I have been searching around, reading forums, contacting support several times, tried router settings and so on but I notice that many threads regarding Sonos and Asus are old so I thought I would create a new one for my specific case as I still have issues..
I had the feeling that things had improved recently with all the updates, but then there are still situations where everything just goes off the rails—sound disappears, it stutters, then disappears again. The app won’t pause music or change tracks, and I end up giving up, wanting to shut everything down and try again later. And when the app finally realizes I’m trying to stop the music, it takes 3–4 attempts before it actually works.
I have two Asus AX58U routers, latest firmware, did a factory reset on everything a week ago, including the speakers. I’ve set up all the recommended settings that Sonos suggests for Asus.
I do have Airtime Fairness Off, Snooping on, and everything else that is recommended for Asus routers. Wifi Channel 1 based on Wifi Analyzer being the least cluttered channel.
Two separate SSIDs. All devices wireless.
My setups is as follows:
TV Room:
Sonos Beam Gen 2
Sonos Sub Mini
Sonos Symfonisk Lamp Gen 1 x2 rears
Office:
Sonos One SL
Kitchen
Sonos Symfonisk Lamp Gen2
Should I just buy another Mesh? Eero? My apartment is two floors so I kind of need to have mesh as one router cannot cover it all.
Thank you
How to make my system stable? Asus / Sonos
+23“Two separate SSIDs” - terrible idea. Two routers: even more terrible idea.
Get a proper mesh system.
“Two separate SSIDs” - terrible idea. Two routers: even more terrible idea.
Get a proper mesh system.
Its Asus AIMESH. What is not proper about that?
Its one SSID for 2.4, one for 5ghz.
Its Asus AIMESH. What is not proper about that?
It’s one SSID for 2.4, one for 5ghz.
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+23“Two separate SSIDs” - terrible idea. Two routers: even more terrible idea.
Get a proper mesh system.
Its Asus AIMESH. What is not proper about that?
Its one SSID for 2.4, one for 5ghz.
You said you have two routers. Nothing is proper about that. Sonos needs one subnet, not some frankenstein network.
A proper mesh system gets you one subnet, one SSID, and coverage where you need it. You have none of these things, by your own admission.
“Two separate SSIDs” - terrible idea. Two routers: even more terrible idea.
Get a proper mesh system.
Its Asus AIMESH. What is not proper about that?
Its one SSID for 2.4, one for 5ghz.
You said you have two routers. Nothing is proper about that. Sonos needs one subnet, not some frankenstein network.
A proper mesh system gets you one subnet, one SSID, and coverage where you need it. You have none of these things, by your own admission.
Two routers connected with AIMESH which to my understanding is like a normal MESH network. The second router is behaving like a node in a mesh network. One 2.4 ghz and one 5ghz. I dont see how thats frankenstein but thanks.
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If I still need to get a “proper Mesh” I can try that, I am open to all suggestions at this point.
Is SonosNet an option in 2025? I could hardwire my Sonos One and my kitchen lamp if it would make things more stable. My tv room though is a bit tough as I have the Beam, Sub and two rears so it would require a lot of cable..
+23Is SonosNet an option in 2025? I could hardwire my Sonos One and my kitchen lamp if it would make things more stable. My tv room though is a bit tough as I have the Beam, Sub and two rears so it would require a lot of cable..
SonosNet is an option on the hardware you listed, sure. Just Ethernet one of them, whatever is closest to your router.
The first thing you should do is check what connection there is to various devices.
Alpha omega is your link speed between your Mesh device and Router and what frequency it runs on (2.4 or 5Ghz.)
The better the connection, the better the Wifi between SONOS devices. It can be as simple as moving your router or mesh device a little.
When the connection is optimal, you can see in the SONOS App what signal strength various devices are receiving, they should preferably receive a strong signal (Click on settings-under your system you select a device-under products select your speaker-press on status and then network, there you will find details about the connection to the selected SONOS speaker.)
The first thing you should do is check what connection there is to various devices.
Alpha omega is your link speed between your Mesh device and Router and what frequency it runs on (2.4 or 5Ghz.)
The better the connection, the better the Wifi between SONOS devices. It can be as simple as moving your router or mesh device a little.
When the connection is optimal, you can see in the SONOS App what signal strength various devices are receiving, they should preferably receive a strong signal (Click on settings-under your system you select a device-under products select your speaker-press on status and then network, there you will find details about the connection to the selected SONOS speaker.)
My routers are connected with Ethernet and all devices except for the lamp in the kitchen have maximul signal according to the app, the one in the kitchen has “good”.
As I understand it, you have 2 identical routers, a main router that is wired to the other router that is set up as a mesh device. You only have one wifi signal that contains both 2.4 and 5.Ghz networks.
I think there is something wrong with your setup of your mesh device that is confusing your sonos devices.
Try running without a cable to your mesh device, that is also how you would normally do it. Turn off all your SONOS speakers and set up your mesh network, check connection/speed/link speed, etc.
When you have a good wireless connection to your mesh device, turn your Sonos speakers back on. It takes a while before they jump on the network again, you can check that in the App.
I have a Mesh network myself and have no challenges. It is set up wirelessly, my Wifi6 router is connected with 5Ghz to my Mesh device with a link speed of approx. 2882Mbit/s I haven't disabled anything on my router, so completely standard settings except it runs at up to 160Mhz instead of 80 as seen on the slightly older routers.
As I understand it, you have 2 identical routers, a main router that is wired to the other router that is set up as a mesh device. You only have one wifi signal that contains both 2.4 and 5.Ghz networks.
I think there is something wrong with your setup of your mesh device that is confusing your sonos devices.
Try running without a cable to your mesh device, that is also how you would normally do it. Turn off all your SONOS speakers and set up your mesh network, check connection/speed/link speed, etc.
When you have a good wireless connection to your mesh device, turn your Sonos speakers back on. It takes a while before they jump on the network again, you can check that in the App.
I have a Mesh network myself and have no challenges. It is set up wirelessly, my Wifi6 router is connected with 5Ghz to my Mesh device with a link speed of approx. 2882Mbit/s I haven't disabled anything on my router, so completely standard settings except it runs at up to 160Mhz instead of 80 as seen on the slightly older routers.
Correct. I have also locked my Sonos devices to the router closest to them so they should not get confused.
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