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T3200M Bridge mode and Google Mesh WIFI Setup
Hi, The wireless signal from my T3200 does not provide sufficient coverage in my home as well the wifi doesn't play nice with certain devices on my network. ie - I have a server and printer (bot...
I bridged port 1
Port 1 > Wan connection of the Google device
Lan connection on the google device > Switch for all wired devices in the house
All other devices in house now connecting to the new wifi I set up
Wireless Radio on T3200M remains on
Port 2 of the T3200M > PVR Optix Box
Other TV's successfully connecting wirelessly to system
only problem - I had to reconnect all of my Sonos devices to the new network manually.
I'm following this as well because I'm trying to do exactly the same thing.
If you simply plug in the Google/Nest WiFi into another port and create a whole new wireless network, that new network will have it's own Subnet. So your main router will be something like 192.168.1.* and your Google WiFi will be something like 192.168.68.* (that's what mine was assigned by DHCP from the T3200m).
Yes, anything that connects to your new WiFi network will be able to access the internet (and speeds/latency won't be impacted) they won't be able to access the rest of your LAN on the 192.168.1.* subnet.
My plan is to do this:
port 1 of T3200M -> goog wifi -> your_new_network [including wired devices connected to the LAN port on goog wifi via a switch AND wireless devices on your new ssid]
port 2 of T3200M -> optik box 1
port 3 of T3200M -> optik box 2
Disable WiFi on the T3200M, rename goog wifi to the old ssid (reuse the same password) and you should have your new devices pick it all up.
I'll be testing this on Sunday- limited access to my modem as it's in our basement suite during COVID-19 🙂
I bridged port 1
Port 1 > Wan connection of the Google device
Lan connection on the google device > Switch for all wired devices in the house
All other devices in house now connecting to the new wifi I set up
Wireless Radio on T3200M remains on
Port 2 of the T3200M > PVR Optix Box
Other TV's successfully connecting wirelessly to system
only problem - I had to reconnect all of my Sonos devices to the new network manually.
Can you still see the T3200M from your new wifi network? Curious if you can still log in to it, or if it's safe to turn off the wifi radio.
No, not in bridged mode. You'll have to physically connect to the 3200 to manage it.
I cannot as their networks are separate - I suppose that I could if I logged onto the t3200's wifi spot or plugged an ethernet cable into one of the other ports- but I have two tv boxes that are wireless and they need that service active.
Just thought I'd chime in to say everything worked well when I plugged it all in based on my above methodology. Two separate networks, WiFi ssid's different to keep them straight- Optik boxes on one network, the rest of my LAN on the Google WiFi network.
I had similar idea, but linksys velop instead of google nest. I had similar success with
Nokia Fiber Modem > T3200 in bridge mode + wifi turned off (I found some smart devices were still getting confused and dropping WiFi connections)
T3200 > Velop Parent Node
Velop > Switch > Wired LAN connections
Velop > Child Nodes > Wireless LAN connections
All Cat 6+ cabling
I'm on the fibre 150 plan
The issue I still have Is both LAN and WLAN speed tests both won't exceed 100 Mbps (~95 is the max I get)? Anyone have any idea on what is limiting it? I've tried testing at both peak and non-peak (ie. middle of the night) and it's always between 75-95 mbps (using fast.com site for testing).
Hi,
I was just looking to put in place a setup exactly like you did with disabling the Telus WiFi radio and using a Linksys Velop Mesh unit for serving up the wifi instead, and I noticed the problems you mentioned about the LAN and WLAN speed limitations.
I was wondering if there were any answers found as to resolving that issue. If yes, were there certain settings that had to be changed on either or both of the Telus T3200 and/or Linksys Velop units?
Anyways, any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance for any thoughts or solutions.
cheers
Bill
I'm on 150 as well and am getting 170+ on both wired and wireless. Without sounding glib, have you tried rebooting everything? Or a wired connection straight to the fibre modem to test the raw speed?
