Your Home Network; Home Network Requirements - Sonos Play:5 Manual

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Your Home Network

To access Internet music services, Internet radio, and any digital music stored on your computer or Network-
Attached Storage (NAS) device, your home network must meet the following requirements:

Home network requirements

Note: Your network must have a high-speed Internet connection, as the Sonos
system is designed to provide you with free, online software updates. Your Sonos
system must be registered to receive these updates so be sure to register during
the setup process. We do not share your e-mail address with other companies.
• High-speed DSL/Cable modem, or fiber-to-the-home broadband connection for proper playback of
Internet-based music services. (If your Internet service provider only offers Satellite Internet access, you
may experience playback issues due to fluctuating download speeds.)
• If your modem is not a modem/router combination and you want to take advantage of Sonos' automatic
online updates, or stream music from an Internet-based music service, you must install a router in your
home network. If you do not have a router, purchase and install one before proceeding. If you are going
to use the Sonos app on an Android
a wireless router. Please visit our website at http://faq.sonos.com/apps for more information.
Note: Sonos communicates over a 2.4GHz home network supporting 802.11
b/g/n wireless technology. 5GHz networks are not supported in a completely
wireless Sonos setup.
Connect a Sonos BOOST (or player) to your router if:
• You have a larger home where the WiFi performance isn't reliable and you want to strengthen the
wireless performance of your Sonos system.
• Your WiFi network is already in high demand with streaming video and web surfing and you want to
create a separate wireless network exclusively for your Sonos speakers.
• Your home network is 5GHz only (not switchable to 2.4GHz).
For best results, you should connect the computer or NAS drive that contains your personal music library
collection to your home network router using an Ethernet cable.
Note: For the latest system requirements, including supported operating system
versions, please visit our website at http://faq.sonos.com/specs.
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or iOS device, or you are setting up Sonos wirelessly, you will need
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