1. Buy a supported router. The list of supported routers is here- Supported hardware
2. Download the latest firmware for your router from sourceforge.net here- https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/
3. Start-up Your router in fail-safe mode.
4. Flash the latest MESHdesk firmware onto your router.
5. Download the latest Meshdesk Node Config Utility from here- https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/
6. Configure the router with the MESHdesk Node Config Utility.

• Each type of hardware has a unique way to get the firmware installed onto the device.

To start-up the ZBT we2026 in fail-safe mode:

• Hold in the reset button.

• While holding in the reset button, plug in the power cable.

• While the power cable is plugged in, release the reset button.

• The LED's will flash quickly to indicate that the device is in fail-safe mode.

To be able to connect to your router:

• Plug in the Yellow Ethernet cable from your pc to the router.

• Right-click on the Wifi icon (this works on Windows 8).

• Open your computer's Network and Sharing Center.

• Click on Change adapter settings.

• Click on the Ethernet port.

• Right-click and select Properties.

• Scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP4) and click on Properties.

• In the Properties window type in 192.168.1.11 to change the IP to this address.

• Click OK and Close all the windows before continuing to the next step.

• Open your web browser and type 192.168.1.1 into the url window.

• The router front end opens.

• Click Choose file and get the Meshdesk-ZBT firmware sysupgrade.bin file you downloaded from sourceforge.net. In this case we use the file openwrt-ramips-mt7620-zbt-wr8305rt-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

• Click Submit and wait 100 seconds.

• Wait until the router LED's stop flashing, then you are done with flashing your router.

To be able to connect to the MESHdesk Config Utiility:

• Plug in the Yellow Ethernet cable from your pc to the router.

• Right-click on the Wifi icon (this works on Windows 8).

• Open your computer's Network and Sharing Center.

• Click on Change adapter settings.

• Click on the Ethernet port.

• Right-click and select Properties.

• Scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP4) and click on Properties.

• In the Properties window type in 192.168.255.20 to change the IP to this address.

• Click OK and Close all the windows before continuing to the next step.

• Open Command Prompt in Windows.

• Next to the arrow, type the word “ping” followed by your RADIUSdesk server URL. We used www.radiusdesk.com as a sample.

• The server replies with it's IP address, in this case 196.46.186.135.

• Use this four-part IP address in the * New node setting- Server IP in the Meshdesk Node Config Utility.

(Please note, the Mesh Node Config Utility has been upgraded and the following info will also be updated soon.)

• Plug the yellow ethernet cable into your pc and the router. Leave the router power cable unplugged at first.

• Run the Meshdesk Node Config Utility by clicking on the application file you downloaded from sourceforge.net.

• This opens the Mesh Node Config Utility.

• Under New Node Settings, Select the Mode (Mesh or AP.. in this case Mesh) for the router.

• Select the Hardware type (In this case ZBT WE2026) from the drop-down list.

• Fill in the IP Address of the server you want the router to point to into the Server IP field.

• Now plug in the router power cable to restart the router.

• Wait about 30 seconds and watch as the Node Info is automatically filled in and the bottom bar flashes green once.

• You can unplug and plug in the router power cable once again to check that the node took the latest settings from the New Node Settings fields.

You are ready to plug in your routers on site and see them come up in MESHdesk.