Gabe Turner: Hi, folks.
This is Gabe at Security Baron.
The backbone of your smart home is your WiFi network.
That's why today we're reviewing a Nest WiFi system with the Google Nest WiFi Router and
Google Nest WiFi Point.
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Gabe: In today's review of the Nest WiFi System, we're going to go over some pros and cons,
its design, its feature set, the installation and mobile app experience before wrapping
up and answering a few of the common questions about these devices.
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Let's kick off today's review of the Nest WiFi System going over some pros and cons,
beginning with the pros.
Very simple to install.
I probably had both of these devices installed in a matter of minutes.
Really easy and that's always a great starting point.
When it comes to the Nest WiFi Point and the Nest WiFi Router's design, it's beautiful.
We get these nice cherubic, circular round devices and with the Nest WiFi Point, you
can actually get beyond the clean white aesthetic of the router and get it in a pale pink or
pale blue.
Speaking of the Nest WiFi Point, it also doubles as a Google Assistant powered smart speaker.
I can play music.
I can ask it the weather.
I can do a host of things that you would basically conceive of as a Nest WiFi Mini right here
with this Nest WiFi Point.
Finally, you're just going to get exceptional performance from the Router and the Point
when it comes to the speed of your Internet.
On the flip side, we're talking about cons, it is a bit of a closed system with the Nest
WiFi Router and the Nest WiFi Point.
If you're used to some pretty advanced customization features, you're not going to get that with
this WiFi router.
That's a look at the pros and cons on the Nest WiFi System.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over some pros and cons with the Nest WiFi System, let's talk
about its design.
It has a cylindrical, a clean white aesthetic, which is the only option for the Nest WiFi
Router.
However, with the Nest WiFi Point, you get that clean white aesthetic, but you can also
get this in what is called a mist and a sand, which is going to be a pink and a pale blue
color.
On the Nest WiFi Router, if you look, it looks pretty solid of the Google logo at the top
to let you know who's making it.
You have the QR code for the installation process at the bottom.
Along with the few text specs and you have your Ethernet port connecting to the Internet,
and you have one Ethernet out port along with just your power port and this nice rubberized
bottom to have it sit softly on whatever surface you decide to put it.
When you're looking at the Nest WiFi point, you have four microphones on the top, along
with the ability to turn that microphone on and off if you want to be a little more private
and not use that Google Assistant element for a bit.
You just push it over to one side and now you know that it is not listening to anything,
not listening for that wake word.
The bottom has that nice rubberized bottom as well, along with the QR code for installation,
and you have your power cord.
Pretty simple.
No Ethernet port for the record on the Nest WiFi Point which is something that some people
would like to see.
It's something you would see on the earlier Google Mesh Points, but not something they
decided to include with the Google Nest WiFi Point.
Finally, I want to talk about the speaker on the bottom perimeter of the Nest WiFi Point.
It actually provides for solid sound.
It's loud.
It's clear.
It really adds a lot of functionality to your Nest WiFi Point.
One thing I can't forget is to note that we continue to be impressed with the post-consumer
recycled plastics that Google is bringing in to this new product line.
That's a look at the design on the Nest WiFi System.
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Now that we've gone over the pros and cons and design for the Nest WiFi System, let's
talk about its feature set, beginning with the fact that we have a lot of control inside
of the mobile application.
You can, of course, block all types of sites.
You can pause various devices throughout the day.
You can even set up a schedule to say, "All right.
I want to make sure the kids are not on the Internet past a certain time, but I want to
make sure I can be on the Internet."
You can turn off their individual devices, which is really useful.
In terms of prioritizing bandwidth, you can do that.
If you decide, we're all playing video games in the living room, we want to make sure that's
really fast.
We want to turn off, or rather make sure we're getting the most bandwidth, you can do that
right there in the app.
Just prioritize that bandwidth to whatever device you see fit.
Speaking of moving around your home, you can do so.
It's going to jump and skip effortlessly, seamlessly between the different routers and
WiFi points in your home, but it actually gets pretty impressive coverage.
You're going to look at 3,800 square feet with the Nest WiFi Router and the Nest WiFi
Point.
Each point that you add is going to add another 1,600 square feet of range.
They're going to be speaking to each other using 2.4 and 5 gigahertz dual band connection
so that's how your device is connected.
That's how they actually connect to one another.
With that, you're also getting that WPA3 encryption with automatic security updates to make sure
that you're staying secure on your home's network.
That's a look at the feature set on the Nest WiFi System.
