How To Change Wifi Connection On Chromecast

If y'all have 2 WiFi networks at home for different purposes, for example, one for normal usage, and the other connecting to a VPN server, you may sometimes want to switch Chromecast WiFi network.

This tutorial will show you how to modify Chromecast WiFi network if you have more than than ane WiFi network at habitation.

Please notation, this tutorial assumes you lot can admission both WiFi networks. If you no longer take the access to the old network, y'all accept to reset your Chromecast as shown in this tutorial.

Chromecast can only remember 1 network at any time. Changing Chromecast WiFi network means that the former network info volition be deleted from Chromecast device.

Chromecast can just access two.4GHz WiFi network. Just your mobile devices or PCs that are on 5GHZ network or on Ethernet can yet observe and connect to this Chromecast device, as long as your devices and Chromecast are connecting to the same router.

To switch or change Chromecast WiFi network, you demand:

two or more WiFi networks in the same location (otherwise, why switch?)
your mobile devices tin admission both networks
Chromecast can admission both WiFi networks (two.4G merely)
mobile devices with Chromecast app installed

In this tutorial, we volition employ an Android device (iPhone or iPad works in the similar way). The Chromecast WiFi network volition be changed from "dlink24g" to "tplink24g" .

Stride 0: Ability on Chromecast

To change Chromecast WiFi network, Chromecast must exist on and connected to a WiFi network.

If y'all do not want to picket the changes on TV (y'all can e'er see information technology on your mobile devices), you practise NOT demand to power on the Tv.

Footstep 1: Start Chromecast App on mobile device

To manage the WiFi network for Chromecast devices from a mobile device, you accept to first Chromecast App in your mobile device.

One time the Chromecast App is started, your mobile device will search for any Chromecast devices in the same network in range.

The discovered Chromecast devices will be listed in one case the search is over equally shown below.

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Step 2: Connect mobile device to Chromecast

In the devices page, tap the Chromecast device to connect the mobile device to this Chromecast device.

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When your mobile device is continued to (paired with) the Chromecast device, the detailed information of this Chromecast setup will be shown equally below:

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Now, the device is connected to dlink24G.

Step three: Modify Chromecast WiFi network

To change Chromecast WiFi network, simply tap the network entry as shown above. This will brings a popup window showing current network info.

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Tap the current WiFi network info equally shown in a higher place, you volition get the list of WiFi networks in range (discovered by your Chromecast device).

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Tap on the new WiFi network you want to use.

Provide the password for that WiFi network.

Tap OK to change Chromecast WiFi network.

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At present y'all will get a warning message. It tells you that if you tap OK, your Chormecast device and your mobile device will be not in the same network. The Chromecast App on your mobile device will automatically switch your mobile device'due south WiFi network to the same network as Chromecast. In other words, your mobile device will modify WiFi network automatically after you change Chromecast WiFi network.

Of class, if the countersign of the new network is non saved in your mobile devices, the connection will fail.

Y'all tin also manually alter the WiFi network in your mobile device. Please check the user manual of your device.

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After borer OK, the Chromecast device will attempt to connect to the new WiFi network. Now you terminate to change the Chromecast WiFi network.

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Stride iv: Connect your Mobile device to the network

If both of your mobile device and Chromecast connect to the new network successfully, you volition exist able to find in the devices folio equally shown below.

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