Switch Sonos between a wireless and wired setup

Your Sonos system can be configured in either a wireless or wired setup. This article will show you how to switch from one configuration to another. If you’re unsure of which setup is best for your system, see our article on choosing between a wireless and wired setup for more information.

Switch to a wired setup

Connecting one of your supported Sonos products to your router with an Ethernet cable will put your system into a wired setup. In a wired setup, the wired product will broadcast a dedicated wireless network that your Sonos products will use.

1. Make sure that the product you plan to wire to the router has already been added to your Sonos system. If the product is brand new, add it to your system first using the steps in our article on adding new products to existing systems.
2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to your Sonos product, then connect the other end to your router. You should hear a “click” when it is fully connected to the Ethernet port.
3. Wait about one minute for all your products to change over to the newly created Sonos network. If any of your products do not reconnect in the Sonos app, reboot each missing product, and wait an additional minute for them to power on and connect to the Sonos wireless network.

Wired setup limitations

Some Sonos products can’t provide, or don’t support, the use of the dedicated Sonos wireless network when wired via Ethernet.

Home theater

Sonos products that are used as home theater surrounds or subwoofers are unable to act as the first-wired product for the dedicated Sonos wireless network.

Products that don’t support the dedicated Sonos wireless network

The following products must either be connected to your home WiFi network in a wireless setup or connected via Ethernet, if supported.

• Arc Ultra
• Era 100
• Era 300
• Move
• Move 2
• Roam
• Roam 2
• Roam SL
• Sub 4

Switch to a wireless setup

You can switch from a wired to a wireless configuration by connecting your Sonos products to your WiFi network.

Sonos app for iOS or Android

1. Go to the Settings menu.
2. Select the Manage button next to My System.
3. Select Network, then Update Networks.
4. Follow the prompts to connect Sonos to your WiFi network. Once the wireless setup is complete, disconnect the Ethernet cable from any Sonos products wired to your router.

Sonos S1 Controller app for iOS or Android

1. From the Settings tab, select System > Network > Wireless Setup and follow the prompts to enter your WiFi password.
2. Once the wireless setup is complete, disconnect the Ethernet cable from any Sonos products wired to your router.

Check if Sonos is in a wireless or wired setup

See our article on checking if your system is in a wireless or wired setup to verify the above steps were successful.