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DIY Install Overview
For a DIY ("do it yourself") install we recommend joining our Slack group where you can chat with...
Ubiquiti NanoStation Nsm5-Flash Notes
We have been moving towards MikroTik OmniTik as our mesh device. Before using a NanoStation, you ...
Ubiquiti Unifi-Ap
We are using more UNIFI access points on installs these days. These devices are very frustrating ...
Mikrotik SXTsq 5 ac
The SXTsq 5 ac is a small client access antenna that is 802.11 standards compliant antenna (and a...
Ubiquiti Nanostation M5
The NanoStation M5 is a workhorse of mesh networks. There are two versions XM (pre 2016) and XW. ...
MikroTik Specifics
Mikrotik routers have a few interesting things to note in order to understand and use them well. ...
MikroTik PowerBox Pro
The PowerBox Pro is an outdoor five gigabit ethernet port router with PoE output on four ports. S...
MikroTik NetPower 15FR
The NetPower 15FR is an outdoor 16 ethernet ports switch with PoE output on one port. Since the d...
Ubiquiti LiteAP Sector
The confusingly named LiteAP (LAP-120) is a very good, cheap 120' sector antenna. 120' means you ...
Ubiquiti EdgePoint R6
The EP-R6 is an outdoor rooftop switch/router with 6 ports (5 GigE, 1 SFP). It supports PoE, but ...
Ubiquiti LTU
Ubiquiti has a new "technology" which is the successor to AirMax , called LTU. (more about AirMax...
Ubiquiti Firmware
Ubiquiti firmware has some buggy versions that need to be avoided. In general never use a ".0" re...
Juniper Quick Start Guide (Mikrotik vs Juniper)
This guide is intended to be a quick start guide to working with Juniper routers. It is intended ...
Link NYC Kiosk (Kiosk Node)
There are currently ongoing discussions with LinkNYC with the goal of having a deeper and more pe...
Network Number
The network number assignment tool has been removed from this page as it didn't work. Please see ...
Surveys
title: "Site surveys" Site surveys for large buildings help us determine if wireless connection ...
Taking Panorama Photos
A direct line of sight to a Supernode or hub node is required to connect to NYC Mesh. To help t...
Omni PoE Diagram
Siklu Alignment
Alignment Process Under Construction Link Budget Calculator The Siklu Link Budget Calculator p...
Ubiquiti Unifi AP Adoption Guide (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Introduction (Why we need to do this): Ubiquiti WiFi access points need a controller (Unifi) to ...