Now that we've gone over the feature set, let's go over the sound quality on the Google
Nest WiFi Point.
Hey, Google, play "Oceans" by Vallis Alps.
Automated Voice: Sure.
Oceans by Vallis Alps.
Here it is on Spotify.
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Gabe: Hey, Google.
Stop music.
Now, I want to put the Google Nest WiFi Point up against the Google Nest WiFi Mini.
To be clear, I have both of these devices at 50 percent volume.
Hey Google, play Oceans by Vallis Alps.
Automated Voice: Oceans by Vallis Alps.
Sure.
Playing on Spotify.
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Gabe: Hey, Google.
Turn off music.
Hey, Google.
Play Oceans by Vallis Alps.
Automated Voice: Sure.
Oceans by Vallis Alps.
Here it is on Spotify.
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Gabe: Hey, Google.
Turn off music.
That's us testing the sound quality on the Google Nest WiFi Point.
Now that we've tested the sound quality, let's jump into the installation with the Google
Nest WiFi.
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Gabe: The first element of doing the Google Nest WiFi installation, it's a little bit
confusing because you might initially jump into the Google Nest WiFi app or the Google
WiFi app.
You'll then realize that that's not exactly where you begin the set up process.
You actually need to continue that set up in the Google Home app.
Where you would previously have done it in the Google WiFi app, you know have to go into
Google Home so I think that's a little bit confusing and something to note that I wish
were not the case.
From there, we're going to jump into the Google Home app.
Here it's a pretty straightforward process.
It'll ask you to choose a home.
You choose your home and then it'll have your location.
Then you'll begin looking for devices.
Once it begins looking for devices, your Google Nest WiFi should pop up.
It'll just say Nest WiFi Router.
Then, it'll say, "Oh, either you're creating a new network or you can add to an existing
network if you're like me and already had the Google Mesh WiFi.
However, I wanted to make a completely new WiFi network so I just chose new network.
Then, you give that app permission to scan the QR code, and then you'll see.
I say OK and I can scan the QR code on my device.
It says, Google Home wants to join the network and you begin the connection to the WiFi.
From there, once you actually get into the WiFi, you set up a name.
I called it Security Nest.
You come up with your password and from the password, it asks you, do you want to turn
on your WiFi router and point uses stats?
You can turn on your Nest WiFi Cloud services if you like.
You can tell your app where this device is located.
We put office.
Then you create your WiFi network, saving your WiFi settings.
This takes a little bit of time.
Once that is finished, it will ask you can it join the WiFi network that you've just
created.
Then, you'll connect to that WiFi and you'll get that connected symbol.
Pretty straightforward, super simple set up once you actually get into the right app.
Of course, you plug it into the right locations in terms of your Ethernet, and then you can
jump into your Nest WiFi Point set up.
Now that we've set up the Nest WiFi Router, let's jump into the Nest WiFi Point.
If you're anything like us, we bought a multi-pack, and it actually knows that.
It actually says, looks like you have a two pack.
Setting up multiple devices?
Yeah, we are setting up multiple devices.
It tells you to place your Nest WiFi Point.
You should put it not too far away from your Nest WiFi Router.
One thing to note here is that there is a physical installation of the Nest WiFi Point
as well.
You're going to want to just plug it in.
This one doesn't require you to have an Ethernet port, but you do want to make sure there's
a nice power plug.
You also want to ensure that you are doing a good job in terms of making sure it's not
too far away from the router and not too far away from where you can actually talk to it
because, remember, this is a Google Assistant powered device.
Ultimately, really easy set up and installation for both the Nest WiFi Router and the Nest
WiFi Point as long as you're in the right application, the Google Home app.
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Gabe: Now that we've used the Google Home app to set up our Nest WiFi Router and Nest
WiFi Point, let's look in the Google WiFi app on how to control various elements of
our Router and Point.
You'll note right off the bat we're in the Internet section of the Google WiFi app.
It says Internet.
It has two WiFi points and you'll note it has primary WiFi point and mesh WiFi point.
The primary WiFi point is where we have our router and other and den is where we have
out Nest WiFi Point.
I can test it directly here.
I can go into settings.
I can restart them, factory reset.
I can add more WiFi points.
I can go and look at the various devices, which is also pretty fun to look at.
We have an iPhone, my Chromebook, another iPhone, a couple of laptops, an iMac, and
an unnamed device.
If I go to the left, this shows us everything that's going on inside of the points.
It says everything looks good.
Two WiFi points are online.
Our most recent download speed test was 694 mbps, and that's blazing fast.
