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Temporarily move Sonos components to another wifi network

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G'day
This is my first post on the Sonos forum....
Have had my Sonos system up and running perfect at home for about a year now (Sonos Bridge + Sonos5 + Sonos Play1) and have been loving every note of music form this fantastic system.

Thing is, a friend of mine has asked me to bring it to his 49th birthday party tonight. (he also loves the system and is considering getting a Sonos system for his place) .

To set it up at his place, I will have to take the components from my place, to his place, and then instal it on his wifi network.

So I guess I'm asking is it safe to just disconnect/unplug the Sonos Bridge from my Windows 7 desktop computer then simply instal it on his wifi network as a normal new setup?

System will be controlled using the Sonos Controller App on my iPhone5. I will of course also have to connect my phone to his wifi network.

This will only be a 1 night setup at his place then it will need to be reinstalled back on my own home wifi network the next day.

Besides physically disconnecting the bridge from my desktop computer and then connecting and installing it up on my friends network is their anything else I need to do? Really don't want to screw up any settings at my place.

Thanks

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ratty

A little known fact is that these jacks are LIVE when the laptop is connected via WiFi

You'd either need to bridge the network adapters, or else run Connection Sharing.

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PMSyPly

Collaborator II

Just following up here, I've put a Bridge into my system. So when I want to travel with my Play 3's ( 2 in Stereo ) to function or party, I just bring the 3 pieces along, plug them all in (plugging the Bridge into a network jack), and connect my controller (phone) to the wifi network.

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Michael_90

Contributor I

I have 2 x Play 1 and I also have a Sonos "Connect" which I use with my Hi-Fi system and a Playbar and Sub-woofer. Can I take these and use them in another house? I don't have a 'bridge' mentioned above. Thanks!

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John B

I have 2 x Play 1 and I also have a Sonos "Connect" which I use with my Hi-Fi system and a Playbar and Sub-woofer. Can I take these and use them in another house? I don't have a 'bridge' mentioned above. Thanks!You can, but either buy a Bridge (very cheap on eBay) or wire one of your speakers to your router at home to put the system in SonosNet mode, then wire that speaker to the new router. The wired speaker acts as a Bridge.

I would recommend not trying to mix systems. Take it somewhere where there isn't Sonos, by all means, but don't try adding your speakers into a mate's system.

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Katie4

Lyricist I

I have a Sonos One and my friend has a Play:5. Is it possible to bring each of these to a different location to temporarily use for one night, synced on the same app?

- Sonos One from House A to House C
- Play:5 from House B to House C

Is it possible to use both of these devices synced to one phone/app? We would only be using spotify/apple music etc.

Edward R

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi, Katie4. As John B says above:

I would recommend not trying to mix systems. Take it somewhere where there isn't Sonos, by all means, but don't try adding your speakers into a mate's system.

You could, theoretically, Factory Reset both components, then add them in as though they are brand new, but this will wipe all your own details off the speaker(s).
A note to our users: Please do not perform a Factory Reset unless expressly advised by a Sonos representative.

Try searching our articles for help with your question: https://www.sonos.com/en/support

Airgetlam

While I agree that it's theoretically possible, I'd also heartily agree with John B. Don't mix systems. It just never ends well. 🙂

Bruce

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NickSyd

Lyricist I

I have a Play:3 and a Sonos One both of which have always been connected wirelessly (i.e. I've never connected either directly to my router). If I wanted to use my Play:3 at a friend's party, do I need to connect it to her router to set it up? And is it straightforward to re-connect it to my system, once we've finished?

Jeff S

Retired Sonos Staff

I have a Play:3 and a Sonos One both of which have always been connected wirelessly (i.e. I've never connected either directly to my router). If I wanted to use my Play:3 at a friend's party, do I need to connect it to her router to set it up? And is it straightforward to re-connect it to my system, once we've finished?

Hi NickSyd,

The easiest way to set your speaker up on your friend's network is to temporarily wire in one of your players to his network, then connect your controller to the wifi, and you can go through the wireless setup in the advanced settings menu.

If you don't have physical access to the router, you can factory reset your player and set it up new on his wifi. You'll have to set up your music services again if you factory reset your speaker.

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Hope has a place

Contributor I

Well whilst I love the audio of my play bar. This conversation and experience I've just had has made me utterly disgusted by SONOS lack of competence in making a simple system that actually makes sense. I never had to use a ethernet to set up my SONOS so why on earth should I need it to set it up on my families WiFi.
Sorry just infuriated that SONOS seems to think everyone walks around with ethernet leads in their pockets.
FYI there is the in built hardware necessary to make it possible. They just didn't set up the software to do it.

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