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Firewall Information, Downloading software updates

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5-6 User Guide Downloading software updates 1. From the Help menu, select Check for Updates. 2. If there are updates available, click Update Now to download. • Your Sonos components will all be updated as Sonos components must carry the same software version number. This process may take several minutes per device, depending upon your network connection. The Sonos Controller will automatically close and then re-open during the update process. • Software updates to a handheld Sonos Controller must be initiated from that Controller, so if you have recently updated the Sonos Controller software, you will be prompted to update your other Sonos controllers the next time you use them. Simply follow the on-screen prompts. • If your software is up to date, the message "Your Sonos system is up to date. No updates are required" will appear instead. Important Note:Do not disconnect power from your Sonos component(s), or in any way disable your Sonos system while this process is running. Contact Sonos Customer Support if an error occurs. • One or more Sonos components may need to be updated when you purchase a new Sonos component with a later software version, or if you plug in a unit that was not in use when you performed your last software update. If a component's software version gets out of sync from the rest of your Sonos system components, an alert message will display in the Zones pane. • Click the outdated zone to begin the software update process. Firewall Information The Sonos Wireless HiFi System is designed to work with most firewall software. You will be prompted during setup to allow access to Sonos-be sure to allow access to Sonos when prompted or the Sonos system will not operate correctly. For the latest firewall information, go to http://faq.sonos.com/firewall. You can also contact Sonos Technical Support at www.sonos.com/support.

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User Guide
5-6
Downloading software updates
1.
From the
Help
menu, select
Check for Updates
.
2.
If there are updates available, click
Update Now
to download.
•
Your Sonos components will all be updated as Sonos components must carry the same software version number. This
process may take several minutes per device, depending upon your network connection.
The Sonos Controller will
automatically close and then re-open during the update process.
•
Software updates to a handheld Sonos Controller must be initiated from that Controller, so if you have recently updated
the Sonos Controller software, you will be prompted to update your other Sonos controllers the next time you use them.
Simply follow the on-screen prompts.
•
If your software is up to date, the message “Your Sonos system is up to date. No updates are required” will appear in-
stead.
•
One or more Sonos components may need to be updated when you purchase a new Sonos component with a later soft-
ware version, or if you plug in a unit that was not in use when you performed your last software update. If a component’s
software version gets out of sync from the rest of your Sonos system components, an alert message will display in the
Zones
pane.
•
Click the outdated zone to begin the software update process.
Firewall Information
The Sonos Wireless HiFi System is designed to work with most firewall software. You will be prompted during setup to allow
access to Sonos—
be sure to allow access to Sonos
when prompted or the Sonos system will not operate correctly. For the
latest firewall information, go to
.
You can also contact Sonos Technical Support at
www.sonos.com/support
.
Important Note:
Do not disconnect power from your Sonos component(s), or in any way
disable your Sonos system while this process is running. Contact Sonos Customer Support if
an error occurs.