User Config Values
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Long Name A customized name for your device. By default, this is auto-generated. If you are a licensed ham operator and have enabled IsLicensed, you should set this to your ham operator call sign.
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Short Name A custom short identifier for your device. This is auto-generated by default.
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Is Licensed (ham) If you are a licensed ham operator and have taken into account the privileges and restrictions associated with using Meshtastic under a ham license, you can enable this flag. This option is disabled by default. When you enable IsLicensed, please also review the following related configurations: User: LongName (This should be your Call Sign) Channel: PSK (This should be left empty to remove encryption)
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Is Unmessageable Indicates whether the node can receive direct messages. The default setting is False, except for roles that generally do not require monitoring for direct messages: ROUTER, ROUTER_LATE, REPEATER, SENSOR, LOST_AND_FOUND, TRACKER, and TAK_TRACKER.
User Configuration Client Availability
Android
All user configuration options are accessible on Android.
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Open the Meshtastic App.
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Go to: Vertical Ellipsis (three dots in the top right corner) > Radio Configuration > User.
Apple
All user configuration options are accessible on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS by navigating to Settings > Device Configuration > User.
CLI
All user configuration options can be accessed in the Python CLI. Below are some example commands:
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Set the LongName Value
| meshtastic --set-owner 'your node name' |
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Set the ShortName Value
| meshtastic --set-owner-short 'NODE' |
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Enable Ham Mode, set name to license, disable encryption
| meshtastic --set-ham 'CALLSIGN' |
Since the device will reboot after each command is sent through the CLI, it is advisable to chain multiple commands together as a single command when setting several values in a configuration section. For example:
| meshtastic --set-owner 'your node name' --set-owner-short 'NODE' |
Web
All user configuration options can be found in the Web UI.
