Created by GregBuchan
Personal Teleco University
These are the assignments for Fall 2004 - Sept 13th - Oct 18th.
Master Project -- Final Assignment
On day one of this course you will begin to work on the final assignement. This project consists of setting up a node using the PTP noCat box in a public location. BR 1. Begin thinking about where a node could go, i.e., coffee shop, cafe, laundry mat, homeless schelter, etc. BR BR2. You will then need to formulate how to approach the owner or organization of a potential node. Think of how to present a PTP node. Clients may be suspicous of why you are doing this so be prepared to answer "why". Here are some resons why someone would want a PTP node in their business. To increase business traffic to the location, to stand our as a community serving business, to advertise a free "HotSpot" to patrons. This all becomes an asset to the business. Some owners will what to know why you are doing this? Some answers include, as a homework project, as a community enhancement project, as a mission of a non-profit service organization, etc. BRHave PTP brochers availible for your clients.BR BR3. Buisiness owners will want to know what is needed to setup a node? BR * a. DSL internet access BR * b. Purchase of a wireless AccessPoint BR * c. Willing owner to allow PTP members to setup and configure the devices.
First Week's Assignment
Create a Wiki page by going to a personal web page of any memember. Type over the name of the person in the URL. It will prompt you to create the page. Write a breif discription of your self.
Help Pages for Editing the Wiki: Here is a link to Moin help pages for editing wiki pages. These can be confusing but provide some help. * [http://moinmaster.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnEditing Moin Editing Index]
PTP help pages for editing the wiki HelpOnFormatting
Greg Buchan |
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Project Manger of Technical Sale and Service programs |
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Main focus: IT Security, Thin Client technology, wireless networks. |
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503-701-1512 or gbuchan@yahoo.com |
Second Week's Assignment
Document a node on the [http://www.nodedb.com/unitedstates/or/portland/? NodeDB]. Goto the NodeDB web site and create a listing of the node that you intend on installing for your master assignement. Mark it as one in progress/gathering components.
||Look at NodeDB web site: ||View Node #628: Personal Telco - NW: Bethany