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# BPQ
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I assume you have already [installed](../install/bpq.md) bpq from the repo.
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## Configuration File
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The configuration file I ship in the repo, there are hopefully some obvious fields to fill out. Once all the below holes are filled, you should be able to log in either with [QtTermTCP](../clients/qtttcp.md) or in your web browser at 127.0.0.1:8008, assuming you're on the same computer as the node.
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| Field | Example | Purpose
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| ----- | ------- | -------
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| NODECALL | MM0RFN | The callsign your node shall identify as
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| NODEALIAS | RFNNOD | The alias a calling NET/ROM station can use to connect directly to you
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| LOCATOR | IO87dc | A 6 figure Maidenhead square where you are
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| PASSWORD | test123 | A sysop password for configuration activities
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| AUTOSAVE | 1 | Autosave the NET/ROM Nodes Table on shutdown
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| NODESINTERVAL | 30 | Interval between NET/ROM NODES broadcasts in minutes
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| MINQUAL | 50 | The minimum quality of NET/ROM node included in your NODES broadcasts.
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| CTEXT | `Hi you look great! ***` | Text displayed when a user connects
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### Ports
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Port configs in BPQNode aren't too complicated. A common Gotcha is that you configure a port specific broadcast and end up double-broadcasting, both the node master broadcast and the port specific one.
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#### KISS
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A common port entry for a [NinoTNC](../modems/ninotnc.md) specifically (but also, more generally, a KISS Modem) looks like:
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```
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PORT
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PORTNUM=1
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ID=VHF
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TYPE=ASYNC
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PROTOCOL=KISS
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KISSOPTIONS=ACKMODE
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COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0
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SPEED=57600
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FRACK=4000
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PACLEN=150
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DIGIFLAG=0
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QUALITY=192
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MINQUAL=20
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ENDPORT
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```
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Key settings to observe are the `COMPORT`, which should be the serial port of the device, and `SPEED`. For a NinoTNC this is always 57600, but for QtSoundModem, Direwolf or older hardware may be 9600 or something else. Check your modem configuration!
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`QUALITY` sets the assumed quality of connections coming in - I recommend higher quality (up to 200) for higher speed links. Setting this to 0 will disable NET/ROM on the port, and this is current recommended standard practise on HF within the UK Packet Radio Network.
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#### Telnet
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BPQ's Telnet Port sets the TCP Ports for Telnet, FBB and HTTP connetions, alongside the username and password. This will come in useful when using [QtTTCP](../clients/qtttcp.md) as a monitor and control application.
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```
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PORT
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PORTNUM=9
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ID=Telnet
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DRIVER=Telnet
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CONFIG
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LOGGING=1
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CMS=1
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DisconnectOnClose=1
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TCPPORT=8010
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FBBPORT=8011
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HTTPPORT=8008
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LOGINPROMPT=user:
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PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
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MAXSESSIONS=10
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CTEXT=Thanks for connecting\n Enter ? for list of commands\n\n
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USER=username,xxxxxxxx,m0aaa,,SYSOP
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ENDPORT
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```
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`USER` is the key configuration to change here - change `username` to your desired administrator username, `xxxxxxx` to the password and `m0aaa` to the callsign of the administrator.
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## Mail Configuration
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Mail configuration isn't easy to get your head round! I'm still not clear on it
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all, and I think many others are in the same boat. It's done through the browser
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instead of on the command line, which makes it slightly more approachable.
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Navigate to `http://localhost:8008`, assuming your HTTPPORT is set to 8008. This
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will present you with the below view:
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Select 'Mail Mgmt' and log in with the details you put in `USER`. The starting
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point here is 'Configuration'.
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### Configuration to Send & Receive
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The configuration tab is your starting point. You need a 'Hierarchical'
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address, this will tell other systems where you are and help the network send
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things to you. It's similar to the domain of your email, like `@gmail.com`.
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Set your BBS call - this will either be your personal callsign or an allocated
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GB7xxx series callsign from the ETCC.
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Hierarchical addresses in the UK take the following format:
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`#xx.GBR.EURO`
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Where xx is a number that defines your region. You can find your region with
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[this map]().
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I recommend unticking `Send System Msgs to SYSOP call` and ticking `Don't hold
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Messages From New Users`.
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### Forwarding to Neighbours
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### Users
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