Now set your SonosNet channel to that least used WiFi channel. Over a day, or two, scan and make a note of each WiFi channel in use by the Nest devices and try to find the “least-used” non-overlapping channel. There is similar wireless scanner software available for Android devices, but not much out there for Apple mobile devices (sadly). To do that, you can use a piece of free software downloaded to a laptop called “WiFiInfoView”, or similar software, which scans the airwaves and can identify the channels in use nearby. ![]() Found out you can also use Googles other app called Google WiFi which gives you more information about your. Once the remaining Nest pucks/hubs are placed around the home and connected, it’s then good to establish what WiFi channels are in use on the 2.4ghz band by those devices. Setup was seamless using the Google Home app. ![]() Importantly, if the ISP router can’t easily be placed in modem mode then the WiFi on that router needs to be switched off and the network ports should not be used for any further (other) wired connections. If not using the switch, then just plug the Sonos device direct into this first main nest hub. and then put a 'more recent/modern’ Sonos device (Boost or Sonos One etc.) into the switch. ![]() To test video streaming, we connect a fast storage device to the router and stream a 4K video to six wireless devices simultaneously-two phones, three tablets, and a laptop-connected to the same wireless band.What most Google Nest WiFi users appear to do, is turn their ISP provided router into “modem or bridge mode” then wire the main Nest hub to that, followed by an unmanaged switch (plugged into the other Google hub port) just for any wired connections (if needed). The dining room, another testing point, sits to the right of the kitchen, TV room, and office-two walls and a glass door block the path in this test. We also run tests in a hallway to the left of the TV room and office-where there’s a glass door, three walls, and an air handler unit blocking our view of the router. The same glass door and an exterior door blocks our path when we test outside at 40 and 50 feet. We repeat the process straight out at 10, 20, and 30 feet, with only a glass door obstructing our view of the router. The first tests occur close to the router, without obstructions-so the Wi-Fi is as strong and fast as it’s gonna get. ![]() Then select Google Home from the list and. Then, we transmit test data between our wireless devices and the server, taking numerous measurements to account for fluctuations in Wi-Fi speeds. FIX 3: Re-Add Google Nest to Google Home To begin with, head over to Settings > Apps > See All Apps. We test router speed by setting up each router in an office and connecting it to a local test server. ![]()
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