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wiki:quickstart:quickstart_ifemto [2022/10/24 08:34] ehe [Install the Hotspot] |
wiki:quickstart:quickstart_ifemto [2022/10/24 08:56] ehe [Network setup] |
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| * If you have a WPS-compatible (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Wi-Fi Access Point, press the WPS button on the Wirnet iFemtoCell and then press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi Access Point of the installation. The connection will be established automatically. | * If you have a WPS-compatible (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Wi-Fi Access Point, press the WPS button on the Wirnet iFemtoCell and then press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi Access Point of the installation. The connection will be established automatically. | ||
| - | * Without WPS-compatible Wi-Fi Access point, Wi-Fi connection can be done either through Wired Ethernet or through the __Wi-Fi AP that is enabled for one hour after reboot__: | + | * Without WPS-compatible Wi-Fi Access point, Wi-Fi connection can be done either through Wired Ethernet or through the Wi-Fi AP that is enabled for one hour after reboot: |
| * Choose your Wi-Fi access point in the list. | * Choose your Wi-Fi access point in the list. | ||
| * Click on the access point name: | * Click on the access point name: | ||
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| - | The Full Miner communicates over a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and needs to connect to the remote port 44158. \\ | + | **The Light Hotspot → Validator connection is a standard gRPC connection. The default port Validators listen on is 8080 so Hotspots should be able to connect Outbound to that port. \\ |
| - | **The Light Hotspot → Validator connection is a standard gRPC connection. The default port Validators listen on is 8080 so Hotspots should be able to connect Outbound to that port.** \\Hence, other miners must have this port forwarded to their miner IP address, and so should you. Indeed, other miners will want to connect to your miner too. \\ | + | Note: Validator operators can choose whichever port they want (mainly used are 8081 to 8089). If a Hotspot can not connect to a Validator, the Hotspot will drop that Validator and automatically try to connect to a different one.** \\ |
| + | Hence, other miners must have this port forwarded to their miner IP address, and so should you. Indeed, other miners will want to connect to your miner too. \\ | ||
| More info on port forwarding can be found on Helium documentation:\\ | More info on port forwarding can be found on Helium documentation:\\ | ||
| * [[https://docs.helium.com/troubleshooting/understanding-witnesses/#relayed-hotspots-and-the-importance-of-opening-ports|Why open ports? ]] | * [[https://docs.helium.com/troubleshooting/understanding-witnesses/#relayed-hotspots-and-the-importance-of-opening-ports|Why open ports? ]] | ||
wiki/quickstart/quickstart_ifemto.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/24 09:00 by ehe
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