Note: This document was a 'living' document during the planning phase, and as such was never quite up to date. And so far it has not been updated to reflect the final outcome on the installation day. However we're leaving it here in this state to serve as a guide for the next install and/or interested readers. Please don't mistake it as "The whole truth and nothing but the truth.".

This document is a central planning document for the Golden Villa installation day. The address is
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3385%20Elm%20St%2C%20san%20diego%2C%20ca and the start time is 10am.

The installation has four parts:

1. Installing the main wireless node above the office
2. Installing the repeater wireless node
3. Installing and configuring the common room computer lab
4. Helping residents get online

Below are the details for each part of the installation.

Main Wireless AP and Office Router

Requirements

The main AP will be located on the peak of the roof which contains the office. The AP will be mounted directly on the wall and the antenna will be in a short pole screwed directly onto the roof peak. A supplied Cat-5 cable will run down the roof and through a new hole into the office where it will be connected to a router which will split the cable internet between the office network and wireless network.

The network configuration is detailed here and there is a separate step by step covering the m0n0wall configuration and Netgate HS3000 AP configuration.

Challenges

• The 50ft pre-made cable supplied with the AP might be too short to go all the way from the rooftop to the office, and it has a proprietary plug on one end. We may have to join the cable outside.
• The AP has a mounting plate that we should be able to mount directly to the wood face board, but if not, we may need to mount all the equipment on the pole.

Equipment List

The following equipment has been purchased for the installation:

Netgate HS3000 which includes a 50 ft outdoor cat-5 cable
SuperPass 8dBi 10 degree downtilt omni
Hyperlinktech Lightning Protector
Soekris 4501 in case with m0n0wall

Still to be Done

Purchase a drill bit to put the cable through the office wall
Purchase sealant to fill the hole after we put the cable through
Solve the problem of extending the ethernet cable if necessary.
Configure the MikroTik
Configure the AP

General Comments

Wireless Repeater

Requirements

The second wireless AP will be mounted at the other end of the complex. It will operate in repeater mode.

Challenges

• The 50ft pre-made cable supplied with the AP might be too short to go all the way from the rooftop to the office, and it has a proprietary plug on one end. We may have to join the cable outside.

Equipment List

The following equipment has been purchased for the installation:

Still to be Done

General Comments

Computer Lab Installation

Requirements

We will receive 6 computers running fresh installations of either Win2k or WinXP, complete with keyboard, mouse and monitors. They need to be hooked together into a switch with a D-Link kit which will get the signal from the main AP.

Equipment List

The following equipment has been purchased for the installation:

D-Link Bridge Kit to hook up the lab to the network
Cat-5 cables

Still to be Done

Need an 8 port hub
Need a few power strips
Pick up the donated computers

General Comments

Resident Installation

Requirements

Challenges

Equipment List

The following equipment has been purchased for the installation:

Eight D-Link Kits - already programmed for socalfreenet.org (thanks John Kim!)

Still to be Done

General Comments

Home Depot Shopping List

Ground lug
"U" clamps and matching wood screww
Radiator clamps