Chuck and Ian make excellent points. I've never had the dreaded "click click click BUZZZZZZZ" of cell phones from a WiFi only device or AP.
Any chance you can get access to the same or similar setup for a quick test? Put an AP of the same or similar model of what you want to install next to different parts of the system (input, amp, speakers) and turn the power level of the AP up to max and associate a few clients. -Luke =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luke Jenkins Network Engineer Weber State University On Mar 16, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Chuck Enfield wrote: > I can’t say definitively that they won’t interfere, but I can say I set up a > temporary wlan in a large lecture hall where the only place I could put APs > was right next to the main speakers. There was no issue. > > FWIW, I can’t think of any way that the radio signals from an AP would couple > into a conventional speaker. The frequencies are just too high. In my > experience, the interference from things like cell phones is always involves > a low-end amplifier near the phone. Low end in this case implies non-linear > and poorly shielded. I’d be very surprised if you had any problem with the > high-end speakers and amps you would find in a large auditorium set-up by a > professional AV staff. > > Chuck Enfield > Sr. Communications Engineer > Telecommunications & Networking Services > The Pennsylvania State University > 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 > ph: 814.863.8715 > fx: 814.865-3988 > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 9:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wifi interference with lecture hall speakers > > Hi, > We're about to install wireless APs in a new lecture hall and I've just > found out that our desired AP locations will be in close proximity to the > lecture hall speaker cabinets. I've heard that there can be some > interference between WiFi and speakers. Has anyone run into this? > > ........thanks...................Jamie > > Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information > Technology > 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , > Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada > > T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | [email protected] | > www.yorku.ca > > York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal > information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent > and should be deleted. ********** Participation and subscription information > for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
