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Member Connection Troubleshooting Guide

1 - Introduction

Introduction: This guide is intended to help mesh members troubleshoot their own NYC Mesh connec...

Updated 3 days ago by johnb

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 week ago by Lydon Thorpe

Planning the Install (Install Guide - Part 1)

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

This guide follows the full path of an install, from when the member submits panoramas and we hav...

Updated 1 week ago by Lydon Thorpe

Olmsted Installer Guide

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Written by JohnB in 2025-03 to aid other installers with connecting members in the Olmsted buildi...

Updated 1 week ago by johnb

VPN - WireGuard

5 - Networking Virtual Private Network (VPN)

WireGuard is a new, simple, and fast VPN implementation and protocol. For comparison, the older L...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Matthew Boyd

Frequently Asked Questions

1 - Introduction

-About NYC Mesh- Why is NYC Mesh building a community network? Below are just a few of the re...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Lydon Thorpe

Outreach Materials

4 - Organization & Mission

When making / editing outreach materials, keep in mind the guidelines listed on the Outreach Mate...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Michael Donatz

Ubiquiti LTU

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti has a new "technology" which is the successor to AirMax , called LTU. (more about AirMax...

Updated 3 weeks ago by James

Ubiquiti EdgePoint R6

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

The EP-R6 is an outdoor rooftop switch/router with 6 ports (5 GigE, 1 SFP). It supports PoE, but ...

Updated 3 weeks ago by James

Connection Troubleshooting

6 - Services & Software

This guide is intended for older hardware with custom mesh software that we no longer use. It is ...

Updated 3 weeks ago by James

Overview

6 - Services & Software

This page intends to list the services "hosted" on NYC Mesh and available directly to NYC Mesh me...

Updated 3 weeks ago by James

Volunteer Accounts Inactivity Guidelines

4 - Organization & Mission

Access to systems that contain member data are only available on an as-needed basis to facilitate...

Updated 1 month ago by James

Jon (SN3 Dev Box)

6 - Services & Software Proxmox

Jon is a HP ProLiant DL380p Gen 8 server running the proxmox virtual environment. Mesh service ow...

Updated 1 month ago by James

Common Setup + Standards

6 - Services & Software Proxmox

Access Human access should be provided via OIDC, which makes sure that individual user passwords...

Updated 1 month ago by James

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 1 month 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 1 month 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 month ago by Willard Nilges

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 month 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 month 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 month ago by Lydon Thorpe