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== Reset your new N750/N600 router == | == Reset your new N750/N600 router == | ||
* Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your laptop. | * Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your laptop. | ||
* Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the normal ports (LAN) on the router (not the Internet/WAN port). | * Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the normal ports (LAN) on the router (not the Internet/WAN port). | ||
* With the router plugged in and power turned off, push a pin | * With the router plugged in and power turned off, push a pin into the reset hole and hold it. | ||
* With the pin held down, turn on the router power button. | * With the pin held down, turn on the router power button. | ||
* Watch the front blue light - they will flash on and off a few times. | * Watch the front blue light - they will flash on and off a few times. | ||
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== Autoconf (v.0.3.0) == | == Autoconf (v.0.3.0) == | ||
[[File:Nodeports.jpg|100px|frame|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 your unconfigured router by opening a browser and navigating to http://172.30.0.1 | [[File:Nodeports.jpg|100px|frame|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 your unconfigured router by opening a browser and navigating to http://172.30.0.1 | ||
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[[File:WifiSettings.jpg|frame|left|upright=2|Set your private SSID and password via the 'WIFi Settings' tab. NOTE: When you first set your private SSID name and hit 'Save', you will have to reconnect to the newly-named SSID using the original default password ('meshtheworld') and then reconnect again with the new password after setting it in the dashboard]] [[File:Connections.jpg|frame|right|upright=2|See all devices connected to your node via the 'Connections' tab]] | [[File:WifiSettings.jpg|frame|left|upright=2|Set your private SSID and password via the 'WIFi Settings' tab. NOTE: When you first set your private SSID name and hit 'Save', you will have to reconnect to the newly-named SSID using the original default password ('meshtheworld') and then reconnect again with the new password after setting it in the dashboard]] [[File:Connections.jpg|frame|right|upright=2|See all devices connected to your node via the 'Connections' tab]] | ||
<br clear=all> 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|instructions further down]]) after flashing the sudowrt-firmware to your router to configure it to work on People's Open Network. | |||
== Makenode (v.0.2.3 and earlier) == | == Makenode (v.0.2.3 and earlier) == | ||
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See [[Mesh/Flashing extender nodes]] | See [[Mesh/Flashing extender nodes]] | ||