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Hi @internetuser1 . No change to the Archer except to turn off its wifi. The Archer controls the home network.
In the Google app, if there is a specific setting of "Access Point" mode, you can connect the Google WAN port to an Archer LAN port. In Google router, check that the DHCP and NAT functions are disabled. The Google router gets an ip address from the Archer. Or, change the Google LAN ip address to, say, 192.168.1.2. Or, make an address reservation in the Archer for the Google mac address.
Wifi devices that connect to Google wifi get ip address from Archer. You can change Google config (probably only the wifi config) by browsing to the Google ip address.
I don't know about the DMZ business. All your local devices can access the HDD using one of three methods. Are you wanting to access it from the internet?
The Google app might have instructions on setting it as access point, or there is a section on it here:
https://routerctrl.com/google-nest-wi-fi-router-as-a-point/
Hi @internetuser1 . No change to the Archer except to turn off its wifi. The Archer controls the home network.
In the Google app, if there is a specific setting of "Access Point" mode, you can connect the Google WAN port to an Archer LAN port. In Google router, check that the DHCP and NAT functions are disabled. The Google router gets an ip address from the Archer. Or, change the Google LAN ip address to, say, 192.168.1.2. Or, make an address reservation in the Archer for the Google mac address.
Wifi devices that connect to Google wifi get ip address from Archer. You can change Google config (probably only the wifi config) by browsing to the Google ip address.
I don't know about the DMZ business. All your local devices can access the HDD using one of three methods. Are you wanting to access it from the internet?
The Google app might have instructions on setting it as access point, or there is a section on it here:
https://routerctrl.com/google-nest-wi-fi-router-as-a-point/
hi @david64 , thanks for your reply.
that makes sense now - having the archer router with DHCP enabled and google nest connected devices obtaining an IP from archer, i can see how they will be able to access the usb hdd as a network share.
re your question about access from the internet - no, this isnt what im trying to achieve, i only care about access to the usb hdd network share from within my wifi home network.
i'll give it a try and let you know how i get on.
thanks again,
ts