My goal was a proof of concept to get IP phones running as extensions via a FreePBX server running on the MESH with the eventual purpose of using this all in the field. To get to that goal, several challenges needed to be overcome.
Establishing the AREDN MESH Network
To figure out how the AREDN mesh network works, I first needed to connect to what I call “the greater AREDN Mesh of Southern California“. There are two ways to do this: either via RF (which is the optimal end goal of an AREDN implementation) or VIA IP Tunnel. …