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Didn't see a current / quick answer for this anywhere.
Curious what others are using for the latest/greatest ( not breaking the bank ! ) Router OR wireless access point ( WAP ) for basic iPad control of their consoles ( Soundcraft Vi1 & family ) in my case.
May even need one for wireless access to the Lake Processors in our Lab Gruppen amps.
Seems the market is flooded with options these days.
Any advise appreciated !
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Didn't see a current / quick answer for this anywhere.
Curious what others are using for the latest/greatest ( not breaking the bank ! ) Router OR wireless access point ( WAP ) for basic iPad control of their consoles ( Soundcraft Vi1 & family ) in my case.
May even need one for wireless access to the Lake Processors in our Lab Gruppen amps.
Seems the market is flooded with options these days.
Any advise appreciated !
How big is the bank?
Lots of solutions at about $100.
I am building a few hundred dollar system for my festival work.
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I use 3:
WRT54GC - compact and portable, sits in the bottom of my bag and with me always. Good for short distances and very convenient. Saved my bacon many times.
WRT54GS - flashed with DD-WRT which among other things, allows me to up the power output to 250mW, so it has great range, but only 2.4G
Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 - 5Ghz long-range AP for more critical and long-distance usage.
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I use 3:
WRT54GC - compact and portable, sits in the bottom of my bag and with me always. Good for short distances and very convenient. Saved my bacon many times.
WRT54GS - flashed with DD-WRT which among other things, allows me to up the power output to 250mW, so it has great range, but only 2.4G
Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 - 5Ghz long-range AP for more critical and long-distance usage.
Increasing broadcast power only changes half the path. The return path is often the weakest link in the chain.
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Increasing broadcast power only changes half the path. The return path is often the weakest link in the chain.
Of course. Still get great range though. Certainly better when I upped it's power...
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I use 3:
WRT54GC - compact and portable, sits in the bottom of my bag and with me always. Good for short distances and very convenient. Saved my bacon many times.
WRT54GS - flashed with DD-WRT which among other things, allows me to up the power output to 250mW, so it has great range, but only 2.4G
Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 - 5Ghz long-range AP for more critical and long-distance usage.
I have one of these older G series Linksys routers....a bit clunky and big.
The Ubiquiti M5 looks small and more current technology.
Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanostationm/
Thanks in advance for your help !
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I have one of these older G series Linksys routers....a bit clunky and big.
The Ubiquiti M5 looks small and more current technology.
Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanostationm/
Thanks in advance for your help !
I had no end of trouble setting up a Ubiquity M5 Bullet.
Gave up and tossed it.
Bought a used Netgear WNDR3400.
Perfect!
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Is the M5 easy to set up ? Plug it and search it's specified network , enter password and go ? Or do you have to configure it first with the Airmax OS software they show on their website?
It's easy enough, but for some baffling reason it's not just plug-and-play. Every other router I've used typically you plug in, browse to it's IP, change a password and it just works. The M5 (and other Ubiquiti) are not that way. You power on, browse to it's IP and have to make some changes before it will work. It has no "wizard" like consumer grade stuff does.
Luckily there are people that have posted the required changes on the net that are needed to make them work.
I've no idea why they don't make the default settings the correct ones to make it "just work".
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For off the shelf wireless routers I have had excellent results with both a TP Link Archer C7 (about a $100) and a Netgear R7000 (about $150).
I operate both only on 5g.
There are times I feel I get touch more range with the TP link.
I use them with a Allen Heath QU Pac 32.
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I love my Linksys WRT1700AC with DD-WRT flashed on it. Working beautifully on QU24 with all band members on QU-You apps, Client-Bridge network to the local wifi for internet, network cables to amps, dsp, speakers, etc.
Plenty of horsepower. Amazon for ~100 warehouse deal.
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I got a Ubiquiti Unifi AC Mesh recently and I plan to mount it on a tall mic stand and plug it into one of my Netgear routers with their radios off. Should be good for 400'.
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For off the shelf wireless routers I have had excellent results with both a TP Link Archer C7 (about a $100) and a Netgear R7000 (about $150).
I operate both only on 5g.
There are times I feel I get touch more range with the TP link.
I use them with a Allen Heath QU Pac 32.
Just went with the Netgear R700 (AC1900).. It may be called a Nighthawk in some markets.. Much faster than anything else I had so far
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I got a Ubiquiti Unifi AC Mesh recently and I plan to mount it on a tall mic stand and plug it into one of my Netgear routers with their radios off. Should be good for 400'.
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So, got things mounted up. I used a top hat and mounted the bracket for the AP and a mic mount for my paddle (for a remote speaker). Now I can easily get both up 10+'.
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