Config Generator — Meshnology

📋 Device Settings

Device

Long Name

Short Name (≤4 chars)

Node Role

HW Model

LoRa / Radio

Region

Modem Preset

TX Power (dBm)

Hop Limit

Use Fixed Channel

Lock to a specific channel number

Override Duty Cycle

Bypass regional duty cycle limits (use carefully)

Ignore MQTT

Don't send/receive via MQTT uplink

Position

Broadcast Interval (sec)

GPS Update Interval (sec)

Position Precision

Fixed Lat/Lon

GPS Enabled

Enable onboard GPS module

Power

Min Wake Interval (sec)

Screen Timeout (sec)

Is Power Saving

Reduce power usage for battery nodes

MQTT

MQTT Server

MQTT Port

MQTT Username

MQTT Password

MQTT Enabled

Enable MQTT gateway uplink

TLS Enabled

Use TLS for MQTT connection

📄 Generated Config JSON

💡 Apply Methods

Python API

import meshtastic import meshtastic.serial_interface iface = meshtastic.serial_interface.SerialInterface() # Apply via prefs object prefs = iface.localNode.localConfig # Then set fields from config JSON above iface.localNode.writeConfig("lora")

Meshtastic CLI

meshtastic --set-owner "My Node" \ --set lora.region EU_868 \ --set lora.modem-preset LONG_FAST \ --set lora.tx-power 27

JSON Import (Web UI)

Download the JSON above and import via:

meshtastic.local → Admin → Import Config

Or use the Meshtastic Python CLI with --configure config.json

Role Quick Reference

CLIENTStandard end-device, sends/receives

ROUTERDedicated mesh relay node

REPEATERRebroadcast only, no display

TRACKERPosition-focused, frequent GPS tx

SENSORTelemetry sender, minimal rx

⚙ CONFIG GENERATOR