Skip to main content

Recently Updated Pages

Installing the Equipment (Install Guide - Part 2)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides NYC Mesh Install Step-By-Step Guide

Now that you're on site for the install, it's time to install the equipment. If you're reading th...

Updated 9 hours ago by Lydon Thorpe

TP-Link Indoor Router

3 - Hardware & Firmware

Some Archer A6/7 models have a function that disables the WiFi if the WPS button on the back of t...

Updated 11 hours ago by Lydon Thorpe

How to create a scrambled dump of Mesh data for sharing with new devs

6 - Services & Software MeshDB

This is a draft For some tickets, it's helpful, if not essential, for developers to have a copy ...

Updated 1 day ago by Willard Nilges

Planning the Install (Install Guide - Part 1)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides NYC Mesh Install Step-By-Step Guide

Scheduling the Install:   Collecting and configuring the equipment:

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Post Install Steps (Install Guide - Part 3)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides NYC Mesh Install Step-By-Step Guide

Once an install is finished several things need to be recorded and updated. This ensures the inst...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

How to use an EoIP tunnel to send your device's traffic to another part of the mesh

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

In some situations, such as when troubleshooting traffic paths, or trying to bypass a LinkNYC cap...

Updated 1 day ago by James

Hotspot Omni Configuration Guide

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

This guide applies to a specific Omnitik device that is configured for use as a mobile WiFi hotsp...

Updated 1 day ago by TJ Faber

Sending email notifications to members

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

This guide details the process to send emails to all the members that will be affected by mainten...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Juniper Quick Start Guide (Mikrotik vs Juniper)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

This guide is intended to be a quick start guide to working with Juniper routers. It is intended ...

Updated 1 day ago by Daniel Heredia

Safety

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Growing the mesh is important, but so is staying safe to install more nodes. These are general sa...

Updated 1 day ago by James

Query

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

This page works best in incognito/private window mode! This is for installers to query our instal...

Updated 1 day ago by Willard Nilges

Common Issues and How to Avoid Them

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Alignment and wind We've had many antennas lose alignment in the wind. There's a few simple thin...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Link NYC Kiosk (Kiosk Node)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

There are currently ongoing discussions with LinkNYC with the goal of having a deeper and more pe...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Etiquette

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

As a volunteer installer, you are the public face of NYC Mesh! Courtesy, respect, friendliness an...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Install Tools and Equipment

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

To connect to NYC Mesh, you will need to install wireless networking equipment on a rooftop or ou...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

Crimping

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Here are some helpful videos on crimping. Like nearly everyone we use the T-568B standard Video ...

Updated 1 day ago by Andy

Chromebook Developer Mode (Getting a terminal)

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Chromebooks are good for installs as they are cheap and all you need is a browser and a terminal ...

Updated 1 day ago by Lydon Thorpe

MikroTik Netinstall Recovery

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

How to resurrect a bootlooping OmniTIK with netinstall Symptoms OmniTIK boots up but continuall...

Updated 1 day ago by James

DIY Install Overview

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

For a DIY ("do it yourself") install we recommend joining our Slack group where you can chat with...

Updated 1 day ago by James

Typical Install Diagrams

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

The purpose of these diagrams are to give a technical overview of the routing of a typical mesh n...

Updated 1 day ago by scott145