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ianlimn
Contributor I
Sep 4, 2016 9:09 AM UTC

ASUS RT-AC88U

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
    Feb 4, 2017 10:52 PM UTC
    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!
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    DarthBling
    Lyricist II
    Feb 12, 2017 11:55 PM UTC

    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
    Jun 3, 2017 12:52 AM UTC
    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
    Jul 10, 2017 8:46 PM UTC
    Oh my god.... it was driving me nuts... I cannot believe someone figured it out!!! thank you so much
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      DickdeRooij
      Lyricist I
      Jul 19, 2017 11:52 AM UTC
      Thanks!!!
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      Shane11
      Lyricist I
      Jul 27, 2017 6:35 AM UTC
      worked great thanks
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      dilbertdave
      Lyricist I
      Aug 5, 2017 12:43 AM UTC
      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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        dilbertdave
        Lyricist I
        Aug 5, 2017 12:44 AM UTC
        Worked great for me! Thx so much. Been trying to fix this fir a week!!
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        jhnatow
        Contributor I
        Aug 18, 2017 4:26 PM UTC
        Just bought an Asus AC5400, had the exact same issue with it. Thanks!
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        JustinL
        Contributor I
        Sep 23, 2017 11:29 PM UTC
        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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