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Drobo How-To Guide 

Streaming Music from a Drobo 5N to a Sonos Wireless Hi-Fi System 

 

drobo.com | Streaming Music from a Drobo 5N to a Sonos Wireless Hi-Fi System 

STEP 1 

 

 

Launch the 

Sonos

 

application and navigate 
to 

Music Library

 in its 

Preferences

STEP 2 

 

 

Click the 

+

 button to add a 

music folder and then 
select the 

On a 

networked device such 
as a network attached 
storage (NAS) drive

Click 

Next

Summary of Contents for Wireless Hi-Fi System

Page 1: ...ide we ll show you how to put your music on a Drobo and stream it to Sonos I m using a Drobo 5N as an example but you could also use other network attached Drobos or even a direct attached Drobo connected to a always on computer in your home like a Mac Mini server Topics Home Networking Basics Put Music on the Drobo Setup the Sonos System Configure Sonos to Access Music Play Music What You Will Ne...

Page 2: ...a company like Linksys Netgear or D Link They are inexpensive and give you home a full fledged wired and wireless network You can then connect any wireless device or device with an Ethernet port giving them Internet access and the ability to share data within the home Sonos accessing data off of a network connected Drobo is one example of this Put Music on the Drobo Whether your music is organized...

Page 3: ...robo 5N to a Sonos Wireless Hi Fi System 3 STEP 2 Click Add to create a new share and name it In this example I named it Music Click OK Then click OK again to complete the Shares Settings changes STEP 3 Click the Mount checkbox next to the newly created share to mount it in the Finder Mac or Windows Explorer Windows ...

Page 4: ...1 Plug in the Sonos player to the router and a power outlet Only power is needed if using it wirelessly STEP 2 If using wirelessly connect the Sonos Bridge to the router STEP 3 Install the Sonos application on your Mac or PC STEP 4 Follow the simple on screen directions in the Sonos application to finish the hardware setup and configuration Configure Sonos to Access Music on the Drobo Since the So...

Page 5: ...treaming Music from a Drobo 5N to a Sonos Wireless Hi Fi System 5 STEP 1 Launch the Sonos application and navigate to Music Library in its Preferences STEP 2 Click the button to add a music folder and then select the On a networked device such as a network attached storage NAS drive Click Next ...

Page 6: ... the Drobo If the entire Drobo share contains music the path will be drobo_name share_nam e Use the name of your Drobo and the name of the share you created Click Next Note If the Drobo can not be mounted via hostname it can also be mounted by IP address 192 168 1 100 share_na me STEP 4 Type in the Username and Password to access the share on the Drobo It is recommended to use the Admin username a...

Page 7: ...all music contained in the share you just added STEP 6 This is optional but it is recommended to click the Advanced tab and check the Update content every day at box This will automatically keep the Sonos up to date as you add more music to your Drobo Play Music Now that the Sonos system can access music on your Drobo you can stream your personal collection anywhere throughout your home ...

Page 8: ...ugh your music library and play a song or add it to the queue Drobo 2460 North First Street Suite 100 San Jose CA www drobo com 1 866 97 DROBO Copyright 2013 Drobo Inc Data Robotics Drobo DroboEllite DroboPro BeyondRAID and Smart Volumes are trademarks of Drobo Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners All rights reserved Speci...

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