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Connection Guide for AllStar and EchoLink Nodes (HamVOIP)

This guide will help you get your AllStar/EchoLink Node which is running the HamVOIP Image online and running on the VK44 Network.

Requirements

The below files and resources are  required  in  order  to connect  your Allstar/EchoLink Node  running  the  HamVOIP Image  to  the  VK44 Network. You  can  also  adapted  the instructions to connectfit yourother Linuxbuilds Deviceof  Allstar  and/or  EchoLink Nodes  which is runninghave DebianOpenVPN orpre-installed. Raspbian (RPi) to the VK44 Network.

HamVOIP Image

If you are not currently running the HamVOIP Image, we would highly  recommend  it.  The image  has  a  number  of customisations  which  make running a node easy.
You can download the HamVOIP Image and access their setup instructions in order to get your node up and running at their website (https://hamvoip.org). This guide assumes that you already have a node up and running with the HamVOIP Image and you are using this guide to connect the node to the VK44 Network.

Download the HamVOIP Image from:
https://hamvoip.org/#download 

VK44.NET Profile

You will need to apply for a VK44.NET VPN Profile from our dashboard and ensure your have it ready to place onto the HamVOIP Node OpenVPN Client.

This service is available free of charge to VK (Australia) Amateur Radio Operators which are approved users of the VK44 Network. Service Terms and Conditions apply.

Instructions

NOTE: These Instructions are in DRAFT, please let us know on the Support Chat if they work okay for you!

1. Connect to the Linux device via SSH.

2. Select Option 9 (Start Bash Shell Interface).

nano /etc/openvpn/client.conf

3. PASTE the contents of the VK44.NET VPN Configuration from the CALLSIGN.conf file that you downloaded from the VK44.NET Dashboard.

  1. Ctrl + X to close
  2. Y to save

4. We have found that OpenVPN Service needs to automatically restart the Asterik Service to ensure that Allstar and EchoLink Register with the correct IP Address. This ensures that people can connect to your node.

systemctl enable openvpn@client
nano /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/openvpn@client.service

5. To do so, replace the line starting with ExecStart to the following…

ExecStart=/usr/bin/openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/%i.conf --script-security 2 --up /usr/local/sbin/astres.sh --daemon openvpn@%i --writepid /run/openvpn@%i.pid
    1. Ctrl + X to close
    2. Y to save

6. Apply the changes to the Service and Restart the OpenVPN Client with the following:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart openvpn@client

Check to make sure that the repeater is showing up on the VK44.NET VPN Dashboard - https://vpn.vk44.net 
If all is correct, you are now able to access your repeater at it's Dahsboard URL: https://CALLSIGN.vk44.net

For additional assistance, please reach out to us in the Support: VK44.NET Support Chat on the Dashboard.

 

 

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