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Linking Sonos S1 equipment to new Synology NAS?

  • January 2, 2026
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Hi All

 

I have just replaced my creaking Buffalo Linkstation with a shiny new Synology 225+ but I cannot get my Sonos system to see the shared folder for my music.

 

I see there are a large number of threads on this issue as simply enabling SMBv1 doesnt seem to be enough, and a lot of the solutions appear to my reading to be complicated (Ill admit Im not hugely technically proficient) and involve rolling back parts of the NAS operating system etc which Id be quite worried about doing

 

Can any one point me to the simplest/most efficient way of getting this to work please?

 

And apologies again for asking what I know has been asked before, but Im hoping for a simple solution that with my limited understanding I can do.    

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buzz
  • January 2, 2026

Which SONOS players are you using?


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  • Contributor III
  • January 2, 2026

I gather the problematic ones are two old Connect:Amps which have to use S1 (and SMBv1)

 

Possibly an old Play:1 has the same issue.

 

 


Schlumpf
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  • Virtuoso
  • January 2, 2026

@PhilJW 

Did you already try the most obvious thing you mentioned yourself above… enabling smb1 support on your NAS? Hopefully it supports that option. 


Airgetlam
  • January 2, 2026

If memory serves (it often doesn’t) there is often a tie to NTML v1. Worth double checking at least. 


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  • Prodigy I
  • January 2, 2026

I have found since the last (early Dec.) update Sonos now requires an admin user with permissions to the SMB app to index a Synology share. Previously it only needed a standard user with read access.

My case is on s2 but may be something worth checking?


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  • Contributor III
  • January 3, 2026

Hi All

 

Many thanks - I have SMBv1 enabled and NTMLv1 enabled but I havent tried with an admin login (my old Buffalo didnt need one).

 

Ill report back…….


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  • Contributor III
  • January 3, 2026

There are several threads on this though with other remedies which sound a little daunting.