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OrangeMesh Dashboard

OrangeMesh Dashboard. Shaddi Hasan Mac Mollsion Will Vogler. Our Client: Orange Networking. Advocacy. Education. Wireless. Support. Local non-profit, founded in 2006 Chairman, Brian Russell. Motivation. Provide Broadband Internet access to disadvantaged communities.

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OrangeMesh Dashboard

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  1. OrangeMesh Dashboard ShaddiHasan Mac MollsionWill Vogler

  2. Our Client: Orange Networking Advocacy Education Wireless Support Local non-profit, founded in 2006 Chairman, Brian Russell

  3. Motivation Provide Broadband Internet access to disadvantaged communities Make network management accessible to semi-technical users Reduce maintenance costs by empowering the community to solve its own problems Create an easy-to-setup system SOLUTION: Mesh Networking

  4. What’s in a Mesh? • Nodes, lots of them • Nodes create a “mesh cloud” • Gateways connect to internet and repeaters • Repeaters connect to other repeaters and gateways

  5. In the Beginning, there was Roofnet • MIT begat Roofnet • Roofnet begat Meraki • Meraki Goes Corporate • 300% price increases • Draconian hardware restrictions • “Happy Hacking” no more :(

  6. An Open Mesh • Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. • Firmware: RO.B.IN • Hardware: Accton MR3201A • Dashboard: Open-Mesh • Community Dasboard: OrangeMesh

  7. Open-Mesh + OrangeMesh • Optimal Solution • No competition • Better Community Features • Access to pre-flashed nodes • Project Longevity • Client Request OrangeMesh Open-Mesh

  8. Users

  9. Network Architecture • Network Status Information per node • Uptime • Bandwidth used • Users connected Mesh Cloud • Configuration Files to each node • ESSID • Bandwidth caps • Splash screen

  10. Dashboard Architecture Remote DB Web GUI Network Status Network Configuration Node Information Migration MySQL: “nodes” “accounts”

  11. Demo 0: You’re connected!

  12. Demo 1: GUI and Network Status

  13. Demo 2: Network Migration Migrate!

  14. Where from here? • Node Configuration Scripts • Temporary pending release of Open Mesh • Updated User Documentation • Integrate into dashboard • Educational documentation • Node Owner Information System • Link contact information to nodes • Pending nodes interface • Simplified Install Process • Automate setup of core components (DB, unpacking scripts) • “Ubuntu Beginner” level step-by-step guides

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