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Contributor I
September 1, 2012

Restrict access to certain zones

  • September 1, 2012
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There should be a way to restrict access to certain zones or allow control of certain zones from a specific controller. This is very important when you have children or have guests staying to stop inadvertent or deliberate changing of zone settings.
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    Contributor I
    October 15, 2013
    Any way we can just get back to the feature request? I truly want to keep following this thread but not if it's full of random rants.
    Ditto. I would prefer a PIN screen. Something simple, we aren't securing a bank here.
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 16, 2013
    Any way we can just get back to the feature request? I truly want to keep following this thread but not if it's full of random rants.
    Sth simple and effective would do the job. You only want to prevend your kids from playing music in certain areas and/or guests to change the playlist, only let them add music to play in the queue. How hard is that to implement if it helps you sell more product (and yes, it does!)
    Contributor II
    October 16, 2013
    Any way we can just get back to the feature request? I truly want to keep following this thread but not if it's full of random rants.
    I believe it would sell more product. Purchasing a Sonos system is a huge commitment; one I've been considering for years. I was just about to go for it when I realized that my 8yo and 12yo would definitely fight over the "now playing" song, and could also attempt to play or change music or volume in zones I would prefer they not have access to (e.g. master bedroom, master bath, guest room, or outside). And as someone noted earlier, they might not even do it intentionally if they didn't realize the zones were linked.
    Lyricist I
    October 22, 2013
    Just adding another plea for a feature to prevent visitors abusing my system. Full blast volume and constantly changing tracks. Amusing for the first 5 minutes but then extremely frustrating. Nothing the owner can do but try to smile and wait for then to get bored!
    Lyricist I
    October 22, 2013
    Just another plea for an access control feature. So frustrating when visitors take control of the system, turn volume up full and start changing tracks. Nothing the owner can do but grin and bear it until they get bored!
    Avid Contributor I
    October 23, 2013
    You can't even stop people who have a Play in their room from registering their app into your system. Surely this must be a problem for Sonos at trade shows when visitors can gain control of their demo systems... come to think of it maybe that's a way to get Sonos to really focus on this issue.
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 23, 2013
    You can't even stop people who have a Play in their room from registering their app into your system. Surely this must be a problem for Sonos at trade shows when visitors can gain control of their demo systems... come to think of it maybe that's a way to get Sonos to really focus on this issue.
    Especially when you play something "special" from your own device through it!
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 23, 2013
    Add me in to, and merge with this topic: http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=36704
    Lyricist I
    November 3, 2013
    Just brought a play 1. First sonos purchase been deciding for a while to discontinue my my investment in logitech squeezebox and move to sonos. My initial impression is it's an excellent piece of kit. However I stumbled across this forum when trying to find out how to lock unwanted guests out of the system and I must admit I cannot believe this feature is missing. If I had known about this (what I would consider a flaw.) beforehand I wouldn't have purchased it. Certainly won't be extending my system until I can secure it.
    Lyricist I
    November 17, 2013
    This would be an excellent feature! Looking forward to it being implemented soon as I am sure you guys are working on it. Would be nice to have some confirmation that it is being looked into. Thanks!