Connect the SE1100 with the node 1 SE2900 using a red (cross over) cable. Connect the node 2 SE2900 to the laptop using a red (cross over) cable. Insert both wireless cards into the SE2900s. Plug the magic control box into the SE1100. This contains two switches and three LEDs. Their functions are: switch 1 - override message display for 1 minute switch 2 - take snapshot led 1 - indicator for switch 1 (1 minute) led 2 - indicator for switch 2 (2 seconds) led 3 - morse code output Power on sequence is: SE1100, node 1 and finally node 2. All network activity is initiated from later power ups to earlier. Set a web brower on the laptop to point at 192.168.161.31:8000/cgi-bin/snapshot This will display a pair of pictures and it auto-refreshes every ten seconds. Test the scales and display. The display message file is located in /etc/display_messages on node 2. Edit this file and it will automagically change the display. Messages appear roughly once per thirty second.