The node view reports RSSI, SNR, battery and hop distance for connected radios. It's a deliberately honest read on link quality — so you know whether the mesh will carry your next send before you rely on it.
For your selected operating mode, LANCE holds the effective radio configuration and writes it over BLE when the attached radio doesn't match. The link reports yellow while configuring and only turns green once the radio reads back the expected settings — including the channel encryption state.
Free runs the single LANCE Free preset over Bluetooth. Paid builds add short-range, large-team, long-range and low-traffic presets, Manual mode for expert radio settings, and USB serial as an alternative transport. Enterprise adds centrally managed presets and curated device roles — including a tactical CLIENT_HIDDEN role.
Region selection follows Meshtastic's regulatory sub-GHz bands. Free exposes one common legal band per market; Pro unlocks alternate and SRD bands; Enterprise can use every supported region. A custom PSK / encryption profile is available from Pro upward, and diagnostics never store raw key material.
