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JP Kelly
Contributor I
April 16, 2023

System Setup Lock

  • April 16, 2023
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This is a basic ask. The owner of an account, signed into their Sonos system, should be able to lock the system down with a pin code, such that no changes can be made to important set up parameters.


Currently, anyone with a Sonos app on the Wi-Fi system, can change device names, eg, like room names, and mess with a system. This should not be allowed.

 

This would be a piece of cake for SONOS to implement, and it makes a lot of sense to do so.

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    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    May 5, 2024

    I am reading through all the remarks about a “commercial setting” etc. What about children, friends, and accidental screw-ups. 

    Simple: SONOS, just extend the password lock to protect name changes, volume settings, and favorites changes too.

    It should be SIMPLE, no? 

    And then what is the process when the Admin user forgets the PIN? A PIN reset procedure? Which itself has to be locked down, else anyone can do that. SIMPLE? On devices that lack a screen and keyboard? Hmm.

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      ESKinPA
      Lyricist II
      May 7, 2024

      Nowhere in AlexanderPana’s reply does he mention a PIN (although that was my first idea). He says extend the password lock… (which already has an “I forgot my password” procedure.) Much better than instituting a PIN with its associated difficulties.

      Why are the experts here making this sound much harder than it needs to be???. Just cover more things under password protection, particularly room name changes. Sheesh.

      Thank you, AlexanderPana for “getting it.”

      EJOBIV
      EJOBIV
      Lyricist I
      June 23, 2024

      @JP Kelly Sonos is meant for use private non commercial surroundings; it is a consumer product. It is simply not meant to be used as you describe. And even if this would be implemented, you'd need people to be able to choose their own music providers - if not Sonos is just a fancy radio system that cannot be used for what it's good at.

      I have four kids who do the same thing mostly nudt to annoy me by changing names to something they think is funny..  this is not a commercial application iisue...it is a user experience security issue!

      Joolian
      Lyricist I
      August 9, 2024

      It needs anything "infrastructure-like" such as room naming, group creation, add product, app / service download etc all pin or password protected with only admin / account owner able to access. Changing tracks, volume etc within permitted apps open to all. Surely this is a pretty straightforward and pretty basic ask. 

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