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ianlimn
Contributor I
Sep 4, 2016 9:09 AM UTC

ASUS RT-AC88U

I recently bought a new wifi router/access point an ASUS RT-AC88U

Once I switched over to it I found that I had sporadic access to my Sonos speakers (Play 3, Playbar + Sub).
Sometimes I could connect to the speakers, sometimes I couldn't. When I could connect I'd sometimes be able to see all the rooms and other times only 1.

I played with a bunch of wifi settings and finally tracked down the culprit.
Wireless menu >> Professional Tab >> Airtime Fairness
This setting is enabled by default. When I disabled it my access to my Sonos was restored to it's former fully functioning glory.
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    casual0ne
    Lyricist I
    Sep 5, 2016 11:14 PM UTC
    I have this router and have been having the same issues. I'll try this out and see if it works for me. Thanks!
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      casual0ne
      Lyricist I
      Sep 6, 2016 2:43 AM UTC
      Works great, thanks so much for sharing!
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        BillV
        Lyricist I
        Sep 7, 2016 5:24 PM UTC
        This solution worked perfectly, thanks for your help!
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        WaratahMan
        Lyricist I
        Sep 13, 2016 9:26 AM UTC
        I recently bought a new wifi router/access point an ASUS RT-AC88U

        Once I switched over to it I found that I had sporadic access to my Sonos speakers (Play 3, Playbar + Sub).
        Sometimes I could connect to the speakers, sometimes I couldn't. When I could connect I'd sometimes be able to see all the rooms and other times only 1.

        I played with a bunch of wifi settings and finally tracked down the culprit.
        Wireless menu >> Professional Tab >> Airtime Fairness
        This setting is enabled by default. When I disabled it my access to my Sonos was restored to it's former fully functioning glory.
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          WaratahMan
          Lyricist I
          Sep 13, 2016 9:28 AM UTC
          Thanks All. I spent 8 hours of my weekend trying to resolve my Sonos connectivity problems- including 1:20 on the phone to the UK support guys from Singapore. I will try the fix as soon as I get home.
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          tfrevert
          Lyricist I
          Nov 5, 2016 11:26 PM UTC
          New playbar and sub wouldn't configure until I changed this setting. THANK YOU!!!
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          p_squared
          Lyricist I
          Dec 4, 2016 11:49 PM UTC
          Wish I'd seen this thread 2 hours ago. Worked like a charm!
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            cumpstey
            Lyricist I
            Jan 1, 2017 8:59 PM UTC
            Worked for me too. Thanks!
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            qmattingl
            Lyricist I
            Jan 2, 2017 9:46 AM UTC
            OMG! I spent two days attempting to set up Sonos system with new ASUS RT-88U router. This worked!!!! Happy New Year now since I missed it working on this.
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              googelybear
              Lyricist I
              Jan 3, 2017 9:27 PM UTC
              thanks man, that worked for me as well! Just created an account here to post this. Surprisingly even the cable setup did not work with this setting enabled.
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