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This is the place to troubleshoot your Sonos hacks, advanced setups, and third party integrations. Be mindful of your products warranty, and that Sonos staff can't always assist in an official capacity here.

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DorianBriand
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Era 300 placement for surround

Hello everyone,I would like to have your opinion and your suggestions on the future placement of my Era 300 which I will receive shortly. I...
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Sonos and Mesh network

Hi @Bourney Welcome to the Sonos Community!I believe that system will work with your Sonos without issue, yes.Please note that when you add...
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ratty
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Two systems on one wifi network, with only one phone controller?

As you perhaps realise, one set of speakers would need to be factory reset and then set up afresh as a ‘new system’ while the other set is t...
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Marc_11Contributor II
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Pioneer Elite receiver and Works with Sonos

Hi, I watched the Youtube video explaining the steps to setup a Connect with an Elite compatible receivers. I understand in the steps that you have to select the Elite zones you want the music (main - zone2 - zone3) QUESTION: If i need main and zone2, will it show in the Sonos app as two different zones that i could power on independently, like if i had two Play Ones? I don't need to play different music because it is an open erea but i want to be sure that i can select the main or the zone2 or both (group) exactly the same way it already works with Sonos gears. Want to avoid using Pioneer app to power on zones. Thanks,

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Chris
5 years ago
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iangilbeyContributor I
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Two different Sonos Networks

Is it possible to setup two different Sonos networks within the same house? The reason for this is so my son can only see and control his Play 1 and not my Play5?

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Stanley_4
6 years ago
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osmEnthusiast II
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Identifying Sonos Network using WiFi scanning tools

Hello, I have my 3-unit Sonos system setup in boost mode. I have confirmed this by following the instructions here: https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3453/~/how-to-check-if-sonos-is-in-a-standard-or-boost-setup With my system in Boost mode I expected to be able to see my Sonos network in the list of WiFi networks identified by WiFi scanning tools. However, I'm unable to see it. I don't necessarily expect it to have an obvious SSID but I've been able to ascribe other SSIDs (at least those with with strong signals in my home) to other sources. Can others see their Sonos network using WiFi scanning tools? If I should not be expecting to see it, could someone please explain why? (I thought SonosNet was just a dedicated WiFi network) I'm not having any problems with my system. I'm just asking this out of curiosity. Thanks FYI, I've tried the following WiFi scanners https://lizardsystems.com/wi-fi-scanner/ https://www.acrylicwifi.com/en/wlan-softwa

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Ryan S
6 years ago
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jtotheaContributor II
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What type of DAC do you use with Sonos Port?

I’m getting a pair of GoldenEar Triton 2+ floorstanding speakers.  I’d love Sonos and I only care about Sonos as a source.  I’d like to setup:Port  → DAC → Amp → SpeakersI’m curious what external DAC folks have found to be superior to the built-in Port DAC?And if you want to throw in what type of Amp/Speakers that’d be cool too!  I’m considering Cambridge, NAD, Anthem, Parasound.

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1 year ago
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bluegaspodeContributor III
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Should all third party contributions (even commercial ones) be allowed here?

Right now moderators enforce, that [quote=ratty] Promotion of commercial products is not permitted here. [/quote] [quote] Forum policy is not to allow the explicit exploitation of these forums for any commercial purposes outside of Sonos. This includes sales and support activity. To permit such operations could lead to conflicts of interest and a potential free-for-all. [/quote] ([url]http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?p=176642[/url]) Personally I think this is a policy which actually hinders Sonos to grow for specific target groups. Any third party contribution (regardless of being paid or not) will fill some perceived gaps/limitation of the current Sonos offering thus increasing the overall market appeal of the system. This forum is probably the only place where users looking for answers travel by to make an informed decision whether to invest into the Sonos ecosystem or not. For instance it took me a long time until I realized that there were Windows Phone Apps (and it's a p

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11 years ago
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woodblairContributor I
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DJ Setup for multi room party

I have an upcoming party with a couple of DJ's. We intend to use a Pioneer DDJ system with RCA output. The DDJ does not have optical out. I plan to connect the Pioneer DDJ to my LG TV (via AV/RCA cables) then group the playbar with the rest of the speakers in a single zone. Are there any issues with this? Am I correct in thinking there will be a 70ms delay between the playbar and the rest of the speakers? If this is the case perhaps the issue will be tollerable based on different physical rooms being out of sync, or alternatively I could simply turn down the play bar and turn everything else up.. I have 15 other SONOS speakers. Any thoughts would be appreciated

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Keith N
5 years ago
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DavidKuk23Contributor I
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BEAM: Connecting wired network kills network access for all devices.

