Google WiFi - Get More Ethernet Ports with a Netgear Unmanaged Network Switch

The Google Wifi is a great wifi mesh system, but if you need ethernet ports to hardwire your devices, you're limited to only 1 port. In this video I show how you can easily add ethernet ports with a NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308)

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[stephenlivesey]

Finally i found a video that i was needing, i didn't know weather to leave my TVs that are wired in Ethernet plugged into original router or plug them into a switch via the mesh hub. Thank u

[amandahargrove]

This was so helpful!! Thanks for posting! We just got the Google Nest Wifi router and I had to figure out the best way to get back out hardwired connections. I had looked at ethernet switches but didn't know what exactly I was looking at or which way to have it hooked up once I got one.

[TomBabula]

You can also just turn your old WiFi router with built in gigabit switchport into unmanaged switch, you just have to make sure you disable in old router settings WiFi, dhcp, routing and assign it unmanaged static IP address from google WiFi. I have my own google WiFi connected to Linksys e3200 running on Advanced Tomato firmware.

[landonbaileytech]

Have you used Google's Wifi?
NETGEAR (GS308)

Google Wifi:

Google Nest:

[marianlane]

exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

[gomeztheman]

Great video. This helps me immensely. I'm about to do the same exact setup but with an 8 port switch likely.

[steveanderson]

Thank you! I have been struggling to speed up the wifi to the far end of the house. You told me I could have multiple ethernet cables going from the switch to Google wifi routers. I did it for three and it workr just fine. Now everthing just screams! Note I took the line from the fiberjack to the first Google router and the return line from it back to the switch. The other two routers got direct lines from the switch.

[Canada_Facts]

Is it possible to hardwire remaining google points with the same switch ?
I am looking for an option to hardwire my mesh system with the main unit

[dhansel]

What I want to do is take WIFI from the air and route it to a network switch where I can plug devices into.
Any suggestions on what to get?

[micp]

Hi, have you tried connecting the netgear switch box on one of the access points?

[tonystank_kick]

Does it need to be on the main unit or can i connect it to one on second floor. My connecting is in basement cant move it. My bedroom it 2 floord up from it i bought google wife few years back and it helps but i want more port for my set (ps4 and pc).

[vinodkandukuri]

This is exactly I was looking for, however I am looking for some help,
Google mesh is already set up, but to get my hard wired connections i bought a netgear nighthawk router & when I'm trying to get them both connected I'm not getting internet :-(, can you explain clearly on how to get this set up accordingly....

[Tomorrow]

What if I don't want to use the Google WiFi router?
Can i connect directly from the fiber jack to my Ethernet box?

[dedchild]

I'm not sure if you have answered this in a previous comment, but is it possible to just connect the main Puck to the gigabit switch? If that is the case, would it affect the overall performance of wifi?
I just got a 5-port switch (even though I asked for a network box from Google fiber) and was wondering on how to hardline it so that I can get the gig speed for my pc as well for the security system my father installed around the house.

[tomoiagaflorin]

Can i plug my mesh units in to the switch? Modem/main mesh unit (router)/ switch / then in switch plug another 3 separate mesh units?? Will all 4 mesh units work as mesh network of 3 are plugged in to the switch and not connected to each other using the lan port at back of mesh unit? Thanks

[cl]

Great video! I think Mac Mini 2018 already has 802.11ac wireless which you should be able to get full speed of what you pay for. Why do you, wirelessly, only get half (~450Mbps) of the wired speed (~930Mbps)?

[TheJDW]

Thanks for the recommendation. Have you attempted to connect one of the access points via the ethernet switch (wired)? I have done this and am having trouble getting a speed comparable to the main puck. Thanks

[lisareneebutler]

You used a regular ethernet cable? Not a crossover cable? Thanks for the vid.

[benpaynter]

Interesting video, thanks for posting

[plagosus]

I have wifi on my internet modem which is connected to the other wifi router with wired connection on the other side of the apartment. So the coverage is fine, but I have two independent wifi networks and that's why I am considering Google WiFi Mesh.

Question that I have is: As I also have devices that I prefer to be connected by wire connections on both sides, if I connect two switches, on two Google WiFi nodes, are they gonna be all visible as on the same network? Like, you can access shared folders from computers on TV/PS4...