Family Mode
Client Mode
Ideal for fixed radios at home: stable links between rooms and consistent coverage.
IMPORTANT:
🚫 DO NOT USE AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
🚫 DO NOT USE RANGE TEST MODE
🚫 DO NOT ENABLE THE IGNORE DUTY CYCLE OPTION
🚫 DO NOT USE AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
🚫 DO NOT USE RANGE TEST MODE
🚫 DO NOT ENABLE THE IGNORE DUTY CYCLE OPTION
Client Mode
Updated on 25/01/2026
Intended for: Radios used at home, day to day (indoors and outdoors)
LongName format: ONomeDoRadio-CL-8 (use -4 or -24 for 433MHz or 2.4GHz)
RF Settings
- Region: EU_868 / EU_433 / 2.4GHz
(according to the radio frequency) - Frequency Slot: EU_868 → Slot 1 / EU_433 → Slot 4 / 2.4GHz → Slot 6
- Preset: LongFast
- OK to MQTT: ON
- Ignore MQTT: OFF
- Max Hops: 4
Device Settings
- Mode: Client
- Node Info Broadcast Interval: 43200s (Android) / 12h (iOS)
- Rebroadcast Mode: CORE_PORTNUMS_ONLY
Position (GPS)
- Position broadcast Interval: 3600s (Android) / 1h (iOS)
- Smart Position: ON
(only if the radio has GPS) - GPS Mode: ENABLED
(only if the radio has GPS) - Smart Broadcast Minimum Distance: 350m
- Smart Broadcast Minimum Interval: 600s
- Minimum Distance: 120m
- GPS Update Interval: 600s (Android) / 10min (iOS)
Telemetry (Optional)
- Device Metrics Update Interval: 43200
Primary Channel
- Channel: Name of your choice (e.g.:
FamiliaSilva)
(use a simple name that identifies the family group) - Key: Generated automatically by the app
- Uplink & Downlink: ON
Secondary Channel
Optional
- Channel: LongFast
(do not manually change the name; leaving it blank keeps the preset automatic name) - Key:
AQ== - Uplink & Downlink: ON
MQTT Settings
- Address: mqtt.meshtastic.pt
- Username: meshdev
- Password: large4cats
- Encryption: ON
- TLS: OFF
- Topic: msh
- Proxy to Client: ON / OFF
ON → Node connected directly via MQTT over Bluetooth
OFF → RF only - Map Reporting Interval: 7200s (Android) / 2h (iOS)
Other Channels
🆘 SOS
Channel dedicated to emergency communications.
⚠️ The channel name is case-sensitive.
Channel Name: SOS
Type: Secondary
Key: (empty)
Uplink & Downlink: ON
🌍 Iberia
Channel that serves as a bridge between the Portuguese and Spanish community.
⚠️ The channel name is case-sensitive.
Channel Name: Iberia
Type: Secondary
Key: (empty)
Uplink & Downlink: ON