I'm still debugging this but wondered if anyone else has come across it. My Beam is all installed via WiFi and I'm very happy with it. However I thought I'd hard wire it to my network as I have fixed connections to most of the permanently connected devices. Unfortunately (tried 4 times now) when I connect a network cable after a few seconds all my home network dies. Symptoms from another PC is that I can no longer ping the gateway (192.168.0.1) any more. Unplug the Beam and it recovers. Network is Virgin Media SuperHub -> TP-Link T2600G switch -> devices. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks - David

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5 years ago
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Sam79Contributor I
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Play file at certain time of day

Hello-- I own Smarthings hub and recently added Sonos one speakers. I would like to play a file at certain times of day automatically, Can someone guide me? Basically it is reminder Azan to pray. Thanks

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5 years ago
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LynnisseContributor I
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Sonos app can't find devices connected to eero gateway

I have a Sonos Port and five Sonos: 1 speakers, all connected to an eero pro-6 tri-band. The Port is connected to the gateway eero via Ethernet. None of the speakers are wired (none are connected via Ethernet) but show up in the eero app as if they are wired to the gateway, same as the Port, which must mean they are connected via wifi to the Port, right? (I'm seeing their serial numbers in the list of Ethernet connected devices in the eero app.)The app says it's unable to connect to Sonos and shows the let's fix it link. I've followed that process a gazillion times to no avail. I've tried the find missing devices instructions a gazillion times. Nothing works.It all worked fine before I added the eeros. How do I get the Sonos app to find the devices connected to the eero? Again, only the Port is wired. Only two of the speakers are in the same room, but all show as connected in the eero app. 

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2 years ago
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sjmarkwellContributor I
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Best Karaoke setup

I’ve been battling this one for a while and trying to get best set-up with minimal components and making best use of Sonos gear I already have. Gear I’m using: Lucky voice box mixer with 2 mics, Laptop with Spotify and Musicmatxh loaded, HDMI into old LG TV with sound off, Sound into Mixer and then into Sonos 5 (gen2) aux in (plus trying to get working with a Playbar via optical in) With the Play 5 the setup is plagued by the delay between singing voice and the sound being processed by Sonos system which makes it difficult to sing along as you can hear your voice delayed. Ideal solution would be if Play 5 aux in signal could be processed directly without lag - in similar way to when I play TV sound through my Playbar. Is there any software fix coming that could speed up the sound signal? 2nd challenge: I want to use the Lucky Voice in another room with laptop with Spotify and Music Match feeding into LG TV with optical out feeding Playbar. Has anyone tried to connect the karaoke mixer

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4 years ago
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robokittyAvid Contributor I
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5 sonos devices on a Ubiquity Unifi network. Matrix looks terrible.

Just brought up a network at home, and the matrix now looks terrible. Details below. Something is clearly wrong. You can see in the attached matrix that there is no root device, and a lot of STP is blocked. Wired devices are turning up orange. This Sonos system has “evolved” over 5 years and several routers, bridge swapped for boost, etc. I feel like it maybe needs a factory reset. There are a few settings in there I care about, but could live without (a couple of playlists, DSP tuning of the speakers). Here are the full details: I'm using Sonos Net for the wireless. Here's the network topology: Unifi USG router -> Unifi switch 8 (root switch). root switch -> Sonos Boost. root switch -> Playbase "Living Room" root switch -> Unifi switch 8 (secondary switch). secondary switch -> Sonos Connect (Office). Sonos Play5 II, wireless, near boost (“Birthday”) Sonos Play5 I, wireless, near connect (“Smoky”) The Unifi switches are set up the recommended way for Sonos. Spa

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buzz
6 years ago
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hallo02Contributor I
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Turning WiFi Off in a SonosNet configuration

Hey there Given a Sonos network with 8 players. One player is wired to the router, as far as my understanding is right, my Sonos configuration is a SonosNet mesh network. I see WM:0 at each player. (All the seven other players are wireless) What happens if I turn off the Wifi (using the app) for the one player that is wired (my sonosnet coordinator)?  Will turning off the wifi causing problems? Because this one wired player is communicating over wireless to the other 7 player within the Sonos MeshNet?   Thank you in advance!

