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<blockquote data-quote="Chad Young" data-source="post: 48975" data-attributes="member: 699">Re: Large scale concert production TCP/IP networkingI am familiar with those APs and they can be fussy.&nbsp; If it is running the old VxWorks OS, get the tool to upgrade it to Cisco IOS.&nbsp; If you want some more detailed help, IM me.&nbsp; The good news is the 1200 series is a pretty good unit in the more modern g/n iterations.&nbsp; Short answer: Sort of.&nbsp; Long answer: hiding your SSID keeps the casual Joe with a phone or tablet from trying to connect, and, yes, 1k folks on iPhones trying to connect to your network in the arena could degrade performance or make it impossible for legit users to connect - a spontaneous DDOS.&nbsp; A determined miscreant with the tools, skills, and intent to interfere with your wireless network will not be deterred.I would be loathe to be 100% reliant on a 802.11 wireless signal for any mission-critical service.&nbsp; It is just too darn easy to render the spectra in question quite useless with very little effort.&nbsp; A $20 investment at Rat Shack and a little knowledge can make the 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz bands quite unusable.A laptop with a 3G/4G wireless card is a Godsend for this sort of thing.&nbsp; I use a sprint 3G adapter and get decent speed.&nbsp; The newer 3g/4g MiFi are super handy.&nbsp; Just do not connect your mission-critical network to the internet.This is not easy for the average sound guy to do and may require more advanced knowledge of routing and switching.&nbsp; Simple is best unless you want to add an IT guy to the sound crew.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chad Young, post: 48975, member: 699"] Re: Large scale concert production TCP/IP networking I am familiar with those APs and they can be fussy. If it is running the old VxWorks OS, get the tool to upgrade it to Cisco IOS. If you want some more detailed help, IM me. The good news is the 1200 series is a pretty good unit in the more modern g/n iterations. Short answer: Sort of. Long answer: hiding your SSID keeps the casual Joe with a phone or tablet from trying to connect, and, yes, 1k folks on iPhones trying to connect to your network in the arena could degrade performance or make it impossible for legit users to connect - a spontaneous DDOS. A determined miscreant with the tools, skills, and intent to interfere with your wireless network will not be deterred. I would be loathe to be 100% reliant on a 802.11 wireless signal for any mission-critical service. It is just too darn easy to render the spectra in question quite useless with very little effort. A $20 investment at Rat Shack and a little knowledge can make the 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz bands quite unusable. A laptop with a 3G/4G wireless card is a Godsend for this sort of thing. I use a sprint 3G adapter and get decent speed. The newer 3g/4g MiFi are super handy. Just do not connect your mission-critical network to the internet. This is not easy for the average sound guy to do and may require more advanced knowledge of routing and switching. Simple is best unless you want to add an IT guy to the sound crew. [/QUOTE]

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