Configuring your Unleashed system for Sonos Subwoofer or Stereo pair

Yarenis — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:37:23 GMT

This guide will explain, in details, how to disable two parameters that will cause that your Sonos devices can't pair with each other.

Command

Explanation

set qos eth0 directed multicast disable

This prevents the WLAN from converting multicast traffic to unicast.

qos directed-threshold 0

disable the multicast and broadcast threshold.

— Requirements:

*SSH client access (Putty on Windows, macOS command Terminal, or Linux terminal).

*Download putty for Windows computer.

https://putty.org/

*For macOS, you will use the terminal app integrated into your MAC.

Enter the next command from the MAC terminal for SSH access

Format

ssh <unleashed user>@<IP of the master Access Point>

Example

ssh admin@192.168.1.1

*Or from Windows open Putty and add the next information, then hit open

Note: the credentials for the CLI access to the master Access Point are the same credentials you used for the APP or the Web GUI

1: Using your SSH client application such as a putty or MAC terminal, gain access via CLI to the AP Master Unleashed.

2: Now enter the credentials:

Note: the credentials for the CLI access to the master Access Point are the same credentials you used for the APP or the Web GUI

Enter the username and password

You should be at the command prompt

Enter the username and password

You should be at the command prompt

ruckus>

Enter the following command: enable

ruckus>enable

ruckus#

Enter the command: config

ruckus#config

ruckus(config)#

Enter the command: show wlan

ruckus(config)#show wlan

Enter the command: wlan home-WiFi

Replace home-WiFi with the name of your Wi-Fi SSID

ruckus(config)# wlan home-WiFi

ruckus(config-wlan)#

Enter the command: no qos directed-multicast

ruckus(config-wlan)# no qos directed-multicast

Enter the command: qos directed-threshold 0

ruckus(config-wlan)# qos directed-threshold 0

Enter the command: end

ruckus(config-wlan)# end

This will save the changes.

Now restart your SONOS components

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Configuring your Unleashed system for Sonos Subwoofer or Stereo pair