Password protection

  • 10 November 2014
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sandip
Sonos app allows anybody to play/use if they have Wifi access.
So if i share my wifi password with my guest he gets access to my Sonos set-up. With bridge we had to connect once with bridge, which was some what a security feature.

Even better if we could control access to certain group of speakers. I don't want children/guest to use my bedroom speakers only their rooms and my be common areas.

Password protection

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S
Userlevel 7
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I am not that surprised, I would not want to have to key in a password each time I wanted to change zone/room groupings!Same here - but I can see a case for needing a password to allow a new Sonos controller to 'join' the system ( a simple popup to input 4 numbers?) - but I would appreciate a password to allow system firmware to be updated.
D
Userlevel 1
The way I'd like to see this work would be for each Sonos device to have an optional PIN/password. The first time a new controller connects to a device with a PIN enabled, the user is prompted for that PIN. The PIN is remembered by the controller so won't need entering again. The default should be PIN/passwords disabled so that those who don't have a need for this feature are unaffected.

In my case, I'd love to give each of my kids their own Sonos device (and they'd love me to give them one too!) but they are at a age where they spend half their time looking for new ways to tease each other. With the current Sonos app, if they each had their own devices, they'd likely spend more time interfering with their sibling's Sonos than spending time using their own Sonos! :D

If this feature is ever implemented I'd add two additional PLAY:5 devices right away.

-David
sandip
In an interview, that was precisely the reason given by the Sonos CEO for not implementing password protection.

One time user log-in should solve the problem of typing passwords again and again??
D
Userlevel 1
What a great idea. Please do this Sonos!

My suggestion was that this feature be optional, default OFF. If Sonos were to implement this but you don't need it, then don't enable it. 🙂 Please don't deny this to others that would benefit from it.
J
Another voter who would like to see this implemented.

I have always allowed friends access to my wifi but I want to control the music and not let them start ruining my playlist!

Previously I had a iPhone app for playing music directly from my iPad to my hi-fi.

As someone else put, why not make it an optional for each setup, with the default being no password?

I think it would be a worthwhile addition. Please consider this sonos.
L
i think it would be useful to have a onetime passcode after someone downloads the app and attempts to connect to your network. we are using the speakers in a showroom where management wants to control the music venue and the volume control. without some type of passcode anybody that downloads the app can connect to your network and change the music and the volume.
P
Another use-case for some kind of protection (password, pairing or whatever): office space.
I work in a building where everyone is connected to a shared, managed wifi network, so no "don’t give access to your network to people you don’t trust" argument here.
*Someone* just started playing Justin Bieber at full volume. It hurts. Password please 🙂
R
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I wouldn't want to have the controllers password protected - can't see any use in that.

However, simply hiding some of the zones on some of the controllers could be useful, for example in order to restrict controllers that have a fixed place in the house to the zones they actually reside in (example: guest room). Would make their UI less cluttered and avoid accidentally controlling other zones.
R
a bit late to the party but i'm pretty surprised by the ignorance in this thread to the topic at hand.

People are so defensive over this password option when I think they're thinking of it incorrectly.

1) We don't want a password 'all the time', having the option to lock out 1 Sonos controller would be fantastic because of....

2) Not everyone uses Sonos at home, case in point: we have 3 Sonos controllers in our office. 1 in reception, 1 in the main office and 1 in our presentation room. We don't want Joe Schmo playing his favourite Lady gaga track on the presentation room sonos when he wanted to play it on the main office one.

You people saying things like 'Teach your kids' or 'take responsibility', accidents happen people and people are inherently idiots when it comes to stuff like this, especially office people. It's happened to us before, it'll happen again and the entire thing can be fixed with an OPTIONAL setting to need a pin/password to play through that/group that room into your playlist.

Seriously people, think outside the box here. Just because you don't see value in it doesn't mean others wont and it's not like this is an overly insane request.
J
That's a ridiculous argument. You could simply have it switchable so those that require it can have it. Anyone with access to the household wifi can mess with the system as they choose. Clearly those who don't want it don't have kids!
J
+1 for this. Yes I could restrict guests from using the wifi but that's a little bit overboard in my mind. Like one of the posters has said - a 4 digit pin when connecting via the app to the player for the first time would be the ideal scenario.

Those of us that want control (without having to lock the wifi) can do so, and those who don't want the hassle, only have to do it once.
S
Hi I am new to sonos and yes I would like to see a pass code option on my sonos I have read some of topics on this and yes maybe some people don't need it and some do I don't like the idea that anyone who has my wifi code can use and abuse it as they please I honestly think that we should be given the option to use a pass code or not I live in a household with 3 young adults they never really bothered with my previous system unless we had party's but now because it is so easily assesible to them they are starting to use it all the time I would like to restrict this
C
I like the PIN idea. You can use it if you want to or not. But having this floating on the network so anyone can access and play is not desirable for my situation. A simple PIN would keep people from tampering. It should remember the PIN so I don't have to keep entering every time I access the system on various devices.
sandip
I am surprised by the poll results.
People please vote...
T
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I am not that surprised, I would not want to have to key in a password each time I wanted to change zone/room groupings!
7x CR100, 2x CR200, 5x SP100, 1x ZP80, 7x ZP100, 1x iPod Dock, 1x Boost, 4x Play 1, 3x Play 3, 2x Play 5, 1x PlayBar & 1x Sub.
D
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I suppose this might be useful for some people, but it would be pointless for me.

No one ever accesses my wifi or network apart from me.
BCM
I suppose this might be useful for some people, but it would be pointless for me.

No one ever accesses my wifi or network apart from me.

Exactly. Take control of your guests.
sandip
I guess, User Profiles with ability to restrict zones would be great idea.
NoBoB
I am not that surprised, I would not want to have to key in a password each time I wanted to change zone/room groupings!

In an interview, that was precisely the reason given by the Sonos CEO for not implementing password protection.
T
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TJRL View Post
I am not that surprised, I would not want to have to key in a password each time I wanted to change zone/room groupings!

In an interview, that was precisely the reason given by the Sonos CEO for not implementing password protection.


Wow - I must get my job application in, clearly I have CEO potential! 😃
7x CR100, 2x CR200, 5x SP100, 1x ZP80, 7x ZP100, 1x iPod Dock, 1x Boost, 4x Play 1, 3x Play 3, 2x Play 5, 1x PlayBar & 1x Sub.
BCM
If this feature is ever implemented I'd add two additional PLAY:5 devices right away.


Or you could buy the units and reprimand your kids to respect YOUR toys. 😃
L
It's just music!
C
Userlevel 1
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Yet another password? Please don't do this Sonos!
I agree that having the equivalent of multiple households on the same network could be useful in some cases, but this would be with detrimental to simplicity and simplicity is the beauty of Sonos.
buzz
Overall, I don't like this idea.

A very quick expedient would be to change the WiFi password on party night. -- Or, if you are brave, remove the password on party night.
BCM
Why do you provide WIFI service for their personal devices? Change that password and you have your password protection in your office.
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