<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC '-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN'  'http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd'><article><articleinfo><title>MakeANode</title><revhistory><revision><revnumber>12</revnumber><date>2016-12-20 16:09:56</date><authorinitials>239-219-103-86.dynamic.dsl.tng.de</authorinitials><revremark>add mailinglist</revremark></revision><revision><revnumber>11</revnumber><date>2016-12-20 07:55:13</date><authorinitials>239-219-103-86.dynamic.dsl.tng.de</authorinitials><revremark>add communication options</revremark></revision><revision><revnumber>10</revnumber><date>2016-12-20 00:40:15</date><authorinitials>210-219-103-86.dynamic.dsl.tng.de</authorinitials><revremark>second try to add category</revremark></revision><revision><revnumber>9</revnumber><date>2016-12-20 00:36:51</date><authorinitials>210-219-103-86.dynamic.dsl.tng.de</authorinitials><revremark>add Category CategoryEnglishPages</revremark></revision><revision><revnumber>8</revnumber><date>2016-12-19 23:41:09</date><authorinitials>210-219-103-86.dynamic.dsl.tng.de</authorinitials><revremark>new order of the english instructions</revremark></revision><revision><revnumber>7</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:56:27</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>6</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:55:41</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>5</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:51:32</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>4</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:49:06</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>3</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:48:44</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>2</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:45:55</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>1</revnumber><date>2008-07-31 23:42:23</date><authorinitials>ac3bf1</authorinitials></revision></revhistory></articleinfo><para>Quick Summary of Requirements to make a Ninux.org node <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata depth="16" fileref="http://www.nnx.me//moin_static197/ninuxtheme02/img/smile.png" width="16"/></imageobject><textobject><phrase>:-)</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject> </para><section><title>Requirements:</title><section><title>A Site where to install the node</title><itemizedlist><listitem><para>Possibly this place needs to be reachable from the apartment/house so you can reach the node with network cable(s) </para></listitem><listitem><para>If you want to place the node outside, look for an available antenna pole to use, or mounting place and get an <ulink url="http://wiki.ninux.org/Hardware#head-9296dd9a6af7f556f7840c6bd7b2bfcf5087cffc">Appropriate Antenna</ulink> or an <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/antennaPCB#">antennaPCB</ulink>. For Cables, Connectors and Hardware, see list <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/ComprareHardware#">here</ulink>. Perhaps prepare an <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/AccessPointEsterno#">appropriate housing</ulink> to protect it against rain and weather </para></listitem></itemizedlist></section><section><title>An Access Point</title><itemizedlist><listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/Hardware#">Compatible Hardware List</ulink> or a <emphasis role="strong">TP-Link WR1043ND</emphasis>, which works fine for inside installation. </para></listitem></itemizedlist></section><section><title>Flash it with the appropriate Firmware</title><para>There are different firmwares availabe: <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/FirmwareNinux#">Firmware</ulink>, <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/Firmware_Linux#">(see here too)</ulink> or <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/LibreMesh#">LibreMesh</ulink>. Find out which is the appropriate firmware for your area. the biggest communities are linked on the list on the left.  </para></section><section><title>get in contact</title><itemizedlist><listitem><para>Visit the <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/slack#">slack</ulink> chat (apply for an invite there) </para></listitem><listitem><para>the global <ulink url="https://riot.im/app/#/room/#freenode_#ninux.org:matrix.org">webchat</ulink> (that is connected to the IRC channel #ninux at freenode) </para></listitem><listitem><para>write on the <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/MailingListsInEnglish#">Public Wireless Mailinglist</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para>contact node owners in your vicinity via the &quot;Details&quot; link on each node on the <ulink url="https://ninux.nodeshot.org/#/map">Network Map</ulink> </para></listitem></itemizedlist><!--rule (<hr>) is not applicable to DocBook--><para> <ulink url="http://www.nnx.me/MakeANode/CategoryEnglishPages#">CategoryEnglishPages</ulink> </para></section></section></article>