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February 9, 2023

Can you use the sonosnet 2.4gz dedicated network for other connections?

  • February 9, 2023
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So i’m considering attempting the sonosnet setup for my system. my understanding is that all i need to do is connect a speaker directly to my router, and sonos knows what to do. I’ve read that a private 2.4gz network will be created for the sonos speakers to connect to (even though i have 2.4gz disabled on my router). 

 

My question is this….I want to keep my 2.4gz disabled to utilize the speeds i get from my new wifi 6 setup. but i do have one device (garage door) that i would like to be able to connect to my system (and it only connects with 2.4gz). is there a way to utilize the 2.4gz wifi band that sonos has created for itself for other devices outside the sonos ecosystem?…..if so, i could keep 2.4 disabled, but still have the devices that require 2.4 to still connect…..

 

please advise.

thanks…

GG

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John B
February 10, 2023

A couple of points:

  1. Why the need to get the fastest speed?  Your connections need to be fast enough for everything to work robustly, that’s all. 
  2. The single SSID can actually be a menace.  You could stick with separate SSIDs, and ‘forget’  or delete the 2.4GHz SSID on any devices you don’t want to connect to it.  Sonos devices will nearly always choose a SonosNet connection ahead of a 2.4GHz WiFi, but you can remove the WiFi credentials from Sonos to make sure.

I am not suggesting you should do this or that it would be better than turning off your 2.4GHz WiFi, just that I am not sure you have made a totally convincing case yet :)

PS - thanks for enlightening me about the garage door app.  I didn’t know such a thing could exist for such an apparently simple task.  On this point I have to admit that you have an open and shut case.

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    Grand Maestro
    February 11, 2023

    Not sure how I would be able to give a wifi access point credentials that would only allow one device to have access. That access point is going to broadcast, and once it does, any devices that can detect it are going to try to attach to it..

    Is there a trick?

     

    Sc

    I assume that this dedicated access point will be near the door controller. If you can limit the access point’s RF output, set it for minimum, otherwise place it in a metal container and control the output by adjusting the container.

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