How to connect your Squeezebox to test.mysqueezebox.com

Sometimes you are asked to connect your Squeezebox to test.mysqueezebox.com (or shorter "test.mysb.com" - please note that this latter address doesn't exist, but is just a shortcut for the lengthy full name). Here's how you can do this:

Please note: in order to use test.mysqueezebox.com you'll have to create a new account on the test instance. Your existing MySqueezebox.com account will not work on test.mysqueezebox.com!

Configure Squeezebox Server to use test.mysqueezebox.com

• open the server's web interface, go to Settings/Information
• find the path where your server.prefs file is stored
• shut down your Squeezebox Server
• edit your server.prefs file and add the following line at the bottom of the file:

use_sn_test: 1

• restart your Squeezebox Server

Connect your Squeezebox Boom, Classic, Receiver or Transporter

This is simple: when your player is connected to your Squeezebox Server, select "Connect to mysqueezebox.com" from it's menu. If your server is configured to use the test instance as describe above, your player will be connected to the test server.

Connect your Squeezebox Touch, or Radio

Connecting one of the newer, SqueezePlay based players to test.mysqueezebox.com is a little more involved. It requires editing some configuration files on the device itself. It's not really complicated, but if done wrong, you might need to factory reset your player to restore its functionality.

If you don't feel comfortable doing so, you better stop here.

For the brave, here we go:

• enable ssh access to the Squeezebox, in Settings/Advanced/Remote Login. (user/pass: root/1234)
• ssh into the Squeezebox (with putty for example on Windows or from a terminal window on MAC or Linux).
• then type the following commands:

cd /etc 
echo "174.129.14.109 fab4.squeezenetwork.com" >> hosts
echo "174.129.14.109 fab4.mysqueezebox.com" >> hosts

Please note: if you're applying this to a Squeezebox Radio, you'll have to use "baby" instead of "fab4" for the url

• Then reboot and quit the terminal window.

The Squeezebox Radio should then be connected to test.mysqueezebox.com.

If you're stuck at this stage, please get in touch with the Logitech person that suggested to you to follow this procedure. He might need to flip some flag somewhere ;-).