Aluna Festival 2023: IT infrastructure for a major outdoor event

Two weeks before the event, an initial deployment gives the administrative and technical teams everything they need to work on site.

We set up 3 VLANs and 3 SSIDs: one for administration, one for technicians, and one for Weezevent, which manages access control.

Coverage begins with the village area — for access control at the catering zone and the administrative bungalows.

An optical loop runs around the entire site, connecting all the strategic points:

• Entrances for ticket checking
• Stages for technical production
• Food and drink villages for cashless payments
• Weezevent bungalows

In total, 54,000m² needed to be covered. We deployed 26 Ubiquiti WiFi access points from the UniFi range across several models: U6-LR, AC Mesh Pro and AC Mesh.

These were connected via 18 Unifi switches — USW 16 PoE and USW Flex units in outdoor-rated enclosures.

A UDM Pro handled supervision and traffic control, with real-time alerts sent directly to our phones.

The first evening brought a storm — the kind of violent downpour that can strike suddenly and intensely.

Within an hour, the electrical network came under serious stress. Surge-protected extensions tripped the distribution boards.

Thanks to real-time supervision, we were able to isolate the failing equipment quickly.

We lost two U6-LR access points to water ingress — they are not rated for outdoor use. A lesson noted for future deployments.

The remaining two days ran without incident, despite record attendance: nearly 54,000 festival-goers passed through the site.

Because it is the same equipment we deploy for our clients. Real-world conditions — storms, record crowds, round-the-clock operation — are exactly what proves the reliability of a network setup. This experience is also what enables us to manage your infrastructure remotely and anticipate your needs.