How to Connect Wireless-N Repeater to Google Fiber Router?
Google Fiber also provides its user with a router whose signals can be easily repeater or extended with the help of a WiFi repeater. But, there’s a specific procedure to be followed in order to connect Wireless-N repeater to a Google Fiber router. What are the steps involved in the process? Let’s discuss that with the help of this blog.
How Will It be Possible to Connect Repeater to Google Fiber?
The repeater can only be connected to a WiFi router or a modem. There’s no privilege of connecting it to the Fiber cable directly. Therefore, you must get a Google Fiber router installed first and then attempt to connect it to the Wireless-N repeater. However, the process is complicated and it requires you to restore your repeater to the default factory settings first. For your information, a factory default reset will make your repeater run on the default settings including the Wireless-N WiFi repeater login details. This is necessary because you cannot connect an already configured repeater to a WiFi router or another gateway. To reset the repeater, you can take the aid of the steps mentioned below:
- Disconnect your repeater from the existing gateway.
- You are also suggested to remove all wireless clients from the Wireless-N network.
- Are you done disconnecting your devices? If yes, find the Reset button now.
- At the same time, get an oil pin.
- Use that pin to press and hold the Reset button for 7 seconds or more.
- Very soon, your repeater will reboot and will start working on the default settings.
The default settings of your Wireless-N repeater are mentioned in the table given below:
Default IP Address | 192.168.10.1 |
---|---|
Default Web Address | myrepeater.net |
Password | admin |
Username | admin |
Note: The default username and password; both are in lowercases and must be used in the same way whenever required during the connection with the Google Fiber router.
Write Down the Google Fiber WiFi Details
There’s one more thing you are supposed to do before connecting your Wireless-N WiFi repeater to the Google Fiber router. You have to take note of the SSID your Google Fiber router is broadcasting in addition to its WiFi password. Know that you might need to access the admin page of your Fiber router via 192.168.1.1 in order to know the IP assigned to the repeater. However, this will only be needed if the repeater’s default IP fails to work for you.
How to Connect Wireless Repeater to Google Fiber Router [Steps]
Your repeater is now all set to get connected to the Fiber router brought in by Google. The steps given below will let you know how you can initiate the process and finalize it in an easy way:
- Run an Ethernet cable from the LAN1 port of your Google Fiber to the repeater’s WAN port.
- If you haven’t switched on your devices, switch them on.
- The Google Fiber router is supposed to be powered up before the repeater.
- Once the lights on your devices gain steadiness, move to your laptop/desktop.
- You need to locate the network name of your Wireless-N repeater on the network list.
- Connect to it with the aid of the default WiFi password.
- In case you don’t know about these values, check out the repeater’s manual.
- Now, access the default IP i.e. 192.168.10.1 WiFi repeater setup IP.
- If this IP doesn’t work, use the IP assigned by the Google Fiber router.
- You will soon be greeted by an administrative page.
- Type “admin” and “admin” into the “Username” and “Password” fields.
- Click OK or Submit after that.
- Select the Setup Wizard tab.
- Choose the mode on you want your WiFi repeater to operate.
- Now, you are required to select the network to be extended/repeated i.e. Google Fiber network.
- The next step is to input the WiFi password of the Google Fiber router.
- Follow the on-screen instructions and click Apply at last.
- You’re done configuring your Wireless-N repeater and connecting it to the Google Fiber router.
This is how you can initiate and finalize the connection between your Google Fiber router and the Wireless-N WiFi repeater by accessing the IP address. You can also use the WPS method in case your WiFi repeater as well as the Fiber router has the WPS button.
How to Use WPS Connection?
To create a WPS connection between your Google Fiber router and the Wireless-N WiFi repeater, you need to press the router’s WPS button and then the same button on the repeater within an interval of two minutes. For dual-band repeaters, consider pushing the button two times.
The Ending Lines
The guide explaining the ways to connect Wireless-N WiFi repeater to a Google Fiber router ends here. We hope that you will be able to connect your devices as per the convenience. The final outcomes (WiFi) signals will be surprising as the dead zones of the house would have turned into fun zones. So, what are you waiting for? Take out your mobile phones, tablets, and laptops and connect them to the extended/repeated WiFi network.