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Stanley_4
4 years ago
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ChilliMintLabsContributor III
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Play sound via API

Is there anyway to send a .wav file to a player remotely and make it play it?

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Jine
7 years ago
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geeeyeteeTrending Lyricist I
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"SonosAmpJuicePi"- solution for automatically powering on/off amps

I recently completed a four-room setup in my home that required that multiple centrally-located amplifiers be powered on and off automatically based on what their corresponding Sonos Connects were up to. My solution is centered on a Raspberry Pi 2 and a dusting of code on top of the summit built buy @jishi from this forum. I have attached a photo of what it physically looks like in my case. And here a copy of the Readme from the code's GitHub page. I hope others may be able to benefit! https://github.com/geeeyetee/SonosAmpJuicePi [h1]SonosAmpJuicePi[/h1] [h2]Purpose[/h2] The purpose of this application is to turn power off and on at the mains for centrally-located amplifiers/receivers, using GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi connected to relays (such as the PowerSwitch Tail). [h2]App.js[/h2] [list] [*]Edit the `amps` variable to associate each of your sonos player/room names with a GPIO physical pin number (which you in turn have connected to a relay that controls power to th

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4 years ago
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DarkonIVContributor II
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Multiple subnets and Sonos on Ubiquiti EdgeOS (ERPOE-5) with bcast-relay

[h1]Troubleshooting Subnets and Players:[/h1] [h2]Summary:[/h2] Recently, I had two (2) players drop off the network: one P1 and one P3. The P1 returned after 2+ hours all by itself and updated. The P3 did not, this is her story. [i]I won't TL;DR you here, suffice it to say I tried the listed options below per-typical when speakers drop off and these steps did not work due to other issues I call out below. Enough is written on them in Sonos Community and maybe other forums to aide you with questions and exacting order of operation for these items: ( Listed in order of trial: ) [list] [*] Sonos Controller > Settings > Add Player > re-add the lost player -- wait ~3-10 minutes for speaker to re-appear; [*] Unplug - wait 30s (at LEAST 10s) -- replug - wait ~3-10 minutes for speaker to re-appear; [*] RESET (I don't do this lightly and don't recommend you do either since it means loss of most (all?) speaker history from Sonos account) using the PLAY+Plug-In_until_amber(red)_wh

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5 years ago
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jdagProdigy III
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Forget Current Sonos System

Is there an option in the 6.4 controller software to remove a household? There used to be an option to Forget Current Sonos System from Settings -> Advanced Settings.

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7 years ago
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mcj116Contributor I
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The new AMP: 1 in-ceiling speaker setup. Bridge mode / one channel?

I've just received the new Sonos AMP. Is there a way of bridging the two speaker outputs into 1 channel, for 1 speaker? With wiring (+) terminal from Right channel and (-) terminal from Left channel. So it is working in mono/bridge mode.

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5 years ago
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Hmcallister719Contributor I
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2 Router Home Network Setup

I have two routers set up to my home network, one for the front and back of my house. I also have a Sonos in the front and in the back. What I’m trying to do is have the Sonos linked but can’t get it to work b/c the Sonos at one location is connected to that router correspondingly and will only display which ever Sonos is on said router but not the other although they are on the same network. What is the fix?

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buzz
5 years ago
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garibaldicuContributor I
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Sonos Broadcast Relay

So I have a bit of an odd issue. (This may not be the correct forum, but I thought I'd try.) As some background, I have a rather advanced home / home lab setup. I have a Fortigate router that supports a wired network and a wireless AP hanging off a separate subnet. The wireless subnet has a DHCP relay operating that forwards DHCP broadcast requests to a Windows server. Sonos ZPs are operating off the wired network. Any devices hanging off the wireless are currently unable to utilize the Sonos app to control the ZPs. If I enable a rule allowing a broadcast on 255.255.255.255 between the subnets then the Sonos app will function. However, iOS devices will be unable to obtain an IP from the DHCP server. I am assuming there's a conflict happening with the relay but am uncertain. Thoughts?

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6 years ago
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Van GContributor I
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Sonos v11 on Unifi Switch - RTSP & Enable STP?

