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== Extender Node Installation == | |||
=== Installation Order === | |||
1. Flash home nodes and extender nodes | |||
2. Get on roof and determine which direction to face the extender nodes | |||
3. Install J-Pole | |||
4. 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) | |||
6. 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 | |||
8. Walk around the neighborhood to check the signal | |||
=== Gear Checklist === | |||
* Protective and personal gear | |||
* Wear clothes you can get dirty and sturdy boots for roof walking | |||
* Sunscreen | |||
* Sunglasses | |||
* Pocketknife (for cutting zip ties etc) | |||
* Ladder | |||
* Safety harness & rope in a bucket | |||
* Smart phone (to check signal and take pictures) | |||
* Home node gear | |||
* 2 flashed Western Digital Mynet N600 Home Nodes | |||
* paperclip (to reset equipment) | |||
* Laptop (to configure equipment) | |||
* Plastic outdoor enclosure for router (optional) | |||
* Power Strip | |||
* J-Pole gear | |||
* J-Pole | |||
* Latex gloves (for dealing with roofing sealant) | |||
* Roofing sealant | |||
* Ratchet set - 10mm for small bolts, 13mm for large bolts | |||
* Corldless Drill | |||
* 3/16" drill bit for J-pole bolts | |||
* Steel One-Hole Conduit Straps (for holding Ethernet cable along eves) | |||
* Screws for the Steel one-hole straps | |||
* Ethernet cable gear | |||
* Ethernet Spool | |||
* Ethernet Ends | |||
* Ethernet Crimper | |||
* Laminated card showing the Ethernet cable order | |||
* Label Maker - so you can know which cable is which | |||
* Extender node gear | |||
* Flashed Ubiquiti Nanostation M2 or M5 extender Node(s) | |||
* Power over Ethernet (POE) adapters | |||
* Zip Ties | |||