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'''''Note: If you installed autoconfiguring [https://github.com/sudomesh/sudowrt-firmware/releases/tag/0.3.0 release 0.3.0] for myNet N600 routers, you will not need to use makenode ([[#Makenode_.28v.0.2.3_and_earlier.29|instructions further down]]) after flashing the sudowrt-firmware to your router to configure it to work on People's Open Network.''''' | '''''Note: If you installed autoconfiguring [https://github.com/sudomesh/sudowrt-firmware/releases/tag/0.3.0 release 0.3.0] for myNet N600 routers, you will not need to use makenode ([[#Makenode_.28v.0.2.3_and_earlier.29|instructions further down]]) after flashing the sudowrt-firmware to your router to configure it to work on People's Open Network.''''' | ||
[[File:Nodeports titles.png|400px|thumb|right|Plug into port 3 to access the private network from your laptop. Port 2 connects to the public 'peoplesopen.net' network]] Connect your newly-flashed MyNet N600 to your existing Internet router via ethernet from your existing router's LAN port to your new node's Internet port. Wait a few minutes for your new node to connect to the Internet and obtain its private IP address, then try connecting to | [[File:Nodeports titles.png|400px|thumb|right|Plug into port 3 to access the private network from your laptop. Port 2 connects to the public 'peoplesopen.net' network]] Connect your newly-flashed MyNet N600 to your existing Internet router via ethernet from your existing router's LAN port to your new node's Internet port. Wait a few minutes for your new node to connect to the Internet and obtain its private IP address. Once this happens, the node will broadcast a new WiFi network starting with 'peoplesopen.net' (and followed by the node's new unique IP address). Once you see this WiFi network, you can unplug your node from your existing router, reconnect it to your laptop like it was in previous steps, make sure you are connecting as 172.30.0.10, and then try connecting to the home node's web dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://172.30.0.1 | ||
If the flash was successful you should be brought to the following screen: | If the flash was successful you should be brought to the following screen: | ||
[[File:Peoplesopen-dash.jpg|frame|center|upright=2]] | [[File:Peoplesopen-dash.jpg|frame|center|upright=2]] | ||
The default password is 'meshtheplanet'. | |||
Here you can set the amount of downstream and upstream bandwidth you're willing to share (default is set to 4096kb, or roughly 4 megabits/second): | Here you can set the amount of downstream and upstream bandwidth you're willing to share (default is set to 4096kb, or roughly 4 megabits/second): | ||