Issue connecting Mixing Station to Qu-32.

Qu Qu Troubleshooting
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Hello,
I am the sound technician at my High School’s theatre department. We are currently putting on Newsies and we are running 31 mics. For this reason I planned on using Mixing Station’s IDCA feature, as the Qu only has 4 DCAS available, to design the scene cues.

I am having issues with connection because of the school’s IT department, and I am trying to trouble shoot it.

I would like to use my laptop to run Mixing Station because it is where I do most my work, and I feel most comfortable using it, but I cannot connect to the Qu board over the wifi because the school’s IT department do not allow non-administration devices to be on the non-guest wifi.

I have a usb-c to cat5 ethernet adapter, so I was wondering if I could use that to tether the computer to the console. I tried earlier today, but could not get it to work. It simply gives the same error that the console is in a different subnet and that there is 100% packet loss.

Would anyone know a way I can tether the laptop to the console. I apologize if this is a dumb question, I have not used this feature with any Allen and heath boards before.

If it is simply impossible I can go to fight with admin to get access to the main network, or to get them to download mixing station onto an approved device, but I would like to avoid this if possible because they tend to take multiple weeks to sort through these sorts of problems.

Thank you.

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I do know some people hardwire their Ipads to the console. You’d think that would be possible with a laptop too ?

Anyway, why don’t you use a dedicated access point/router for the mixer like most of us do ? That way you’d be completely independant of the house system ?

Good luck !

Giga

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Could you explain how that would work? I only have experience with minimal systems because I am still in high school. They haven’t used any sort of network connection at all until I’ve started, and I’ve always just used connection over the house wifi connection for any boards I use. We have not had a technical director for the years I have been here. Everything I have done is kind of self taught, so I’m always open to being told a better, more streamlined, way of doing things.

Any help would be appreciated.

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There is plenty of info on the subject (and much more) in the manual and on Youtube !

Giga

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As Giga mentioned - there IS heaps of info on the Net.
Try YouTube so you also get a visual idea of what to do.
If at first you don’t get the results you expected, change the wording of your search.
eg: how do I connect A&H Qu 32 to Mixing Station wirelessly.
I’m about to look at doing the same thing for the Venue I mix for.
My only advise!
Don’t overthink the process …