diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/_images/04-node-charts.png b/arednGettingStarted/_images/04-node-charts.png index 898f2ea..0e45ed7 100755 Binary files a/arednGettingStarted/_images/04-node-charts.png and b/arednGettingStarted/_images/04-node-charts.png differ diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/_images/05-mesh-status.png b/arednGettingStarted/_images/05-mesh-status.png old mode 100755 new mode 100644 index a22f808..5fb3ad9 Binary files a/arednGettingStarted/_images/05-mesh-status.png and b/arednGettingStarted/_images/05-mesh-status.png differ diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/_images/advancedconfiguration.png b/arednGettingStarted/_images/advancedconfiguration.png index fac89cd..c506958 100644 Binary files a/arednGettingStarted/_images/advancedconfiguration.png and b/arednGettingStarted/_images/advancedconfiguration.png differ diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/advanced_config.rst b/arednGettingStarted/advanced_config.rst index 992a4cc..e11a611 100644 --- a/arednGettingStarted/advanced_config.rst +++ b/arednGettingStarted/advanced_config.rst @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The *Prevent LAN devices from accessing WAN* checkbox will tell the node not to :alt: WiFi as WAN :align: right -If your node has a radio which is not already being used for Mesh RF or as a LAN AP, you can enable it as a WAN interface by checking the *WAN Wifi Client* checkbox. Enter the SSID and authentication string for your wifi AP which has Internet access. The mesh node uses "WPA2 PSK" encryption to connect to the wifi AP. The password length must be a minimum of 8 and maximum of 64 characters. If the key length is 64, it is treated as hex encoded. If the length is 0, then no encryption will be used to connect to an open AP. A single quote character must not be used in the passphrase. +If your node has a radio which is not already being used for Mesh RF or as a LAN AP, you can enable it as a WAN interface by checking the *WAN Wifi Client* checkbox. Enter the SSID and authentication string for your wifi AP which has Internet access. The mesh node uses "WPA2 PSK" encryption to connect to the wifi AP. The password length must be a minimum of 8 and maximum of 64 characters. If the key length is 64, it is treated as hex encoded. If the length is 0, then no encryption will be used to connect to an open AP. A single quote character must not be used in the passphrase. After you have saved changes and rebooted, the node will have Internet access via wifi rather than requiring a cable plugged into the node's WAN port. In fact, enabling the *WAN Wifi Client* will disable VLAN1, so Internet access will no longer be possible through the physical WAN port. @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ The **Advanced Configuration** section allows you to change settings for various :alt: Advanced Configuration :align: center -Above the settings table there are links that allow you to 1) view the node help file, 2) reboot the node, or 3) reset the node to a firstboot or "N0CALL" configuration. +Above the settings table there are links that allow you to 1) view the node help file, 2) reboot the node, or 3) reset the node to a firstboot or "NOCALL" configuration. Specific values can be set for the following items. You may change these settings and then click the *Save Setting* button. You may also reset these items to their default values by clicking the *Set to Default* button. @@ -290,8 +290,10 @@ Specific values can be set for the following items. You may change these setting Specifies whether Power over Ethernet should be enabled on nodes with ports that support PoE passthrough. *USB Passthrough* - Specifies whether the USB port should be enabled on nodes having a USB port. + Specifies whether USB power passthrough should be enabled on nodes having a USB port. +*OLSR Restart* + The OLSR routing process can be restarted by clicking the checkbox and then clicking the *Save Setting* button. This can be useful when you want your node to rebuild its mesh routing table but you do not want to do a full reboot. Node Reset Button ----------------- @@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ The reset button on an AREDN |trade| node has two built-in functions based on th With the node powered on and fully booted: -* **Hold for 5 seconds to reset the password and DHCP server** +* **Hold for 5 seconds to reset the password and DHCP service** * **Hold for 15 seconds to return the node to “just-flashed” condition** On some equipment models it may be possible to accomplish these reset procedures by pressing the *Reset* button on the PoE unit. diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/basic_setup.rst b/arednGettingStarted/basic_setup.rst index f575ab2..8e58e87 100644 --- a/arednGettingStarted/basic_setup.rst +++ b/arednGettingStarted/basic_setup.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After you have installed the AREDN |trade| firmware, rebooted the device, and co ---------- .. image:: _images/01-setup-nocall.png - :alt: Setup N0CALL + :alt: Setup NOCALL :align: center ---------- diff --git a/arednGettingStarted/downloading_firmware.rst b/arednGettingStarted/downloading_firmware.rst index 170a188..883c4f8 100644 --- a/arednGettingStarted/downloading_firmware.rst +++ b/arednGettingStarted/downloading_firmware.rst @@ -14,5 +14,13 @@ There are two types of firmware images: one for the first-time replacement of th Once you have selected the correct firmware image for your device, click the link to download the image file to your local computer. Make a note of the download location on your computer, since you will need to use that image to install the AREDN |trade| firmware on your device. +**Features Inherited from OpenWRT for New Architectures** + The latest AREDN |trade| firmware contains features which are inherited from the newest OpenWRT upstream release (19.07). The OpenWRT *Release Notes* describe these new features and can be found here: `OpenWRT 19.07 Release Notes `_ + + One important change is the inclusion of a new *target* for the firmware, labelled "ath79", which is the successor to the existing "ar71xx" target. The OpenWRT team explains the new target here: `ath79 `_. Their main goal is to bring the code into a form that will allow all devices to run a standard unpatched Linux kernel. This will greatly reduce the amount of customization required and will streamline the firmware build process. + + You may notice that the AREDN |trade| firmware download page has one or both of these firmware versions for specific devices. Refer to the latest `firmware notes `_ in order to ensure you have the correct firmware image for your specific device. + + .. |trade| unicode:: U+00AE .. Registered Trademark SIGN :ltrim: