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Sonos Move Not Showing in App.

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August 14, 2020
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Hi

My Sonos Move is regularly not visible on my System i.e. it’s not an option on the S2 App. I also have a Sonos Boost installed.

The move is an expensive piece of kit and this should not be happening. Please advise, diagnostic number 1564751572 has been submitted.

Regards

Matt

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mfinnigan

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Paul -

I have to highlight something you’re slightly wrong about. Please stop calling 5 Ghz wifi “5G”, it’s inaccurate and actually confuses the issue. 5G means fifth generation cellular data technology, whereas the Move use 5 Ghz wifi.

Hi @MLArnall.

Thanks for your immediate response.

“Secondly, reply from BT as follows “Whole Home Wi-Fi works in bridge mode which means it does not change the network and works as a set of access points so all traffic can go straight to the router.” Presume this negates the need to configure in bridge/access point mode?” Yes this negates the requirement to set the Access point on bridge mode.

“Can you clarify what you mean by connects via 5G please?” usually almost but not all routers come and is capable of dual bandwidth. This means they are capable of generating 2.4G Wifi and 5G WiFi. 2.4G Wifi bandwidth means longer-range but slower bandwidth (capacity to transport data from router to user’s device) 5G means shorter range but larger bandwidth.

If the Manufacturer already indicated they are on bridge mode, We by removing the Sonos Move from the charging bay, press and hold the power button for 10-15 seconds, and placing it back on it’s charging bay without pressing any buttons would allow the Sonos Move to power cycle, refresh its current IP-address and reconnect to the same Wifi network. If based on the manufacturer they are already in bridge mode, The Sonos Move should appear on the Sonos App once the Sonos app has been relaunched.

I hope this helps.

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MLArnallAuthor

Contributor I

Hi @Paul A

Thank you again.

Thank you also for clarifying your comment, term 5G was causing confusion

The Move is now showing.

To clarify, is the underlying issue that the Move uses 5Ghz wi-fi and given the router, regardless of being set up correctly, operates on both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz wi-fi the Move does not show when app is connected to 2Ghz wi-if?

Secondly, you previously suggested placing the Move closer to the router. Why would this help? Assume because 5Ghz has a shorter range than 2.4Ghz wi-if?

Thirdly, do Sonos pre warn customers about the 5Ghz situation? It appears to be an non resolvable issue unless the customer is prepared to frequently power off and on and/or place the Move closer to the router when this may not work for the setup.

Finally, are any other Sonos products restricted to 5Ghz wi-if?

Kind regards

Matt

Paul A

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi @MLArnall.

Thanks for the immediate response.

I’m glad that the Sonos Move is now working with your Sonos app.

To clarify, is the underlying issue that the Move uses 5Ghz wi-fi and given the router, regardless of being set up correctly, operates on both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz wi-fi the Move does not show when app is connected to 2Ghz wi-if? If the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz are comming from the same router, regarless which Bandwidth your device is connected to, the Sonos Move should appear on the Sonos app. However, if the 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz are coming from different routers which in your case it is, the Sonos Move would only appear if you are connected to the same router that the Sonos Move is connected to.

Secondly, you previously suggested placing the Move closer to the router. Why would this help? Assume because 5Ghz has a shorter range than 2.4Ghz wi-if? This step is to somehow force the Sonos Move to connect to the same router that the Sonos Boost is connected to via ethernet cable. If that router is a dualband router which means it is generating both 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz, moving the Sonos Move closer should force the Sonos Move to connect to it’s wireless connection.

Thirdly, do Sonos pre warn customers about the 5Ghz situation? It appears to be an non resolvable issue unless the customer is prepared to frequently power off and on and/or place the Move closer to the router when this may not work for the setup. Sonos does not have this feature of warning customers about the 5 Ghz situation since majority of the routers in the market are dualband router which are capable of braodcasting both 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz. This can easily be resolved if the network is properly set up according to how dual routers are suppossedly set up meaning main router should only have DHCP or IP-address generation active and secondary routers needs to have this feature disabled.

Finally, are any other Sonos products restricted to 5Ghz wi-if? Nope, Other Sonos products does not have the capabilities of connecting to a 5 Ghz network since the Wifi Card built in is only capalble of connecting and reading 2.4 Ghz WiFi network.

I hope This answers all of your questions.

