Step-by-step Here is how simple it is to get on the Mesh...

Go Shopping for a router

Broadband Hamnet™ Router Shopping Guide WRT54G information courtesy Wikipedia.org 11/2012, Consider printing this and keeping a copy handy to evaluate used equipment Warning: There are a number of router models made by linksys with confusingly similar names. Check the model name carefully. If it has a suffix or added letters in the middle, check the broadbandhamnet. org web site to see if it's compatible. Simplified shopping list:

WRT54G Series ModelVersionComments WRT54GS1.0 – 3.0Most memory (32/8) MB WRT54GS WRT54G WRT54GL – – /4 MB WRT54G1.016/4 MB 5V DC power Warning - uses different supply voltage from all other models.

Go to HSMM-MESH website – Software Download page

Save the proper file for your model

If purchased used, push and hold the reset button on the back with a pen or similar object for 10 seconds

Connect PC to the router, boot PC, open favorite browser, and log in to router administration page (no username, pass: admin)

Go to Administration page

Go to firmware update tab, click browse and select the file you saved earlier

DO NOT remove power while it is updating

SUCCESS ! Router will reboot and become an HSMM-MESH node

Need to refresh your computer's IP address. Click START and Run, type in CMD and hit OK

Type IPCONFIG /release and then IPCONFIG /renew. It should then show like the text in the yellow box below.

In your browser, go to It should show you a screen like below

Click the SETUP button and login. The default is root and hsmm

Minimally, you need to set the node name and change the password. Your call sign must be in the node name (like KB1JFG-3). Click SAVE

When you click SAVE, it will reboot.

After about 60 seconds, it will refresh and show the main status page

Clicking MESH STATUS will show you any nodes it may be connected to.

From the Main page, clicking the WIFI SCAN button will show you any other Wifi access points it may see

Port fwd, DHCP and Services

Administration

Mesh Chat

Mesh Cam

Raspi Web Server

i2eye

Please Update the R.I. Map

Now Let’s Get on the Mesh!