A process for deploying a mesh network includes setting a first node device (1x) in configuration mode; setting a second node device (1x+1) in configuration mode so that the second node device (1x+1) is configured; setting the second node device (1x+1) in deployment mode and moving it away from the first node device (1x) until the second node device (1x+1) activates a radio communication range limit indicator (7); and setting one of the node devices in service mode so that it is ready for data traffic. A simplified mesh network node device (1) for deploying a network uses only knobs and audio-visual indications of the device itself, thus without requiring the use of computers and additional external devices to configure each device.