Ipad2 dropping connection with WPA2

I recently changed my FIOS connection to WPA2, and my Ipad 2 keeps dropping connection after a few min of play.  I have no issues with my Ipad 1, Iphone, and Itouch connecting to it. It seems to only happen with the Ipad2.  My wireless is set up with WPA2 AES encryption using the standard FIOS router.  It is not a distance from router issue either.  I have been right next to the router with all the devices and still only have the issue with the Ipad2.  I restarted the router, deleted the connection and reconnected to the router also. 

IPad dropping WiFi every few seconds after updating iOs to version 5.x
I have the same problem with my iPad 2. It was working fine when my iOS was v.4.3.3. After updating the iOs to version 5.0.1, I kept dropping my WiFi & Internet signal. I am using WPA2, and my SSID is OFF (does not broadcast). 
To solve the problem, I updated iOs to v5.1. Same problem occurred. I tried using the OpenDNS as suggested.. Did not work too. WiFi stays on for 5-10 seconds before saying signal was lost. Tried to log on again - iPad replied that I cannot join the network. Tried soft & hard reset, forgetting network settings, resetting all network Setting, etc - still nothing works.
Finally, out of frustration, I turned ON my router's SSID (broadcasting openly). Guess what? My iPad WiFi is working perfectly without any dropped connection. 
Please try this quick solution. It may just fix your problems. I realized that this solution may be effective for some iPad users out there.  But there is a chance it may not work with others (I tried almost all suggestions in other forums - ranging from updating the wireless router firmware, using an OpenDNS, doing a soft & hard reset of the iPad, etc. Still, nothing worked for my iPad - except this simple SSID setting). Hopefully, this additional solution might help someone. Good luck :-)

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    >>> >> "Jacob Shorr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >>> >> > 'afp_0TQCV10QsPgy0TShVK000000-4340.2c000006', dead
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    >>> >> > Sep 29 13:31:13 yapostolides kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount:
    >>> >> > /Volumes/FP04SYS11, flags 524288, pid 43
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > "Jeffrey D Sessler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> >> > news:GH%[email protected]...
    >>> >> >> We move large files all the time under SP3 with no issues however,
    >>> > there
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    >>> >> >> 10.4.3.
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> Also, if you have any type of network issue such as duplex
    >> mis-matches
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    >>> >> >> are running say, only a 10/100 network, a single Mac can not only
    >>> >> >> transfer
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    >>> >> > collisions
    >>> >> >> (duplex mis-match) that you could drop communication to the
    >>> >> >> server.
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> What type of server (speed, disks, raid level, NIC speed) and what
    >>> >> >> type
    >>> >> >> of
    >>> >> >> network (switched gigabit, switched 10/100, shared 10/100, etc.)
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> How long does it take to copy that single 1GB file to the server?
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> Does a single copy process always work?
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> Jeff
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >> "Jacob Shorr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> >> >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> >> >> > The servers are 6.5 SP3 running NFAP, the MAC OSX is 10.4.2
    >> updated.
    >>> >> > The
    >>> >> >> > volume the macs are using is part of a cluster. The users mount
    >> the
    >>> >> >> > volumes
    >>> >> >> > on their macs and everying is for the most part fine. If they
    >> grab
    >>> >> >> > a
    >>> >> >> > bunch
    >>> >> >> > of files and copy them from desktop to server it's fine as long
    >>> >> >> > as
    >>> > it's
    >>> >> >> > only
    >>> >> >> > a single copy process. The users are part of the hi-res
    >> department
    >>> > and
    >>> >> >> > the
    >>> >> >> > files can be 1GB or larger. If they drag one or more large
    >>> >> >> > files,
    >>> > and
    >>> >> >> > then
    >>> >> >> > while that's copying they drag some more files, so both copy
    >>> > processes
    >>> >> > are
    >>> >> >> > running at once....quite often the volume will dismount from the
    >>> >> >> > desktop
    >>> >> >> > and
    >>> >> >> > you will get unable to copy because some resource is
    >>> >> >> > unavailable.
    >>> >> >> > Sometimes
    >>> >> >> > the finder crashes, sometimes not. Often the files that were
    >>> > partially
    >>> >> >> > copied get locked and the users needs to reboot their Mac in
    >>> >> >> > order
    >>> >> >> > to
    >>> >> >> > delete
    >>> >> >> > them. I'm getting pretty desperate hear, anyone have an idea
    >> what's
    >>> >> > going
    >>> >> >> > on. I don't know if this is a Tiger thing or a large file thing
    >> or
    >>> >> >> > a
    >>> >> >> > multiple copy stream thing, a netware thing or a mac
    >>> >> >> > thing.....we
    >>> > have
    >>> >> >> > hundreds of other users running OSX 10.3 and earlier who are not
    >>> >> > reporting
    >>> >> >> > this problem, but they also don't copy files that size. Someone
    >>> > please
    >>> >> >> > tell
    >>> >> >> > me they have seen this before....thanks very much. Oh, before
    >> going
    >>> > to
    >>> >> >> > 6.5
    >>> >> >> > and NFAP the servers were 5.1 with Prosoft server and they never
    >> had
    >>> >> >> > the
    >>> >> >> > problem.
    >>> >> >> >
    >>> >> >> > Jake
    >>> >> >> >
    >>> >> >> >
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >>
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> >
    >>> >>
    >>> >>
    >>> >
    >>> >
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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