Configure STP settings to work with Sonos
Sonos uses Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to maintain communication between the products in your system when in a wired setup. This article provides our recommended STP settings for managed network switches to ensure Sonos works on your network.
The names of these settings may vary between devices. For more information, contact the manufacturer of your network device.
Global Settings
Spanning Tree State
Enable
STP Operation Stage
Enable
BPDU Handling
Flooding
Path Cost Default Values
Short
Bridge Settings
Priority
4096
Hello Time
2
Max Age
20
Forward Delay
15
STP Interface Settings (for every port connected to a Sonos product)
STP
Enable
Edge Port
Auto
Root Guard
Disable
BPDU Guard
Disable
BPDU Handling
Use Global Settings
Path Cost
User Designed 10 (Set to "Default" for ports not connected to Sonos products)
Priority
128
Multicast Settings
Bridge Multicast Filtering Status
Enable VLAN ID: your ID (e.g. 1 Forwarding method for IPv4/v6: MAC Group Address IGMP)