- A computer running with a web browser installed (i.e. Mozilla Firefox, IExplorer, etc.) and a ssh client (i.e. putty)

- A Ubiquiti device with OpenWrt already installed

- An internet gateway to which both the device and the computer should be connected

Putty configuration screen

1. If not, set up a root password in the device:
telnet 192.168.1.1
passwd

2. ssh into the device using putty or another client and the root password you've just entered

3. update opkg.list
opkg update

4. install luci administration UI and olsr show
opkg install luci-admin-full olsrd-luci

OLSR configuration page in Luci UI

Package installation page in Luci UI

5. Log in into the Luci UI typing the address of the router in your favourite web browser and using the root password

6. Go to Services>OLSR and configure the daemon. Image show valid generic settings.

7. You can install additional packages in System>Process. Luci compatible OLSR plugins start with olsr-luci-*. Then configure them in Services>OLSR>Plugins

OLSR status page in Luci UI

8. Go to Status>OLSR and you'll find the "Neighbour Quality", "Neighbour Link Quality" and "ETX".

The NQ parameter shows how we see the neighbour from 0 (very bad) to 1 (very good). The NLQ parameter shows how the neighbour sees us from 0 (very bad) to 1 (very good). The ETX is the global transmission quality parameter and goes from 1 to infinite. Good links have ETX values from 1 to 2, regular ones from 2 to 3 and bad ones have values greater than 3. The colours help identifying the link quality