The latter is useful if you need to place a satellite at great range: I set one up in my garden office, for example. It’s straightforward to connect the system and get the satellites connected, either wirelessly or using Ethernet (a wired backhaul).
Google nest wifi router full#
While Gigabit Ethernet is still fast, I’d have liked at least one 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, with a choice of using it for a very fast internet connection or to boost the internal network speed.īoth the Eero Pro 6E and Netgear Orbi RBKE963 systems have 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and the Orbi even has a 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for full future-proofing.Ĭontrol of the Google Nest Wifi Pro is via the Google Home app. It’s a shame that there aren’t faster ports available. As I’ve got a lot of wired devices, I had to hook the spare port up to a network switch. One must be used as the main router, using its Gigabit Ethernet WAN port to connect to the internet, leaving a spare Gigabit Ethernet port for wired devices. Eero has managed backwards compatibility with its Pro 6E, although there are some minor restrictions on available features.Įach Nest Wifi Pro device is identical. That’s a shame, as previously Google has maintained backward compatibility. The Nest Wifi Pro is a completely new system, and it’s not backwards compatible with older Nest Wifi mesh systems. As far as networking kit goes, these ones are nice to look at. It’s quite astonishing value, really, as even the Eero Pro 6E three-pack comes in at £799.Īll satellites are identical, enclosed in a gloss white plastic box. For starting out, the three-pack works out well, as it’s only double the price to get three satellites. The Nest Wifi Pro is sold in packs of one (£189.99) or three (£379.99). A comparatively low price and simple interface are in this system’s favour, but the lack of advanced controls, basic performance and the fact that I couldn’t get 6GHz networking to work count against it. Still, with the Nest Wifi Pro I do have an updated mesh system, with support for Wi-Fi 6E and its 6Ghz super-fast networking. The Google Nest Wifi Pro is a case in point: it was 2019 when we last saw a mesh system from the company.Įven back then, the lack of Wi-Fi 6 on the Google Nest Wifi made this product feel a touch out of date it felt strange that I’ve had to wait three years to get a more up-to-date mesh product.
Google nest wifi router update#
It always seems to take Google an age to update its smart home and networking products.
0 kommentar(er)
