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connecting music library on Synology NAS to Sonos

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I’ve got a new Synology NAS and trying to connect Sonos to the music folder on it. I’ve enabled SMBv1 and tried everything else that I’ve read in the Sonos community and Synology knowledge base. (I used a WD NAS for years with Sonos, BTW)

I’m using a Mac and the path to the music folder is:

//NASsynology/Volume 1/for sonos

(I’ve tried creating a separate folder just called “sonos” thinking maybe it doesn’t like the space in the name; also tried removing the “Volume 1” from the path and/or taking the space out and just calling it “volume1” which is how the name appears sometimes in Synology; also tried the IP address in place of the “NASsynology”...all with no luck)

I’m getting an access denied error (telling me to check the ID/password) when using the Synology user-ID/password, as well as when I just skip the ID/password step and just leave it blank.

Thanks for any help!

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Stuart_49Answer

Just to close with success on this, in case someone else has difficulty with the Synology NAS connection to Sonos as I surely did. There was in fact an additional setting that enables NTMLv1 on Synology (in addition to SMB setting). Thanks Airgetlam for that, I just couldn’t find it anywhere in Synology settings until I got on the phone with Sonos support and they were able to show me where the NTMLv1 enable is. Also, on the Mac at least, the path that worked for Sonos excluded the “Volume 1” qualifier, since that threw an error when I tried to include it.

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Schnabby

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I have a new Synology running DSM 7.0.1-42218g with no luck connecting my older SONOS system. Set SMB v1 but have not seen any settings for NTMLv1. Have PLEX installed and running but prefer to use the network share to my Sonos like I did with my previous Lacie NAS.

Now the error prompt advised access is denied. I have that folder set up for a read write in the NAS File settings. Any ideas?

Ken_Griffiths

I have a new Synology running DSM 7.0.1-42218g with no luck connecting my older SONOS system. Set SMB v1 but have not seen any settings for NTMLv1. Have PLEX installed and running but prefer to use the network share to my Sonos like I did with my previous Lacie NAS.

Now the error prompt advised access is denied. I have that folder set up for a read write in the NAS File settings. Any ideas?

From other posts here (entirely at your own risk):

Goto the SMB settings under File Services, then Advanced, and then other. There is a setting called enable NTLMv1 authentication. Once you do, you will get a nasty warning message about potential vulnerabilities with this aging standard. Continue and enable the setting and it should then work.

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Schnabby

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Thank you Ken! That did the trick. That setting is buried in the Synology settings. Probably for good reason. Hope Sonos supports SMBv2 and v3 soon.

Ken_Griffiths

Thank you Ken! That did the trick. That setting is buried in the Synology settings. Probably for good reason. Hope Sonos supports SMBv2 and v3 soon.

Hopefully that will happen in the not too distant future. See this link:

https://en.community.sonos.com/advanced-setups-229000/smb1-security-issue-lack-of-response-from-sonos-6860761?postid=16551779#post16551779

BCM

So good to see the old crew still doing their thing here. I have a question related to this I’m hoping that maybe the OP can help me with. I ran into the SMB problem today and made the adjustment that got me mostly there. Now I’m having a problem with the shares. I’m not sure how to resolve it.

My current setup is a MyBookLiveDuo that I’m going to be retiring… On that drive I have a folder called Music, then under there all my shares by genre: rock, jazz, country, etc. How do I do this on the Synology? I was able to create a music share, but I can’t access it without errors through Sonos. If I go \\DS01\Music that works, but then I can’t segregate by genre (because of that pesky 65K track limitation).

Thank you.

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Paul Lythgoe

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Good morning

To enable NTLM Synology DSM v7 goto

File Services - Advanced Settings - Others (tab) - select ‘Enable NTLMv1 authentication’

This fixed my access deny issue.

Also make sure SMB1 is set as the ‘Minimum SMB Protocol’ on the ‘Advanced Settings’ page.

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DManuell

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I’ve been months without my music library - that NTLM1 was the thing I needed all along.

Thanks to all the posts above!

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TheWorst

Lyricist I

I have tried enabling SMB1 and NTLMv1, all against my better judgement, and I cannot connect to my Synology NAS since I updated it to DSM 7.0.1-42218. Any ideas?

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Mrelectric

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Great info; thanks.

I’ve changed both SMB1 (ignoring the red warnings) and NTLMv1 settings.

Synology DS920+ music folders can now be seen by my two Sonos Connect S1. I didn’t need /share/ in the path name .

DSM 7.0.1-42218 update 2. Running Mediastation; might restart audiostation.

Now just need to get the album art on my Samsung TV.