Annoying Server Loss Message

So, I know I have posted about this message before, but I am still seeing this from time to time. Some days, not at all, and some days, numerous times. At one point I had thought that it was due to WiFi interference from other devices on stage. So I would change the Channel settings inside the WiFi router to be on a higher end of the 5.4GHz range. This seemed to work at first, but there are still times that I see this message.
What I don't understand is my Tablet is not a server. It is always a Client. So why would this message pop up just because the Client had a hiccup in the WiFi connection to the Tablet? The server continues to run when this message pops up. I never have to restart the server, and I never see this message on the server itself, nor do I see this message on the my console, which is also a Client. The console is hard lined into the Hognet. So why is a simple blip in the WiFi connection causing this message to appear? I know it's not a signal loss issue, because I get this message with full strength on my WiFi connection. No Firewall on. No Antivirus on.
The thing is, every time this message pops up on my Tablet, and I hit Okay, the message goes away, and I am able to still control fixtures, only I am not able to update, merge, or record anything. My only resolve is to log off the show, then log back in. Once I do that, I am able to continue programming and recording cues.
This is not on just one show. It's on any new show I create and on different setups with different server consoles and DP8Ks.
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    Bryan,
    Something that helps a little bit is if you go into your WiFi router settings and take the channel setting off of Auto and put it on a specific 5.4GHz range. I put mine on the higher end frequency of 5.4GHz and it did keep it from getting knocked off by others, especially if you know who it is and ask them to be on the lower end.

    This still doesn't explain the content of the message though. I would like someone at HES to explain why a Tablet logged in as a Client would cause a server dropped message? Prior to 3.2, I never got this message. The tablet would always stay logged into the show without any issues. Another note, this is happening even when there is only one server. I would understand this message coming up if I actually did lose a server, but that's not the case. All that's happening is the Client Tablet is encountering a small interference or loss of signal.
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    Bryan,
    Something that helps a little bit is if you go into your WiFi router settings and take the channel setting off of Auto and put it on a specific 5.4GHz range. I put mine on the higher end frequency of 5.4GHz and it did keep it from getting knocked off by others, especially if you know who it is and ask them to be on the lower end.

    This still doesn't explain the content of the message though. I would like someone at HES to explain why a Tablet logged in as a Client would cause a server dropped message? Prior to 3.2, I never got this message. The tablet would always stay logged into the show without any issues. Another note, this is happening even when there is only one server. I would understand this message coming up if I actually did lose a server, but that's not the case. All that's happening is the Client Tablet is encountering a small interference or loss of signal.
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