WAN settings

Wide Area Network (WAN) settings let you control how Google Nest Wifi and Google Wifi connect to the internet. The type of WAN connectedness yous accept is usually determined by your Cyberspace Service Provider (Internet access provider). Cheque with your Internet service provider if you have questions about which settings to use.

In WAN settings, you can view your WAN IP address and configure settings using one of the connection methods beneath:

  • DHCP
  • Static IP
  • PPPoE

Modify WAN settings

To change your WAN settings, Nest Wifi or Google Wifi must be offline and your mobile phone must be continued to your Nest Wifi or Google Wifi network. To do this, disconnect the Ethernet cable from your router or primary Wifi bespeak and look until the light pulses xanthous for Google Nest Wifi or pulses orangish for Google Wifi. Make sure your mobile device is still continued to your Nest Wifi or Google Wifi network.

  1. Open the Google Dwelling house app.
  2. TapWi-Fi and then Settingsand thenAvant-garde Networking.
  3. Tap WAN.
  4. Cull DHCP, Static, or PPPoE.
  5. Brand any changes, and then tap Save .

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the protocol that allows a device (in this example your router) to automatically go an IP Address and other related data.

If you had some other WAN type and desire to go back to DHCP:

  1. Open the Google Home app.
  2. TapWi-Fi and then Settingsand thenAvant-garde Networking.
  3. Tap WAN.
  4. Choose DHCP .
  5. Tap Save .

Learn more about DHCP

Every device connected to the cyberspace has an IP address. It tells the internet where to ship data, like a mailing accost on a bundle.

When you lot use DHCP, your Nest Wifi router or Google Wifi primary Wifi betoken will automatically ask the device connected to it's WAN port, usually a modem, for an IP address. Your modem gives your router or main Wifi point an IP accost for a set corporeality of fourth dimension. This is called a lease time. When the lease expires, the modem will renew the lease and the router or primary Wifi betoken volition typically utilize the same address. DHCP will assign a new IP address to your router or primary Wifi point after a reboot.

DHCP is ofttimes the default used by ISPs because the process is automatic and requires no manual configuration.

Static IP

A static IP address is an IP accost that has been specifically reserved for your connectedness and doesn't modify automatically. You'll know if you have a static IP considering you'll accept reserved an address with your Isp.

  1. Open the Google Home app.
  2. TapWi-Fi and then Settingsand thenAvant-garde Networking.
  3. Tap WAN.
  4. Choose Static IP .
  5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and internet gateway provided by your Internet access provider. When y'all're done, tap Salvage .
  6. Afterwards the changes are saved, reconnect the Ethernet cable to your router or primary Wifi bespeak and modem.

Learn more about Static IP

Most users don't demand static IP addresses for their router. You'll only need ane when yous want an external device or net service to recall your device. Examples would exist, if you lot're running a server or want to remotely access your home network via its public IP. Virtually ISPs require a special account, frequently intended for businesses, to assign yous a static IP accost.

This is different from your personal device having a static IP address. Your router tin can have a static IP accost that appears to the rest of the internet. But individual devices connected to your router such every bit a laptop, smartphone, or tablet can also be given static IP addresses that are used for your local network. These specific static IP addresses won't testify up in the exterior world. Learn about static IPs for your network devices.

PPPoE

PPPoE is short for Betoken-to-Signal Protocol over Ethernet. This means you need a specific username and password from your Isp before accessing the cyberspace. This is typical for many DSL connections.

If you're not sure what your username and password are, contact your Internet service provider and enquire for your PPPoE account proper noun and password. You lot'll need to enter these when manually configuring your WAN settings.

One time you lot have your account name and password, hither's how to enter your PPPoE information.

  1. Open up the Google Home app.
  2. TapWi-Fi and then Settingsand thenAvant-garde Networking.
  3. Tap WAN.
  4. Cull PPPoE .
  5. Enter your account name and password. Verify the countersign, then tap Save .
  6. Reconnect the Ethernet cable to your Wifi signal.

Notation: To keep your network secure, Google Wifi and Google Nest Wifi do not support Web Proxy Car-Discovery (WPAD) Protocol. WPAD tin can easily exist hacked and betrayal your browsing beliefs or information. If your device has WPAD enabled, we recommend you refer to your device user manual to disable it.

Find a Nest Wifi or Google Wifi WAN IP

  1. Open the Google Domicile app.
  2. TapWi-Fi and then Settingsand thenAvant-garde Networking.
  3. Tap WAN.

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