Bose® SoundTouch Portable Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

Using this method you can set up your SoundTouch

™

 system by first joining its own 

built-in Wi-Fi

®

 network, and then connecting to your home Wi-Fi network.

Note:  Use this method to set up your system as an AirPlay device only. To access 

the benefits of SoundTouch

™

, such as streaming Internet radio and your 

music services, you must add the system to your home Wi-Fi network using 

the SoundTouch

™

 app (see page 11).

1.  Press   to power the system on.
2.  On the button pad, press and hold     and 

 –

 until the countdown  

reaches 1 and a message similar to alternate setup appears on the display  

(about 5 seconds). 

3.  On your computer, tablet or smartphone, activate Wi-Fi and join the  

®

™

 Wi-Fi Network.

4.  Open a browser and type: http://192.168.1.1 in the address field. 

The Wi-Fi setup window appears on the screen.

5.  Select your home Wi-Fi network from the drop-down list.
6.  Enter your password (if required) and tap or click Connect.

The system attempts to connect to your home Wi-Fi network. 
The Wi-Fi indicator on the system temporarily blinks white and turns solid 

white when connected to the network.

7.  On your computer, tablet or smartphone, return to the Wi-Fi control panel and 

rejoin your home Wi-Fi network.

8.  Once the system is on the network, follow these steps to complete setup:

A.  Download and launch the SoundTouch

™

 app.

B.  On the SOUNDTOUCH

™

 SYSTEM SETUP screen, select this option:

Note:  For more information on setup, see "Installing the SoundTouch

™

 app" 

on page 11.