MacBook Pro not appearing as an audio zone (ref#NBF5JA)

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Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· App interface looks or behaves oddly

Tell us what's going on

· MacBook Pro never appears as an audio zone

Tell us about your home network

· **Setup**
- Roon Server: Mac mini M2, macOS 27, wired Ethernet, 192.168.1.137
- Endpoint: MacBook Pro, macOS 26, Wi-Fi, 192.168.1.117
- Roon (full app) installed on both, same account, same subnet, no VLAN or guest network

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Hello @Christophe_Krebser ,

Since you’re running macOS, the behavior you’re seeing is consistent with the newer, stricter Local Network permission controls in the recent macOS releases.

Please try the following steps:

  1. Open macOS System Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network
  2. Make sure Roon and Roon Server are both enabled
  3. Even if they are already enabled, please toggle them off and back on
  4. Fully quit Roon Server from the macOS menu bar / task bar
  5. Reboot your Mac
  6. After reboot, launch Roon again and check if the devices is avaliable again.

Once these permissions are refreshed and the system restarted, your audio devices should reappear.

Please let us know if the issue persists after these steps, and we’ll continue from there.

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Dear Noris,

Many thanks for your quick reply. I did apply the suggested workaround and it worked like a charm

Cheers

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Great to hear, @Christophe_Krebser, please reach out here if anything else comes up.

In general, RAATServer needs access to the loopback ethernet interface in order to communicate with Apple’s coreaudio and use local audio devices. We’ll be updating this resource soon where you can read more: