Editing MayFirst2012NYCCrateDeployment (section)

[[File:Crate_open_unionsq.JPG|thumb|alt=Crate open in Union Square|Opened crate in Union Sq]]

As a technical experiment and outreach project, some New York City FNF members
used existing [[FreedomTower]] equipment to deploy a free and open mobile
"internet-in-a-suitcase" WiFi access point at march/demonstration sites in
mid-Manhattan on May 1st, 2012. This was something of a last-minute deployment
using the equipment on hand, with backhaul over a regular 4G service provider
without any tunneling or encryption, and does not represent the ultimate
topology or (fixed) infrastructure of a Free Network, but was a lot of fun and
a great way to get hands on experience in an extremely crowded radio
environment.

We experimented with a rolling "basestation crate" (which contained a commercial
4G modem, pfSense router, and seperate 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi radios all powered
by battery) and a smaller "repeater unit" (dual-band commercial router powered
by a battery).

More photos online [http://photos.freenetworkfoundation.org/index.php?/category/8 here].