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| en_alt:your_node [2026/08/10 12:00] – Image sizes and wording (review feedback) hajo | en_alt:your_node [2026/08/15 00:06] (current) – Renamed to The OpenTrafficMap server; Berlin coverage; imprint moved hajo | ||
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| The self-service portal is a small web interface for a single receiver. It is where you name your node, decide whether it appears on the map, adjust the LEDs and look at what it has been hearing. | The self-service portal is a small web interface for a single receiver. It is where you name your node, decide whether it appears on the map, adjust the LEDs and look at what it has been hearing. | ||
| - | This page is about the things you click. The machine side — the broker, the topics, the wire format — is on [[en_alt:reporting|Reporting to OTM]]. | + | This page is about the things you click. The machine side — the broker, the topics, the wire format — is on [[en_alt:server|The OpenTrafficMap server]]. |
| The portal applies to **every** node, not just to boards from the group order. If you built your own receiver, you can get access to it too. | The portal applies to **every** node, not just to boards from the group order. If you built your own receiver, you can get access to it too. | ||
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| By default a node identifies itself by the Ethernet MAC address of its ESP32, which is correct but unreadable. We are happy to replace it in our database with a friendly name, so your node shows up as something you recognise. Just ask. | By default a node identifies itself by the Ethernet MAC address of its ESP32, which is correct but unreadable. We are happy to replace it in our database with a friendly name, so your node shows up as something you recognise. Just ask. | ||
| - | The name matters beyond cosmetics: it is also the name that appears in the [[en_alt:reporting# | + | The name matters beyond cosmetics: it is also the name that appears in the [[en_alt:server# |
| ===== Show on map & coordinates ===== | ===== Show on map & coordinates ===== | ||
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| The portal shows the frames your own node is currently receiving, which is the quickest way to confirm that it is working at all. | The portal shows the frames your own node is currently receiving, which is the quickest way to confirm that it is working at all. | ||
| - | For anything more than a glance — filtering, recording, feeding into your own tools — subscribe to your node directly on the broker instead. The portal shows you the credentials you need; see [[en_alt:reporting# | + | For anything more than a glance — filtering, recording, feeding into your own tools — subscribe to your node directly on the broker instead. The portal shows you the credentials you need; see [[en_alt:server# |
| ===== Heatmap ===== | ===== Heatmap ===== | ||
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