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MLArnallAuthor

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Hi @Paul A

Thank you for the detail.

As I have more than one router I would anticipate that this issue may re-occur. Is that correct?

You say that the issue is easily resolved via correct configuration. Please can you provide steps on how I correctly configure by additional BT disc?

Finally, for my knowledge, ref the suggestion of placing the Move closer to the router attached to the Boost. I presume this is because the rest of the Sonos system is run via the Boost? What if my phone connects to this router via 2.4Ghz as opposed to 5Ghz? Move would then not show??

Kind regards

Matt

Paul A

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi @MLArnall.

Thanks for the immediate response.

As I have more than one router I would anticipate that this issue may re-occur. Is that correct? Yes as the issue would depend on your controller where it connects unless you can set the secondary router on Access point mode or bridge mode. Here is a little explaination on how to set them up so that the issue would no longer re-occur. Let me share with you a topic on this community that discusses multiple routers you can share and ask questions or comments on that topic if something is not clear.

Have each access point have their own unique Wifi name as so you and your mobile controller do not get confused about what and where to connect to access your Sonos system.

Disable Wifi Capabilities of the Main router that provides connection directly to your ISP or internet provider.

Disable the DHCP or IP-address generation of the Access point and only allow the main router to generate the IP-addresses to avoid IP-address mismatch or IP-address duplicates.

Wire a Sonos device to one of the routers/access points to get them to stay on a single network (having each access point have their own unique WiFi names).

You say that the issue is easily resolved via correct configuration. Please can you provide steps on how I correctly configure by additional BT dics? You may want to consider my recommendation above.

Finally, for my knowledge, ref the suggestion of placing the Move closer to the router attached to the Boost. I presume this is because the rest of the Sonos system is run via the Boost? What if my phone connects to this router via 2.4Ghz as opposed to 5Ghz? Move would then not show?? As long as the controller/phone is connected to the router’s network where your Sonos boost is connected, the Sonos Move would show no matter if you are connected to the 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz. Moving the Sonos Move closer towards the router where your Sonos Boost is connected gives the Sonos Move more chances of declaring that router to be a better connection that the secondary router which would make the Sonos Move connect to that router once the Sonos Move is power cycled or turned off and turned on. (assuming that the router where the Sonos Boost is connected and the secondary router have the same Wifi Name).

I hope this helps.

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Jayne Mansfield

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Hi @Paul A I am having this same issue having gotten new internet service recently. I tried everything suggested here. My SONOS move is the only speaker not showing on the app. My diagnostic is 1603658630.

Paul A

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi @Jayne Mansfield.

Welcome to the Sonos community and thanks for reaching out to us and for submitting a diagnostic. I understand that you got a new Internet service provider (ISP) and got a new router however, the Sonos Move is the only device not showing on the Sonos App. Let me help you with that.

I would like to recommend making sure that the Sonos Move placed on its charging bay, then open the Sonos app. make sure that you are connected to the new router that the new ISP has provided on your mobile controller. Open the Sonos App, Go to settings » system » find missing product, and follow the prompts.

Based on the provided diagnostic, you are running the Sonos system on a Ubiquity mesh system. I would like to recommend by provided assistance above to have a permanent fix to this issue.

Hi @MLArnall.

Thanks for the immediate and detailed response and for submitting a diagnostic.

Based on the submitted diagnostic, Sonos detected another hardware that provides the same Wifi name as the main router which indicates a Wifi Extender/Booster.repeater, or another router or an access point. If this is the case, I would suggest reaching out to the manufacturer of that secondary router to be configured in bridge mode or access point mode or which option best fits your preference.

Have each access point have their own unique Wifi name as so you and your mobile controller do not get confused about what and where to connect to access your Sonos system.
Disable Wifi Capabilities of the Main router that provides connection directly to your ISP or internet provider.
Disable the DHCP or IP-address generation of the Access point and only allow the main router to generate the IP-addresses to avoid IP-address mismatch or IP-address duplicates.
Wire a Sonos device to one of the routers/access points to get them to stay on a single network (having each access point have their own unique WiFi names).

I hope this helps.

Please let me know if you have further questions or concerns. We are always here to help.

Thanks,

. Let me share with you a topic on this community that discusses multiple routers you can share and ask questions or comments on that topic if something is not clear.

I hope this helps.

Please let us know how it goes. We are always here to help.

Thanks,

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