![]() ![]() For several years, it is sadly no longer possible to do that wifi channel detection of existing wifi access points from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch due to a restriction added by Apple, but it can be done with an Android device, macOS or Windows computer. While with traditional routers or access points, it has been necessary (for best results) to first identify wifi channels used by neighbors in order to choose the less congested ones available. I covered this not so obvious procedure in detail in my 2017 article Google Wifi: How/why to interconnect units via Ethernet.īoth the new Next Wifi router and the original Google Wifi router also simply installation and configuration compared with traditional routers. Even if you are not a purist, there are situations in very large structures or ones that have concrete walls where Ethernet interconnection is the only option, since the wireless signal simply won’t reach the next access point. Fortunately, both the original Google Wifi router and the new Next Wifi will support that Ethernet interconnection, despite Google not marketing them that way. However, some purists (like me) would rather accomplish the same unified network by interconnecting the main router to access points either via physical Ethernet cables -or at least via Ethernet over power line. Like the original Google Wifi, the new Nest Wifi router also has 2 Ethernet ports. A single name (SSID) simplifies users so they can roam throughout the house or building without having to manually sign onto different networks. Then -with very little interaction from the operator, the main unit acts as the router, while the others become just wifi access points, to fill uncovered areas. That means that several units can be combined wirelessly to form a single, unified network. ![]() Similarities and differences between the new Next Wifi router and the original Google Wifi router Similaritiesīoth the new Next Wifi router ( Amazon link - B&H link) and the original Google Wifi router ( Amazon link - B&H link) flaunt their wireless mesh capabilities. Ahead I’ll clarify doubts about what the Point is all about, backwards compatibility to combine the the new Nest Wifi router and the original Google Wifi router, and Ethernet interconnections with multiple units of the new Nest Wifi router in the same building/house. The fact that the Point accessory has absolutely no Ethernet ports at all further complicates the confusion for those who want or need to interconnect wifi access points via Ethernet cables. Ironically, that article -together with TS/TRS/TRRS/TRRRS: Combating the misconnection epidemic in 2015- brought more engagement in comments/questions than many video articles I have published in ProVideo Coalition magazine in the past 11 years. The new Next Wifi router from Google is a higher-end model that fortunately does not replace the original Google Wifi router, which I covered in Google Wifi: How/why to interconnect units via Ethernet in 2017. Earlier this week, Google announced its new Next Wifi router and its optional Point accessory.
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