Did you know ? … Episode 5June 18, 2023
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Configuration all messed up ?

There are a LOT of configuration options in ClearNode, and as folks discover other settings they want to be able to control, we dutifully add them to the configuration screens. If you chose to have your ClearNode delivered with minimal or no configuration, apart from your call sign, you really only need to configure 2 items to get your node up and running on AllStar – Node Number and Node Password. (“IAX Port (binport)” is important to, but in general you leave it at the default.)

As time goes by you will start tweaking the myriad other options – and why not ? … customize your node to suite your purpose and use case. Until … oh phooey … now NOTHING works !!! … and I’ve only got half an hour before the net starts !!! … and I’m filling in for Net Control !!!

You have a “get out of jail free” card to play – “Revert setup to ex-factory” – on the Node Details screen, tap on the Share menu icon in the top right corner.

When we get ready to ship your node to you, we configure the settings you sent to us – usually AllStar, EchoLink, WiFi and Radio frequency/CTCSS, along with some other settings specific to your account. We then test each of these modes to make sure your node is ready to get to work for you. The very last thing we do before shutting down your new node and packing it ready for shipping – we run a “Cleanup” script that makes sure any extraneous files are removed and then we generate a special file that reflects your node settings at that point in time: “nodeSetup.shipped”. That file will not change again unless Support re-runs the Cleanup script, which we rarely do.

Choosing this option will reset your nodes configuration to that known good configuration – which, in general, will get you out of your conundrum.

73 … Gerry.

(This is the fifth episode in a series of posts to help you discover all the functionality that you might not know exists in your ClearNode, ClearAlpha, ClearZero or ClearRPT. We’re going to publish an episode each Sunday evening – come back and join us each week !)