Have my Sonos network on Unifi US-24-250 Switch - 4 wired (wifi off on 2) & 6 wireless Network gear is ER-X → US-24-250 off that is 2 x UAP-Pro and US-8 in the shop. Experiencing dropouts when using RTSP across switch and then enabling STP on Sonos wired ports. When entire switch is using STP, there are a variety of issues with non-Sonos wired devices like slow connect-to-LAN times. I’ve read a number of threads from different time frames and wanted clarification on current best practice settings for Unifi switches? I’m currently running STP (4096) on US-24 and STP (8192) and having dropouts? This was the settings before playing around with RTSP config mentioned above so I’m at a loss. Can submit diagnostics or anything else if requested. Would just like to make this work on all fronts.   Sonos Support InfoUS-24-250 Config 

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controlav
4 years ago
press250
press250Avid Contributor III
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Sonos on Dedicated Subnet: Multicast No Longer Used?

I’m looking for some of those brave souls that have run the gauntlet and moved their Sonos devices to a dedicated subnet ... In preparing to move’ my Sonos devices to a dedicated subnet, I’ve read everything (!) I can find on the topic. I’m happy to report I understand nearly all the networking vernacular, AND I’m happy to report my firewall seems up to the task. The trickiest bit I’ve read about is handling the discovery process, well described here: https://felix-kling.de/blog/2019/sonos-dedicated-vlan.html As noted, my firewall can handle the 239.255.255.250 multicast forwarding. Yay! Before pulling the trigger on the ‘move’ and the subsequent beating my head against a wall, I did a bit of packet capture on my existing/normal/everything-on-the-same-subnet setup. The results of packet capture surprised me, inasmuch as there seems to be ZERO 239.255.255.250 multicast traffic … all I see is 255.255.255.255 broadcast traffic. And while the former requires careful planning, the latter is

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press250
4 years ago
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Douglas_2Contributor II
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Using Roam with phone's Wi-Fi hotspot

HiTook delivery of my new Roam yesterday and am liking it so far. I have it as part of my home Sonos network and have also paired it via bluetooth to my iPhone.I see occasions when I’d like to take the Roam out and about with me, but still be able to use Google Assistant etc, by having the Roam pair with the hotspot I can activate on my iPhone. Can this be done? I guess it would mean that the Roam would need to store the wi-fi details of both my home network and my iPhone’s hotspot. I hope this is possible.Cheers

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3 years ago
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henrik.ekmanContributor I
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Could someone describe Sonos Boost operation "for dummies" - how it works.

Dear Experts around the Word, please help me to understand how Sonos Boost works technically. I would nee this informaiton for my Network design. [b] CONTEXT:[/b] * Let's say there are 4 Sonos Connects on WIFI connected to a wireless router * The wireless router creates a WIFI e.g. SSID "homenetwork" with password "xyz123" * In this case, all the Sonos Connects are hooked on 2.4GHz on "homenetwork" as Sonos Connects does not operate on 5GHz but only on 2.4GHz * The wireless router provides IP addresses to all Sonos Connects * Any Sonos apps (on mobile phone) can control the Sonos Connect units as long as the mobile phone is on the "homenetwork" [b]QUESTIONS[/b] 1) Are my assumpitons above correct? [b]NOW WHEN ADDING A SONOS BOOST[/b] * If I add Sonos Boost (with help of the mobile app "Add Boost or Bridge" in the settings menu) * Connect the Sonos Boost with Ethernet cable to my wireless router (that provides the "homenetwork" on the air) [b]QUESTIONS ADTER ADDING SO

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Stanley_4
5 years ago
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RachelPContributor I
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What do I need to put a mixer thru into my sonos,

Have playbase, amp and a bunch of One’s - what additional device is required to bring in mixing decks? Is it possible to do so?

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jgatie
5 years ago
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losinovContributor I
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Questions about necessary ports and proxy awareness

Hello Sonos community, I am doing some initial research to see if a Sonos system would be compatible with our network infrastructure. We have an internal proxy server here so I want to make sure that the Sonos equipment would be able to pass through it. The other topic I want to understand is which ports are absolutely necessary for the Sonos to work on our network. We only plan on using Hotel Radio, Rockbot, Mood Mix, Sound Machine or Tribe of Noise services. We'd like to control all of the Sonos players through the PC or Mac Music control application. We wont be using an android phone or iOS device for this. Here is a list of ports that Sonos requires but I'm sure we don't need all of them. The ones underlined are IMO essential. Please let me know what you guys think. Thank you! [u]80 (Internet Radio, updates and registration)[/u] 443 (Rhapsody, Napster, and SiriusXM) 445 (CIFS) – successor to SMB [u]3400 (incoming UPnP events - Sonos Controller App for Mac or PC)[/u]

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7 years ago
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