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iOS10 and WiSP support – the conversation’s over.

It’s been brought to our attention that, for reasons beyond our control, this now happens when you try to connect to a Digi WiSP via an iPad or iPhone.  It will appear in the list of networks, but is now pushed into a subsection along with any other devices that aren’t directly connected to the internet:

Good signal strength, but that's clearly not enough for Apple devices these days...
Good signal strength, but that’s clearly not enough for Apple devices these days…

The network may be selected, but as you go to join it, you will see the following warning:

It doesn't need to be connected to the Internet, Apple!
It doesn’t need to be connected to the Internet, Apple!

If you hit “Join Anyway” a connection is supposedly established, but no WiFI signal strength icon appears in teh status bar, and the WiSP cannot be reached by the DP4 Remote app.

Half a connection is as good as no connection as far as the DP4 Remote App is concerned.
Half a connection is as good as no connection as far as the DP4 Remote App is concerned.

So where does that leave us?  Unfortunately nowhere of any use 🙁

The WiSP is not totally useless now – it can still be employed to run AudioCore wirelessly, as Windows support has not been affected.  To continue to use the DP4 Remote app, the best option is to upgrade your remote WiFi solution to our latest Walkabout kit, which uses a Moxa NPort wired Ethernet to serial adapter.  This can then be plugged into any wireless router and you’re up and running again.

We have lots of info about this elsewhere online – read about the V4 kit here:

https://audiocore.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/moxa_nport_config_14.pdf

…it contains specific info about use with DP4 Remote towards the end of the document.

We preconfigure the NPort devices to make connection as simple as possible and this will also work flawlessly with AudioCore.

 

The B.M.B. : Day Four…?

…? That’s all we can say right now about the progress and current state of Richard and the APAs. With no internet access and very flaky mobile coverage, I received a text yesterday that could have been sent any time in the past two days that merely said “Leaving shortly, all OK.”

Whilst the festival carries on for another three days culminating in the burning of the man and many of the sculptures that had been specially built for the event, Richard will be arriving back in the UK some time today, with more information, and sand rashes where you shouldn’t get sand rashes.

In the meantime, certain publications have been granted access to report on the festival at large, so peruse our “curated” selection of the coverage from a US and UK perspective:

USA Today had this to say: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/02/dust-storms-burning-man/71616912/

whilst the UK, we have the art perspective the Guardian newspaper:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/01/burning-man-art-installations-festival

and some great pictures here courtesy of the Daily Mail newspaper:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220347/Home-sweet-home-Stunning-images-Burning-Man-campsite-filled-65-000-festival-goers-size-downtown-San-Francisco.html

Early next week we will have our own first hand news to pass on so please be patient whilst Richard washes the sand out of, well, everywhere and applies the after-sun…