mcubed4130
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It's not a problem when you put a password on the router and leave it off of the internet.
It's off topic but... much like Wireless microphones... WiFi is also a limited frequency spectrum. Wifi runs typically at 2.4Ghz and has 14 only channels. Most WiFi routers select an available channel on boot up. Once you have more than 14 WiFi routes in close proximity to each other, they all start dropping connected devices.
I was in a convention center, that when I walked in - there were 10 WiFi routes broadcasting their networks. Who knows how many others that were not. I didn't check the WiFi spectrum maps although in hindsight I should have... I setup my Camera that has it's own WiFi router - it selected an available channel. I connected to my camera with my tablet - I was about 8 feet away. About 10 minutes into my event - I lost signal to my Camera's WiFi router, my tablet at that time reported over 18 WiFi routers in the area. Likely nearby conference rooms that were spinning up their own WiFi Hotspots. Anyway... it was a nightmare, I finally had to climb up on a chair then stand on a table to run my camera manually because even sitting at the base of the camera that was on a mini-crane - 8' up - the WiFi signal would be interrupted every few minutes. The only good part was - the WiFi only send commands - so I just left the camera recording the whole time, but I couldn't do the focus pulls, lighting adjustments, etc.. except by standing on the table and trying to peak through the tiny onboard LCD on the camera.
ANYWAY... I don't trust WiFi