Difference between revisions of "Mesh/Flashing extender nodes"

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

* 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