User's Manual

Status Light

The status light conveys operational states for system power, firmware updates, Ethernet and

wireless interface activity, and major alarms. The AP122 has a rectangular status light bar on the

top corner and down one side of the chassis. The colors of this light bar indicate the following

states of activity:

Dark: There is no power or the status indicator is disabled.

Amber (flashing): This is an alert that indicates that the device is performing a firmware

upgrade. Do not power off the device during this process.

Amber (steady): This is an alert that indicates that the CAPWAP connection has not been

successfully established, or the device is booting or shutting down.

White: The device is powered on, a successful CAPWAP connection has been made, and the

firmware is operating normally. During normal operation, the LED produces a slow blink

consisting of 4 seconds of illumination followed by one minute of darkness. To extend the life of

the status LED, turn it off completely for normal use, and turn it on when needed for

troubleshooting.

To extend the life of the status LED, turn it off completely for normal use, and turn it on when

needed for troubleshooting.

To turn the LEDon or off or change the brightness using the CLI, enter:

system led brightness [ bright | soft | dim | off]

You can adjust the brightness level from bright (the default) to soft to dim, or turn it off completely

in HiveManager NG. Navigate to Configure > Network Policy > Additional

Settings>NetworkService > Management Options. Turn Management Options on and scroll

down to the System Settings section. Use the LED brightness drop-down to select the brightness

level that you want.

When you change the brightness setting here, the new setting will apply to all devices

under this network policy. To change the LED brightness for a single device, establish a

console connection and use the CLI command.

For devices running HiveManager Classic, you can set the LEDs for all APs on your network to blink

or remain steady. Navigate toHome> Device Management Settings > LEDMode.

Console Port

Through the Console port, you can make a serial connection between your management system

and the AP. When you connect to the device using the RJ45 Console port, the management

station from which you connect to the device must have a VT100 emulation program, such as

operating systems from XP forward). The serial connection settings are: 9600 bits per second, 8

data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.

The pin-to-signal mapping for the Console port is shown in "Aerohive Device Pin Assignments".

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