# 📖 Start Here — Meshtastic Repeaters Guide

This book covers Meshtastic infrastructure nodes - the ROUTER and REPEATER roles (and ROUTER\_LATE) - from site selection through deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance. (Note: the older ROUTER\_CLIENT role was deprecated and removed in firmware 2.3.15 — use ROUTER or ROUTER\_LATE instead. As of firmware ~2.7.x the REPEATER role is also deprecated; for most infrastructure the current recommendation is ROUTER. See the role pages for details.)

## 🚀 Where to Start

1. [What is a Meshtastic Repeater?](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/what-is-a-meshtastic-repeater)
2. [ROUTER vs REPEATER vs ROUTER\_LATE: When to Use Each](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/router-vs-router-client-vs-repeater-when-to-use-each) - Critical decision before you configure anything. This is the canonical role-decision page; start here for which role to pick.
3. [Choosing a Repeater Location](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/choosing-a-repeater-location)

A note on the role pages: several pages in this book discuss role selection (Device Roles Explained, the Deep Dive, and Router vs. Repeater: Which to Choose). Treat "ROUTER vs REPEATER vs ROUTER\_LATE: When to Use Each" above as the authoritative, current-firmware reference; the other role pages provide background but predate the ROUTER\_CLIENT removal (2.3.15) and REPEATER deprecation (~2.7.x), so where they disagree, follow the canonical page.

## 📚 What's In This Book

### Roles and Role Configuration

- [Device Roles Explained](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/device-roles-explained)
- [Router & Repeater Roles: Deep Dive](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/router-vs-router-client-vs-repeater-role-deep-dive)
- [Rebroadcast Mode: ALL\_SKIP\_DECODING](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/rebroadcast-mode-all-skip-decoding)
- [Hop Limit Configuration for Repeaters](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/hop-limit-configuration-for-repeaters)
- [Fixed Position for Repeater Nodes](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/fixed-position-for-repeater-nodes)

### Site Planning and Setup

- [Choosing a Repeater Location](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/choosing-a-repeater-location)
- [Antenna and Signal Range Factors](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/antenna-and-signal-range-factors)
- [Initial Setup Walkthrough](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/initial-setup-walkthrough)
- [Channel Configuration for Infrastructure Nodes](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/channel-configuration-for-infrastructure-nodes)
- [Legal Considerations](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/legal-considerations) - FCC power and antenna rules before you transmit

### Advanced Features

- [Store and Forward](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/store-and-forward) - Message persistence for offline nodes
- [Position and Telemetry for Infrastructure Nodes](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/position-and-telemetry-for-infrastructure-nodes)

### Network Reliability and Redundancy

- [Designing for Reliability: N+1 Redundancy](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/designing-for-reliability-n1-redundancy)
- [Planned Maintenance Procedures for Live Networks](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/planned-maintenance-procedures-for-live-networks)
- [Channel Utilization Management](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/channel-utilization-management)

### Monitoring and Maintenance

- [Remote Monitoring a Meshtastic Repeater](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/remote-monitoring-a-meshtastic-repeater)
- [Firmware Updates on Deployed Repeaters](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/firmware-updates-on-deployed-repeaters)
- [Troubleshooting a Misbehaving Repeater](/books/meshtastic-repeaters/page/troubleshooting-a-misbehaving-repeater)

## ➡️ Related Books

- [Meshtastic](/books/meshtastic) - Protocol, configuration, and app guide
- [Room Servers & Gateways](/books/room-servers-gateways) - MQTT gateways
- [Solar & Power Systems](/books/solar-power-systems) - Powering outdoor repeaters
- [Network Planning](/books/network-planning) - Coverage planning and topology design