Your Home Network; System Requirements - Sonos BRIDGE Product 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 rates.)
• 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 Controller App
on an Android™ or iOS device, or you are setting up Sonos wirelessly, you will need a wireless router. Please visit our
Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/apps for more information.
Note: Sonos communicates over a 2.4GHz home network supporting 802.11 b/g wireless
technology. 5GHz networks are not supported in a completely wireless Sonos setup.
• Connect a Sonos BRIDGE, 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.
• You want to pair a SUB and/or a pair of PLAY:1 or PLAY:3 speakers with your PLAYBAR to create a 3.1 or 5.1 home
theater setup.
• 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.

System requirements

• Windows® XP SP3 and higher
• Macintosh® OS X 10.6.8 and higher
• Compatible with iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad® devices running iOS 6.0 or later, certain features require higher
versions of iOS
• Android: 2.1™ and higher, certain features require higher versions of Android
Note: For the latest system requirements, including supported operating system versions,
please visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/specs.
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