12/29/2023 0 Comments Setup google wifi router![]() ![]() This is not optimal for a crowded Wi-Fi environment. On the 5GHz frequency band, Google Wifi routers always use 80MHz wide channels. I can share my Chromecast, but not my NAS." So if I want guests to be able to access my Wi-Fi but I don't want them to be able to see my hard drive and my desktop PC, I can do that. This is a quote from a Google person: "We've also made it really simple for you to share specific devices from your main network to your guest network. Kinda makes a Guest network, not a Guest network. Except for one point that I had not seen mentioned anywhere else - Guest network users can see devices on the main LAN. This April 2017 article, How Google wants to re-invent the router is a puff piece that could have been written by Google's PR department. ![]() NOTE: At the end of November 2017, an update was supposed to let you change the LAN subnet and the IP address of the router. First, you are stuck with the 192.168.86.x subnet. See my blog 7 mistakes Google made updating my Google Wifi router published May 8, 2017.Īnd, there are two security issues with Google Wifi routers. If you were going to buy a router for Grandma, Google Wifi would be my recommendation. See Sacrificing router flexibility for security with Google Wifi and OnHub. Around November 2019, GWifi gave way to Google Nest WiFi.Īs for their security, David Gewirtz recommended them in December 2016. That is, you can buy one and use it as a single router, or, you can buy two or three and use it as a mesh router system. The OnHubs were single devices, Goglle Wifi (GWifi) swings both ways. In December 2016, the OnHub line was replaced with Google Wifi routers that looked like white hockey pucks. Google has three generations of Wi-Fi routers. The user experience is so bad, that it trumps any price, security or speed considerations. I will spare you a rant about the many annoyances/bugs with the software. Update October 14, 2022: The Google Home/Nest software is so miserable, that I suggest avoiding Google routers to avoid the software. ![]()
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