Look, now I can look at the past 30 days.
I can look at all the different download averages and upload averages I was getting.
That's really useful.
If I go back, I can look at the info.
I can do a network check, which is going to check my Internet speed, testing the various
elements.
The Internet speed is complete.
It says this is usually fast enough to stream 4K video like the Security Baron videos.
4K is our style.
We have 808 megabytes per second download and 244 mbps for upload.
Let's go ahead and go into our groups.
This is a really fun element of the app because this is where you really see that depth of
what the Google Nest WiFi System is capable of.
Of course, we have a network check.
We have out settings, family WiFi, guest WiFi, home control, priority device.
Maybe you have an Xbox at home like I do or maybe you're a Playstation person, which maybe
I would become one day, and I go to priority device.
I can decide here what devices are for sure going to get the fastest speeds.
If I tap on my iPhone, it will be prioritized for the next hour.
You can change that time.
You can make it two hours, four hours, whatever you like.
I can go and make my Chromebook, and it will replace it.
Now this is prioritized for the next hour.
I can ensure that I am getting the fastest speeds.
If I'm at home and I want to play some Xbox or play Nintendo Switch or something, I want
to make sure I'm getting the fastest speeds, I will definitely prioritize those devices
and then I'll just hit Save and voila.
That device is prioritized.
I can actually do more if I go into family WiFi.
I can say goodbye to online distractions.
I can schedule a regular pause for my kids, which is pretty fun.
I don't have any kids, but I imagine my kids will probably love the Internet more than
most kids.
I'm going to go ahead and go to set up.
Here you just group devices by labels.
You say kids, or I can put my own name or I can put Security Baron.
Let's go ahead and create one.
Let's say kids here and let's put all the iPhones and the Chromebooks under kids.
Continue with that and now I can restrict it so that Google Safe Search is on to help
protect them seeing any sites that are a little bit unseemly or the like.
I can even schedule pauses.
If I want to ensure that, no one is going to be on the Internet past 11:00, I can just
say 11:00 PM, kids, and that starts at 11:00.
11:00 PM and it ends at, let's say, 6:00 AM.
Boom.
Every single day of the week.
Let's just say a school night.
That's nicer.
At this point, none of the kids will be able to be on the Internet between 11:00 PM and
6:00 AM on school nights.
I really like how easy Google Nest WiFi and the Google WiFi app has made it to make these
types of rules.
Now I can label different things.
I can label computers.
I can label devices.
I can make things a priority.
I can even set up guest WiFi.
If I want to set up the guest WiFi, I could say Security Nest guest and the password is
security barometer, and now you're all set up.
That's a look at interfacing with the robust feature set that the Google WiFi brings.
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Gabe: Now that we've looked at the installation and mobile app experience with Nest WiFi,
let's answer some common questions.
First, does the Nest WiFi Router or Nest WiFi Point come with Ethernet ports?
The Nest WiFi Router does have two Ethernet ports, two gigabit Ethernet ports at that.
However, the Nest WiFi Point does not have any Ethernet ports.
Second, does the Nest WiFi support WiFi 6?
Unfortunately, it does not.
The Nest WiFi System only supports WiFi 5.
I know that a WiFi 6 is pretty new.
It has higher speeds, less latency, and it can handle a higher number of devices.
However, the Nest WiFi just supports WiFi 5.
Finally, our third question is does the Nest WiFi integrate with your Google Mesh System?
Yes, it does.
You can mix and match your Google Mesh WiFi system and your Nest WiFi Point, and they'll
work and integrate well.
Those are answers to some of the common questions about the Google Nest WiFi.
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Gabe: All right.
We've reached the end of our journey with the Nest WiFi Router and the Nest WiFi Point.
I want to just go over a few of the more crucial elements like the fact that it's lightning
fast.
We were impressed with the performance of these devices even under heavy use.
We can't ignore the fact that they're both smart and multifunctional.
The Nest WiFi Point not only comes powered with Google Assistant, but is able to be used
like a Nest Mini.
You can play music.
It can answer questions that you have.
A really impressive, multifunctional smart device and it's expandable.
This system alone is 3,800 square feet but say you have another kid, get a promotion,
move into a bigger house, well you just add another Nest WiFi Point, and you get another
1,600 square feet of coverage.
The Nest WiFi Router and Point are for anyone who just wants to plug and play their WiFi
System, and easily and intuitively manage their home's network.
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Gabe: That concludes our review of the Nest WiFi Router and Nest WiFi Point.
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