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Rules and Standards

5 - Networking OSPF

As OSPF has some challenges in deployment outside of a datacenter environment, we will need to al...

Updated 4 months ago by Matthew Boyd

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 4 months 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 4 months ago by Andy

Ethernet Cable

3 - Hardware & Firmware

You must use outdoor rated cable outside! Indoor ethernet cable will only last about 6 months out...

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

60 GHz Hardware

3 - Hardware & Firmware

60 GHz is an unlicensed band that now has some cheap gigabit point to point (p2p) antennas that w...

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

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 4 months ago by James

Ubiquiti NanoStation Nsm5-Flash Notes

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

We have been moving towards MikroTik OmniTik as our mesh device. Before using a NanoStation, you ...

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

Ubiquiti Unifi-Ap

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

We are using more UNIFI access points on installs these days. These devices are very frustrating ...

Updated 4 months ago by Andy

Ubiquiti Nanostation M5

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

The NanoStation M5 is a workhorse of mesh networks. There are two versions XM (pre 2016) and XW. ...

Updated 4 months ago by James

MikroTik Specifics

3 - Hardware & Firmware Mikrotik

Mikrotik routers have a few interesting things to note in order to understand and use them well. ...

Updated 4 months ago by Andy

MikroTik PowerBox Pro

3 - Hardware & Firmware Mikrotik

The PowerBox Pro is an outdoor five gigabit ethernet port router with PoE output on four ports. S...

Updated 4 months ago by Andy

MikroTik NetPower 15FR

3 - Hardware & Firmware Mikrotik

The NetPower 15FR is an outdoor 16 ethernet ports switch with PoE output on one port. Since the d...

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

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 4 months ago by Daniel Heredia

Ubiquiti LTU

3 - Hardware & Firmware Ubiquiti

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

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

Ubiquiti Firmware

3 - Hardware & Firmware Firmware

Ubiquiti firmware has some buggy versions that need to be avoided. In general never use a ".0" re...

Updated 4 months 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 4 months ago by Daniel Heredia

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 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

Network Number

5 - Networking

The network number assignment tool has been removed from this page as it didn't work. Please see ...

Updated 4 months ago by Lydon Thorpe

Omni PoE Diagram

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Updated 4 months ago by James

Siklu Alignment

2 - Install & Maintenance Guides

Alignment Process Under Construction Link Budget Calculator The Siklu Link Budget Calculator p...

Updated 4 months ago by Marg Suarez