SonosNet / Apple iOS integration
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Thanks, I've done a lot of googling and come to conclusion that it's impossible. Just been to Argos and bought a £59 Alba tablet that I will use as a dedicated Sonos remote for outside.
I did buy a wifi extender but I couldn't get the thing to work. I think it was actually a wifi hacker as it broke the wifi password!
Sometimes Apple are frustrating. Insti love my old CR200 controller but it's got a cracked screen and I don't want to pay the £250 they seem to sell for on eBay.
I did buy a wifi extender but I couldn't get the thing to work. I think it was actually a wifi hacker as it broke the wifi password!
Sometimes Apple are frustrating. Insti love my old CR200 controller but it's got a cracked screen and I don't want to pay the £250 they seem to sell for on eBay.
sparkyhx said:
i'm confused - whats wrong with the Sonos App for Apple?
The Sonos Apple App can only connect to Sonos via your wifi not directly to SonosNet (the Sonos Mesh network)I get zero wifi coverage outside, but because of the way the SonosNet works with it's mesh system, I can use the Sonos box outside but just can't control it due to lack of wifi!
The Android device I have just bought can link into SonosNet so I can use that to control the system via the Android Sonos app. It has an option to connect to wifi or SonosNet in the menu. Using SonosNet, I get full signal coverage outside.
ETA - the Sonos mesh system bounces signal from one box to the next creating a wider 'mesh' coverage. Wifi (in my house) is from a signal point which doesn't reach the garden. Hope this now makes sense
foliedouce said:
sparkyhx said:
i'm confused - whats wrong with the Sonos App for Apple?
The Sonos Apple App can only connect to Sonos via your wifi not directly to SonosNet (the Sonos Mesh network)I get zero wifi coverage outside, but because of the way the SonosNet works with it's mesh system, I can use the Sonos box outside but just can't control it due to lack of wifi!
The Android device I have just bought can link into SonosNet so I can use that to control the system via the Android Sonos app. It has an option to connect to wifi or SonosNet in the menu. Using SonosNet, I get full signal coverage outside.
ETA - the Sonos mesh system bounces signal from one box to the next creating a wider 'mesh' coverage. Wifi (in my house) is from a signal point which doesn't reach the garden. Hope this now makes sense
You can plug an extender or access point into the back of your Sonos kit which will provide wireless from it. I use an Apple Airport plugged into a Sonos bridge to cover the back of my house as the Sonos has great coverage but the normal wifi doesn't reach from the front room and cabling it would be a mess. Sounds like it would work for you too?
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