SECN User Guide
4
. Setting Up MP Devices
This section will describe how to set up MP devices for use on your mesh network. After flashing
the required firmware, three different methods are available to configure the device:
•
Minimum Setup
using telephone Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
•
Basic Setup
using the OpenWRT LUCI browser interface.
•
Advanced Setup
using a ssh terminal session and command line.
4.1 Flash the Firmware
If you have purchased a new MP device, it will normally be delivered from the factory with
firmware version rv233 installed. To operate the SECN configuration, you will need to flash the MP
with rv278 firmware.
These instructions assume that you are running Ubuntu or other Linux distribution on your PC.
1. Set up the
potato-flash
application on your PC
Download the potato-flash file from:
http://elektrad.info/download/MESH-POTATO/potato-flash
Save the file into
/usr/local/bin
Make the file executable:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/potato-flash
2. Download the firmware
Download the required firmware from:
http://elektrad.info/download/MESH-POTATO/
Download the
.img .squashfs .lzma
files for the rv278 firmware version and save to a
working directory.
3. Set up networking on your PC
This step will ensure that
potato-flash
has proper access to the PC network.
Connect the MP directly to your PC with an Ethernet cable
with the MP power off
.
In Ubuntu Gnome desktop, right click on the Network Manager icon and
deselect
'Enable
Wireless'
Left click on the Network Manager icon and
Disconnect
any 'Wired Networks' that are
active.
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