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Suggested Meshcore Repeater Commands

Michael Holroyd - M7OMH edited this page May 26, 2026 · 15 revisions

Regions via Command Line

Configure MeshCore Repeater Regions

Access the CLI

  1. Log in to the repeater.
  2. Navigate to the CLI section.
  3. Enter each command on a separate line.
  4. Wait for an OK response before entering the next command.
  5. Save the configuration when complete.

⚠️ Important

Wait for an OK response after each command before entering the next one to ensure the command has been accepted.

MeshCore Region Configuration

Enter the following commands in order:

region put yorkshire
region allowf yorkshire

region put eng-yh
region allowf eng-yh

region put eng-ne
region allowf eng-ne

region save

What These Commands Do

Command Description
region put yorkshire Adds the Yorkshire region identifier.
region allowf yorkshire Allows forwarding for the Yorkshire region.
region put eng-yh Adds the Yorkshire region code.
region allowf eng-yh Allows forwarding for the Yorkshire region code.
region put eng-ne Adds the North East England region code.
region allowf eng-ne Allows forwarding for the North East England region code.
region denyf * Denies forwarding for all other regions.
region save Saves the configuration permanently.

Result

✅ The repeater will forward traffic for:

  • yorkshire
  • eng-yh
  • eng-ne

Other Suggested Repeater Commands

These are only SUGGESTED Commands, and each repeater may have different settings based on its location

Command Description
powersaving off Turns off the Power Saving Features. (When enabled, the device will sleep between transmissions.
set path.hash.mode 2 2 Byte hash size (65,536 unique ids) [32 hop max flood].
set loop.detect minimal Packets are dropped if repeater's ID/hash appears 2 or more times (2-byte).
set flood.advert.interval 168 Sets the repeater to Flood Advert every 168 hours (1 Week). This is to reduce mesh congestion.
set advert.interval 240 Sets the Zero Hop Flood Interval to 240 Mins (4 Hours).

⚠️ Important

Wait for an OK response after each command before entering the next one to ensure the command has been accepted.

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