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Sonos without Guest Network

  • November 30, 2020
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Hi guys,

Help desperately needed - I purchased a SONOS network for use in our new business.

Problem is we rent the space and only have access to Guest WiFi - the SONOS speakers cannot see each other on this network.

Therefore I bought a Connect to add to the four ONE SLs and Sub (gen2).

I thought that I could set up a “local” mesh network using the Connect and play the other speakers through it but how do I do this (and is it possible)?

I have been told that i can get a Bluetooth transceiver and use this to make the Connect work but

  1. what is this and what do I connect it to? is is a temporary or permanent solution?
  2. can I set up the system using my home WIFI network and transport everything to my place of work (where it will work without WiFI?)
  3. Can I use an old router to set up a WIFI network even though it isnt connected to the internet and set up SONOS through that?
  4. Any other ideas about how I can get this to work?

Many thanks in advance - If I can’t solve this I will likely return all the speakers and just buy a wired system.

MCEP

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7 replies

ratty
  • ratty
  • November 30, 2020

Connect a travel router onto the guest network. It will set up a private network of its own, where Sonos devices can see one another.

Make sure the router can cope with the maximum number of devices you plan to connect.

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  • John B
  • November 30, 2020

And get your money back on that Connect ASAP. It's of no use to you.

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Thanks so much Ratty - I am going to pick up a TP Link AC750 - since I don’t have to actually carry it around (it will permanently live on shelf) is this the best option or should i use a more powerful “regular” router linked to the guest LAN? For max umber of devices I have a connect, four ones and a Sub - will that be too many do you think? Or can I play everything through the Connect to use the bandwidth most efficiently?

 

Thanks also JohnB - I need the Connect so i can use a “line in” from a couple of different sources as the sound files I need to play aren’t on Spotify etc. AM I correct in thinking this?

ratty
  • ratty
  • November 30, 2020

Firstly it doesn’t matter whether you connect everything ‘through’ the Connect or not. Each device will still require an IP address. Some pure travel routers might be a bit miserly in terms of IP address pool size, since they only expect to be used in a travel context.

As for TP Link ‘AC750’ that means nothing other than its WiFi capabilities. A simple search throws up wireless extenders. You don’t want an extender, you need a router. 

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Thanks Ratty that’s very useful - I meant that the router was based on the ac750 architecture - the model number is WR902AC

 

im very unfamiliar with WiFi tech in general - if IP pool size is a problem can I use any “normal” router as a “travel” router? Or are travel routers specifically designed to piggyback guest networks?

 

many thanks in advance

ratty
  • ratty
  • November 30, 2020

That TP-Link device should work fine in ‘hotspot’ router mode. 

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Brilliant thank you again

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