Bridge with Playbar

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October 26, 2016
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Hi, I have read somewhere that if you have a playbar wired to your router it will act in the same way as a bridge. I have both, and both wired to the router direct with Ethernet cables. Do I actually need the bridge?

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Best answer by ratty

I have read somewhere that if you have a playbar wired to your router it will act in the same way as a bridge.

It does.

Do I actually need the bridge?

Nope.

rattyAnswer

I have read somewhere that if you have a playbar wired to your router it will act in the same way as a bridge.

It does.

Do I actually need the bridge?

Nope.

M

Mr FlibbleAuthor

Contributor II

Thanks Ratty, according to my system details I am also in Boost mode, will I lose that if I'm only using the playbar?

ratty

No. I wish Sonos hadn't called it 'BOOST Setup'. There's no requirement for a BOOST at all.

You are in 'SonosNet mode', i.e. using the dedicated wireless mesh between Sonos units. This mode occurs automatically if one or more Sonos devices -- of any type -- are wired.

You can check if you wish, and it sounds as if you already have. Go to About My Sonos System in your controller and look for 'WM:0' to indicate SonosNet, or a wired connection. Units which are connected to the router's WiFi show 'WM:1' instead (or 'WM:2' for a PLAYBAR's surrounds/SUB).

M

Mr FlibbleAuthor

Contributor II

Thanks again Ratty, all great advice 😃

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