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problems setting up new home to fit 5Ghz

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
July 4, 2021
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ZeAustrian
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Hi all,

after extensive reading in the board I learned a lot but still couldn’t solve my problem. After more than a month trying I failed very frustrating.

my set up: Fibre, apple time capsule (optional), Beam, One, 2x play:1, Apple TV

i moved to a new home and only the built-in 5Ghz wifi of the router yields the right internet speed. So I am ok to cut out my ATC.
i connected the One to the 5Ghz nut the beam does not want to move over. Even when plugging in via Ethernet, which I only can run temporary as the router sits in a storage room.

my questions:

Is it possible to use the Beam as hub for the 2x play:1 which are intended to sit in a different room though?
How to set up Beam correctly?
would a Sonos Boost solve my 5Ghz problem?

thank you in advance,

Hannes

Best answer by ratty

Most routers will allow a phone on 5GHz to connect to Sonos units that are using 2.4GHz. It’s only a few badly designed routers which don’t.

If you haven’t already done so, split your router’s bands giving each a different name. Try connecting Sonos to the 2.4GHz band and see how you get on. 15Mbps ought to be sufficient for your system.

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ratty
Forum|Forum|4 years ago
July 4, 2021

Beam is unable to connect to a 5GHz WiFi. Its 5GHz radio is reserved for supporting home theatre satellites.

Why can’t you use your router’s 2.4GHz WiFi for Sonos? I appreciate that your 5GHz is a lot faster but Sonos only requires a modest internet bandwidth for audio.

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ZeAustrian
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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
July 4, 2021

Beam is unable to connect to a 5GHz WiFi. Its 5GHz radio is reserved for supporting home theatre satellites.

Why can’t you use your router’s 2.4GHz WiFi for Sonos? I appreciate that your 5GHz is a lot faster but Sonos only requires a modest internet bandwidth for audio.

Thank you, my main problem with this is that my phone would be connected to 5GHz - wouldn’t it be unable to find the 2.4GHz wifi? Speed difference is 150mb @5Ghz and 15mb at 2.4Ghz…

The set up: Beam, One, 2x PLAY:1, Apple TV, Time Capsule

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ratty
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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
July 4, 2021

Most routers will allow a phone on 5GHz to connect to Sonos units that are using 2.4GHz. It’s only a few badly designed routers which don’t.

If you haven’t already done so, split your router’s bands giving each a different name. Try connecting Sonos to the 2.4GHz band and see how you get on. 15Mbps ought to be sufficient for your system.