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Sp1ke
Sp1ke
Avid Contributor I
June 27, 2016
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Change from wi-fi to SONOSNET

Hi all,

I'm getting one or two drops from some of my SONOS speakers which are the furthest from my router.
I currently use seven SONOS speakers, they are all on the quietest channel so now I would like to move them all to use SONOSNET.

I realise I have to wire one speaker to start this process but have no idea how I move the remaining speakers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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      John BAnswer
      June 27, 2016
      Just wire one, wait a few minutes and it's done. Check in About My Sonos System that every player has WM:0 next to it. This indicates SonosNet. To ensure future stability go into Wireless Setup and delete (reset) your Wi-Fi credentials.
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      John BAnswer
      June 27, 2016
      Just wire one, wait a few minutes and it's done. Check in About My Sonos System that every player has WM:0 next to it. This indicates SonosNet. To ensure future stability go into Wireless Setup and delete (reset) your Wi-Fi credentials.
        John B
        June 27, 2016
        Make sure that you leave at least a couple of feet between router and wired component and that they are on different channels. You may have to experiment a bit to get best combination of router and SonosNet channel. Do not havee router channels et to Auto.
        Sp1ke
        Sp1keAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        June 27, 2016
        Thanks John.

        So the one I wire will automatically create SONOSNET but what about the other speakers do they connect automatically or do I have to go into setup for them?
        Steve
        ratty
        ratty
        June 27, 2016
        The system should all switch over to SonosNet automatically. Wait a few minutes for things to settle down. Look out for LEDs flashing on the units as they make new connections to SonosNet.
        Stuart_W
        Stuart_W
        World-Class Superstar
        June 27, 2016
        No Sp1ke. They will connect automatically. As you already have connected via Wi-Fi Sonos will determine whether the SonosNet mesh is a stronger signal or the Wi-Fi is and connect accordingly.

        As John B says if you want to force the system to use only SonosNet then in settings remove your Wi-Fi login details and that will force each Sonos unit to use the SonosNet
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        Sp1ke
        Sp1keAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        June 27, 2016
        Oh I see.

        Thanks to all of you for the replies, quick and informative as usual 🙂
        Steve
        Sp1ke
        Sp1keAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        June 28, 2016
        Hi all,

        Just a quick update...

        I've now wired my Play 5.
        All SONOS speakers are showing as WM 0 which if memory serves me correctly is SONOS.NET?

        I've yet to remove my Wi-Fi password from the speaker setup as I'll see if the furthest away speakers are more reliable.

        My router also now shows the speakers under "Home Network" and all connected at LAN 3 at 100 Mbit/s.

        Thanks to John B, ratty and Stuart_W for your help 🙂
        Steve
        ratty
        ratty
        June 28, 2016
        All SONOS speakers are showing as WM 0 which if memory serves me correctly is SONOS.NET?
        Yes.

        My router also now shows the speakers under "Home Network" and all connected at LAN 3 at 100 Mbit/s.

        All Sonos units -- wired or wireless -- will appear to the router to be wired, because they connect through the wired Sonos unit.
        Sp1ke
        Sp1keAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        June 28, 2016
        My router also now shows the speakers under "Home Network" and all connected at LAN 3 at 100 Mbit/s.

        All Sonos units -- wired or wireless -- will appear to the router to be wired, because they connect through the wired Sonos unit.[/quote]

        I see. I think I just haven't noticed them there before, just seen them under WLAN which they are no longer there.

        Thanks for the reply ratty.
        Steve
        Sp1ke
        Sp1keAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        June 28, 2016
        All SONOS speakers are showing as WM 0 which if memory serves me correctly is SONOS.NET?
        Yes.

        My router also now shows the speakers under "Home Network" and all connected at LAN 3 at 100 Mbit/s.

        All Sonos units -- wired or wireless -- will appear to the router to be wired, because they connect through the wired Sonos unit.

        I see. I think I just haven't noticed them there before, they were in WLAN which they aren't now.

        Thanks for the reply ratty.
        Steve
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