u/Demand-Nervous

Hi everyone,

I’m designing a professional conference room where the control room (with all PCs and AV equipment) is physically separated from the conference room by a wall.

I need a fully professional and reliable solution for presentation control:

• laser pointer
• next/previous slide control
• reliable operation at around 30 meters
• absolutely stable in environments with many people and wireless devices

The main issue is this:

The presentation PCs will stay inside the control room, while the presenter will be in the conference room.
With normal wireless presenters, the USB receiver would stay connected to the PC in the control room, but the wall and distance could create reliability problems.

So I’m trying to understand what is considered the “proper” professional AV approach in installations like this.

Questions:

1. Are there professional presentation remotes designed specifically for conference/AV installations with long-range and high reliability?
2. Is it possible to relocate the USB receiver into the conference room somehow? For example via:
   • USB over Cat6 extenders
   • Dante/AV-over-IP systems
   • dedicated RF antennas
   • other professional AV solutions
3. Which brands/models are commonly used in professional conference centers and auditoriums?
4. Would you recommend RF, Bluetooth, or another technology for maximum reliability?

I’m not looking for consumer-grade solutions or generic Amazon clickers — this is for a permanent professional installation where reliability is critical.

Any advice from AV integrators or conference room designers would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently designing a conference room setup and would really appreciate some advice from those with experience in similar environments.

In the rack room, I’ll have several video workstations (running vMix and Resolume). About 12 meters away, there will be operator consoles with keyboard, mouse, and video.

My initial idea is to run high-quality HDMI cables for video and USB 2.0 extensions for keyboard and mouse. However, I absolutely cannot tolerate latency—this needs to be a very reliable, near real-time solution.

From your experience:

Is this approach solid for a 12m distance?

Would you recommend active cables, fiber solutions, or KVM extenders instead?

Any specific brands or technologies you trust in critical live environments?

Thanks in advance for your help!