‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2017 QST PAGE 36 ‰ INEXPENSIVE COMMERCIAL ROUTER DEVICE, INSTALLING THE AREDN FIRMWARE, ENTERING THE STATION CALL SIGN AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE PASSWORD, AND THEN POINTING THE NODES ANTENNA TOWARDS AN EXISTING NETWORK NODE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE AREDN FIRMWARE SENSES THE EXISTING NETWORK AND AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURES THE NODE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE NODE IS OPERATING AS PART OF THE MESH AND IS READY TO DELIVER PRE ESTABLISHED DATA SERVICES. THE DEPLOYED HAM CAN THEN DECIDE TO ATTACH THE NODE TO A STAND ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