Post date: Jul 4, 2011 2:12:34 PM
Win XP
START -> Connect to ->
right_click on your Wireless Network Connection and click View Available Wireless Networks
click on the SSID for your node (eg. "LocustWorld") then click Connect
now continue with "All" section at the bottom of this page
Note: The latest version of Windows XP displays the "insecure connection, no WEP key" message to try to scare people to turn WEP on. Although generally a good idea, our MeshAP doesn't need this because if we want privacy we can connect securely through a VPN instead. All internode communications are already certificated and encrypted anyway. Sort of leaves WEP crying in to it's digital pint.
Win2K
Select the wireless configration control panel or system tray icon and set your wireless device for either the ESSID of the network or ESSID of Any or default or blank depending on your device. Scan for the network and your connection should automatically get an IP address.
Win9x
Linux
Set your wireless device to the correct settings, usually managed mode with either a blank ESSID or the ESSID of the mesh network you wish to connect to. The iwconfig command should show the status of your wireless device and whether it has associated. Then use dhcp client software to obtain IP address settings.
Mac OS X
Show airport status in menu bar (from Networks System Preferences). Click on the airport icon on the menu bar. You should see the ESSID of the WiFi network you wish to connect to (the default is LocustWorld). Select it - this will connect you to the mesh network.
Mac OS 9
All
You can connect to the mesh in one of two ways:-
not encrypted: To access anything on the network you will first need to open a web browser (eg. Internet Explorer). Going to any page (eg. Home Page) will redirect you to the node splash page. There is a login field or guest button depending on the nodes WianaSettings.
encypted: This is done usuing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. See VpnClientInstructions.
Bridged Connection
The use of wireless bridges for clients in fixed locations is a preferred method for many of the commercial networks that use the LocustWorld system. Many of the networks in the Southern United States are using the Engenius (Senao) CB-3 bridges mounted in outdoor enclosures. The advantage of a bridged connection is that the mesh operator can configure the device with ESSID (and/or WEP) and it requires no software to be installed on the clients computer. This allows you to provide access to any device which has an ethernet port, regardless of the operating system.