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ianlimn
Contributor I
September 4, 2016

ASUS RT-AC88U

  • September 4, 2016
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I recently bought a new wifi router/access point an ASUS RT-AC88U

Once I switched over to it I found that I had sporadic access to my Sonos speakers (Play 3, Playbar + Sub).
Sometimes I could connect to the speakers, sometimes I couldn't. When I could connect I'd sometimes be able to see all the rooms and other times only 1.

I played with a bunch of wifi settings and finally tracked down the culprit.
Wireless menu >> Professional Tab >> Airtime Fairness
This setting is enabled by default. When I disabled it my access to my Sonos was restored to it's former fully functioning glory.
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    pmarinac
    Lyricist I
    February 4, 2017
    So glad to have found this. I was having the same problem which was also occurring with a heos system--took forever to connect the app to the speakers and several minutes later speakers would disappear from the app an no longer controllable. It started happening when I introduced the rt-88u router so I knew it was related. I played around with a lot of settings. Disabling airtime fairness fixed both the sonos and heos systems immediately. thanks again!
    DarthBling
    Lyricist II
    February 12, 2017

    SO happy I found this. Lifesaver. Part of the problem is the Controller app S**** at telling you what is going on. It just doesn't find the network but gives you zero info. Ugh.

     

     

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    Billos
    Lyricist I
    June 3, 2017
    O.M.G.. I've been racking my brain trying absolutely everything I could think of to try and get my SONOS to work.. Made that one single change and it connected and set up the new SONOS instantly.. Thank you @ianlimn!!
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    Dontimothy
    Lyricist I
    July 10, 2017
    Oh my god.... it was driving me nuts... I cannot believe someone figured it out!!! thank you so much
      DickdeRooij
      Lyricist I
      July 19, 2017
      Thanks!!!
      Shane11
      Lyricist I
      July 27, 2017
      worked great thanks
      dilbertdave
      Lyricist I
      August 5, 2017
      I recently bought a new wifi router/access point an ASUS RT-AC88U

      Once I switched over to it I found that I had sporadic access to my Sonos speakers (Play 3, Playbar + Sub).
      Sometimes I could connect to the speakers, sometimes I couldn't. When I could connect I'd sometimes be able to see all the rooms and other times only 1.

      I played with a bunch of wifi settings and finally tracked down the culprit.
      Wireless menu >> Professional Tab >> Airtime Fairness
      This setting is enabled by default. When I disabled it my access to my Sonos was restored to it's former fully functioning glory.
        dilbertdave
        Lyricist I
        August 5, 2017
        Worked great for me! Thx so much. Been trying to fix this fir a week!!
        jhnatow
        Contributor I
        August 18, 2017
        Just bought an Asus AC5400, had the exact same issue with it. Thanks!
        JustinL
        Contributor I
        September 23, 2017
        This message should be pinned somewhere.

        Had problems connecting speakers to the network and when I changed the settings, everything worked perfectly.

        Thank you very much.
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