How To Hook Up Google Wifi Extender

Under new devices tap set up new devices in your home.

How to hook up google wifi extender. Some personal devices like a smartphone laptop etc that are connected to google nest wifi or google wifi via a bridge might not show up in the google home or google wifi app s connected devices list. Add an additional point. If you have multiple devices available for set up select the. Setting up dd wrt as a second access point.

Connect the client device like a laptop to the wi fi extender. Otherwise tap on add account to sign in to your google account. Sign in and select network. Without wps it may take a little longer to connect your wifi extender but the idea is the same.

First you ll want to connect the end of your ethernet cable or cat5 cable into the internet port on the extender and the other end into the internet port on your wifi router. For best performance only connect the extender to your router s 2 4ghz or 5ghz network. Open the google home app. An outdoor wi fi extender sometimes called a wireless access point or wireless repeater is perhaps the most straightforward option since it s the only solution that involves installing hardware.

If you have multiple google accounts connected to your device select the one you want to use with google wifi. When you re creating the second wifi network that shoots out from your extender isolate it to the opposite. If prompted choose a home. Plug in the extender and follow the directions for linking it with your.

Tap add device or service set up device. Look for a power outlet that s roughly halfway between the router and where you want the extender s wi fi signal to go. Connecting with your ethernet cable. It should find your wifi device.

In general if the extender s setup instructions don t make you change google nest wifi or google wifi s settings it should work. Tap yes to continue. The app will automatically begin looking for the google wifi unit that you hooked up. In general you might find a particular network with the same name as the established ssid but with the ext suffix.

Select home network hardware.