= Node Guide = == Location Selection == Selecting a location to operate a node shares much in common with real estate. The three most important criteria are location, Location, LOCATION! There are at least two competing ideas: attitude and altitude. === Attitude === Coffee shops and pubs are places where folks come together to exchange knowledge, share experiences or simply to hang out. Prime spots to deploy PersonalTelco! Apartment complexes, a cluster of houses, areas around schools, community centers and other habitable areas can also be fertile ground for deployment. Non-mobile communities can also be great locations for PersonalTelco nodes. === Altitude === Operating links under the [[ISM]] or [[UNII]] regimes favor LineOfSight deployments. Placing gear at the highest locations afford significant LineOfSight advantages to PersonalTelco. == Idea Pitching == For attitude simply mention business will improve by ten percent (OhReally). For altitude the conversation is more delicate. See NodePropositionFlyer. == Bandwidth Provisioning == Go with IntegraTelecom or EasyStreet. See IspWirelessPolicies. == Hardware Collection == [[NeedsUpdate]] Contact your RegionCaptain to allocate a NewCloneArmyBox. == Software Instalation == [[NeedsUpdate]] Contact your RegionCaptain to install DebianLinux like the NewCloneArmyInstallMethodology. == Connectivity Maintainence == The easy ways: [[NeedsUpdate]] -- DanRasmussen <> 1. SnmpHelp 1. Ability to ssh into the box 1. Provide your phone number to people using your node