WiFi woes with MixPad

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Our attempts to use MixPad with our T112/iDr48 and R72/iDr16 have met with abject failure. The network works great when tested in our shop and prior to audiences arriving at the gigs, but as soon as the events begin, and the audience’s WiFi devices turn on, the network completely crumps. Disaster was only narrowly averted at a recent university graduation even with line-of-sight to the router only 60-70 feet away. We’re using a consumer grade NetGear WPA series router and are considering upgrading to a commercial grade access point like the Ubiquiti UniFi Outdoor AP. Like everyone else on this board, our systems must be foolproof and their reliability rock-solid. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Mark W. Clifford

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Were you using 2.4Ghz instead of 5Ghz?

IDR32

Motion Computing LE1700

MBP/Logic Pro9

idontPad1&3, mini

M-Dante

Rednet

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Originally posted by skyaudio

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Mark W. Clifford

Below is a re-post of my WiFi configuration, which works great. One key point is that I connect my MacBook running iLive Editor via ethernet cable, not WiFi. My iPads, naturally, all connect via WiFi. This has worked very, very well for me for almost a year now. I run my system with the MacBook/iPad combination only, no surface. Just love it. Maybe something here will help.

Apple AirPort Extreme

Model: 802.11n (5th Generation)

Firmware version: 7.6.3

Security: WPA2 Personal

IP address (static): 192.168.1.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Router address: 192.168.1.1

Network NOT hidden

Radio mode: 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g/n (Automatic)

2.4 GHz channel: Automatic (usually 6)

5 GHz channel: Automatic (usually 36)

Router mode: DHCP only

DHCP range: 192.168.1.4 to 192.168.1.200

No reservations

DHCP lease: 1 day

Connected to iDR32 via Cat5e cable

MixRack

iDR32 V1.90

IP address: 192.168.1.2

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 192.168.1.1

MacBook Pro

2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

4 GB memory

Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5

Manual IP address (not DHCP) for Ethernet connection only, WiFi turned off

Connected to MixRack via Cat5e cable

IP address: 192.168.1.3

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Router: 192.168.1.3 (so that MacBook can still communicate with the MixRack if the router goes down)

iLive Editor

V1.9

iPads

1 iPad2 running iOs 6.1.3

2 iPad2s running 5.1.1

All are DHCP clients connecting to 5GHz network only

MixPad

All V1.91