Change from SonosNet to WiFi

That's really interesting. So, what's the process you've gone through? Pull out the ethernet first then use the app to switch? I've never had the speakers connected via WiFi before.

Give it a try. If it doesn’t move to WiFi, or give options to move to WiFi, you can always stick the Ethernet cable back in.

The app doesn’t ‘force’ the switch. The cable inserted does, I think. The Sonos software is, I think, designed to take the easiest path back to the router. Think of that as lowest ping time, which is generally wired versus WiFi. 

All you need to do is add your network information in the controller, which then gets transmitted to each device. Then remove the cable from the speakers, and give them a couple of minutes to find/lock on to your WiFi signal. Probably actually a minimal amount of time, but a couple of minutes is safe. 

There is a lot of good information in the wireless and wired systems FAQ. It may help.

​@Airgetlam - just coming back to this.  When you have switched between wired and wireless, is this all done via the app?  I’ve progressed through the process, but the only speaker found it the single Sonos One SL speaker.  None of the Play:1 and Play:3 speakers are found.  Does the Sonos One transmit the details to the other speakers during the set up?

I’m reluctant to progress too far without knowing what will happen!

When you change ‘channels’ for connection, the Sonos software needs to communicate the change to each speaker. If the speakers aren’t already connected, they won’t receive the change until they are connected. So, the easiest/correct way is to wire each speaker temporarily with an Ethernet cable, so it can be ‘seen’, and receive the new information. After that, the Ethernet cable can be removed, if desired.

As long as one Sonos device is connected and seen in the software, you could choose to factory reset the rest, and set them up as if they were new, but that’s a lot of extra unnecessary work. Performing factory resets without direct instructions from a Sonos rep is a bad idea, and usually the last recourse. 

Thanks for the response.  When updating via the app, it finds the Sonos One SL, it doesn’t find the Play:3 connected via ethernet.  Should the app find both speakers or does it do it one by one?

And another question (sorry) - can there be a mix of speakers on WiFi and SonosNet.  For example, if I bought an Era 100, I understand this doesn’t work with SonosNet.  Would I have to have move everything over to WiFi in order for me to add this to the system?

That sure sounds like a potential issue in the electronics of the PLAY:3, but a call to Sonos Support might help.

I have a mixture of Sonos devices on SonosNet and WiFi, they all interact together as one ‘system’. I’ve not found the need to move everything from one to the other.