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== Extender Node Installation ==
== Extender Node Installation ==
=== Installation Order ===
=== Installation Order ===
1. Flash home nodes and extender nodes
#Flash home nodes and extender nodes
2. Get on roof and determine which direction to face the extender nodes
#Get on roof and determine which direction to face the extender nodes
3. Install J-Pole
#Install J-Pole
4. Crimp end onto Ethernet cable
#Crimp end onto Ethernet cable
5. Run Ethernet cable from j-pole down to location of home node (either through a soffit indoors or to an outdoor enclosure)
#Run Ethernet cable from j-pole down to location of home node (either through a soffit indoors or to an outdoor enclosure)
6. Crimp other end of Ethernet cable and connect to home node via a POE adaptor
#Crimp other end of Ethernet cable and connect to home node via a POE adaptor
7. Install extender node on J-Pole using zip-ties - check lights to make sure unit is powered up
#Install extender node on J-Pole using zip-ties - check lights to make sure unit is powered up
8. Walk around the neighborhood to check the signal
#Walk around the neighborhood to check the signal


=== Gear Checklist ===
=== Gear Checklist ===
* Protective and personal gear
* Wear clothes you can get dirty and sturdy boots for roof walking
Protective and personal gear
* Sunscreen
*Wear clothes you can get dirty and sturdy boots for roof walking
* Sunglasses
*Sunscreen
* Pocketknife (for cutting zip ties etc)
*Sunglasses
* Ladder
*Pocketknife (for cutting zip ties etc)
* Safety harness & rope in a bucket
*Ladder
* Smart phone (to check signal and take pictures)
*Safety harness & rope in a bucket
* Home node gear
*Smart phone (to check signal and take pictures)
* 2 flashed Western Digital Mynet N600 Home Nodes
Home node gear
* paperclip (to reset equipment)
*2 flashed Western Digital Mynet N600 Home Nodes
* Laptop (to configure equipment)
*paperclip (to reset equipment)
* Plastic outdoor enclosure for router (optional)
*Laptop (to configure equipment)
* Power Strip
*Plastic outdoor enclosure for router (optional)
* J-Pole gear
*Power Strip
* J-Pole
J-Pole gear
* Latex gloves (for dealing with roofing sealant)
*J-Pole
* Roofing sealant
*Latex gloves (for dealing with roofing sealant)
* Ratchet set - 10mm for small bolts, 13mm for large bolts
*Roofing sealant
* Corldless Drill
*Ratchet set - 10mm for small bolts, 13mm for large bolts
* 3/16" drill bit for J-pole bolts
*Corldless Drill
* Steel One-Hole Conduit Straps (for holding Ethernet cable along eves)
*3/16" drill bit for J-pole bolts
* Screws for the Steel one-hole straps
*Steel One-Hole Conduit Straps (for holding Ethernet cable along eves)
* Ethernet cable gear
*Screws for the Steel one-hole straps
* Ethernet Spool
Ethernet cable gear
* Ethernet Ends
*Ethernet Spool
* Ethernet Crimper
*Ethernet Ends
* Laminated card showing the Ethernet cable order
*Ethernet Crimper
* Label Maker - so you can know which cable is which
*Laminated card showing the Ethernet cable order
* Extender node gear
*Label Maker - so you can know which cable is which
* Flashed Ubiquiti Nanostation M2 or M5 extender Node(s)
Extender node gear
* Power over Ethernet (POE) adapters
*Flashed Ubiquiti Nanostation M2 or M5 extender Node(s)
* Zip Ties
*Power over Ethernet (POE) adapters
*Zip Ties
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