Costly on-site node repairs in wireless mesh networks
(WMNs) can be required due to misconfiguration,
corrupt software updates, or unavailability during updates.
We propose ADAM as a novel management framework that
guarantees accessibility of individual nodes in these situations.
ADAM uses a decentralised distribution mechanism and selfhealing
mechanisms for safe configuration and software updates.
In order to implement the ADAM management and
self-healing mechanisms, an easy-to-learn and extendable build
system for a small footprint embedded Linux distribution for
WMNs has been developed. The paper presents the ADAM
concept, the build system for the Linux distribution and the
management architecture.