![]() This install was intended to be as minimally-invasive as possible. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE HARDWARE AND OLD HOMES: Every device gets 1000 Mbps, with things like storage being the bottleneck never the network.Īll hardware was ordered from a delivery-oriented company, as this install took place during a pandemic.īaby Room Finished (With Camera!) ![]() Within my LAN, I'm getting 250-370 Mbps device-to-device via WiFi (with both devices being 5 GHz wireless). I maintain 95-100% of my ISP-allotted bandwidth (a less-than-adequate 200 Mbps/10 Mbps). My cameras are not on the IoT LAN but are also not cloud-connected and no port-forwarding is set up. Every cloud-connected or WAN-accessible device I own (except for Google Home and Cast devices) is on the IoT LAN/WLAN. The IoT LAN/WLAN is limited to 512 Kbps/512 Kbps. This is via an old $35 Belkin WAP from ≥ 10 years ago. I have a separate LAN/WLAN for IoT devices that runs on a different channel (20 MHz wide) and at 2.4 GHz only. I have 16 devices connected to my LAN via hardwire. I have 9 devices connected to my primary LAN via WiFi. I have had zero issues with this setup, and been very pleased with it's performance. I have included links to the hardware used (with the exception of cameras because they're a dime a dozen). The "wifi point" in our office is using gigabit Ethernet backhaul. The other "wifi point" is in our office with a PoE camera mounted on the exterior side of the same wall (if you have to make holes in your walls, make as few as possible). The "router" is in our baby's room with a PoE camera due to be mounted next to it. It is worth noting that both this house and our last house are around 100 years old with lath and plaster walls a nightmare for WiFi. I now have two working Google WiFi points. Using Nest Wifi or Google Wifi in this manner can result in slower Wi-Fi speeds and unreliable connections.After some reading and consideration, I decided to try out my old Google WiFi setup (2 Pucks) with PoE splitters and a relatively clean surface-mount setup before moving into our new home. Nest Wifi and Google Wifi are designed for personal home use and not intended to be used for sharing networks across multiple dwellings. However, using multiple Wi-Fi networks at the same location can cause interference if their coverage overlaps. The Google Home app supports only one Wi-Fi network per home, but you can create up to 5 homes with a single Wi-Fi network in each. ![]() Adding more might be detrimental to Wi-Fi performance. We recommend a maximum of 5 Wifi devices in a single network. Consider placing your mesh points a bit closer to each other in such scenarios (one to 2 rooms away). In these environments, the closer you are to a point, the better your Wi-Fi performance will be. Neighborhood Wi-Fi congestionĬrowded Wi-Fi areas like apartment buildings can result in busy Wi-Fi channels and reduced Wi-Fi performance. As an example, if you have a 2-story house that's 2,200 sq ft, we recommend 2 mesh points: one for the first (ground) floor, and one for the floor above (or below, in case of a basement). If you have a house that spans more than one floor, we recommend adding an additional Wi-Fi point to create a strong mesh throughout the home. With additional points, it'll be easier to strategically place them in a way that avoids obstructions. Barriers like heavy furniture and walls made of thick concrete or brick can affect Wi-Fi performance. Points work best when they can see each other with a clear line of sight. Try to place it in an elevated position, like on a shelf. Instead, put it halfway in that direction. As an example, if the far end of your house has weak Wi-Fi, don’t put a Wifi point in that exact spot. Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) can't be combined with Nest Wifi or Google Wifi (Wi-Fi 5) in a mesh network.Īs a general rule, points work best when they’re about 2 to 3 rooms apart. Important: Nest Wifi requires a Nest Wifi router and can be combined with both Nest Wifi points as well as Google Wifi points to provide coverage.
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