User's Manual

Chapter 11 Deployment Examples (CLI)
166 Aerohive
Step 1 Configure HiveAP-1
1. Using the connection settings described in the first example, log in to HiveAP-1.
2. Configure HiveAP-1 as a member of "hive1" and set the security protocol suite.
hive hive1
You create a hive, which is a set of HiveAPs that collectively distribute data and coordinate activities
among themselves, such as client association data for fast roaming, route data for making optimal
data-path forwarding decisions, and policy enforcement for QoS (Quality of Service) and security.
hive hive1 password s1r70ckH07m3s
You define the password that hive members use to derive the preshared key for securing backhaul
communications with each other. The password must be the same on all hive members.
interface mgt0 hive hive1
By setting "hive1" on the mgt0 interface, you join HiveAP-1 to the hive.
save config
3. Before closing the console session, check the radio channel that HiveAP-1 uses on its backhaul interface, which
by default is wifi1:
HiveAP-1 is set to use wireless interface wifi1 and its subinterface wifi1.1 for backhaul communications.
Write down the radio channel for future reference (in this example, it is 149). When configuring
HiveAP-2 and -3, make sure that they also use this channel for backhaul communications.
exit
The wifi1 interface and the wifi1.1 subinterface are in backhaul mode and
are using channel 149. Both wifi1 and wifi1.1 use the default radio profile
radio_na0. (Depending on the HiveAP model, the default profile might be
radio_a0.) This is a profile for radio2, which operates in the 5 GHz
frequency range as specified in the IEEE 802.11a and n standards.
show interface
State=Operational state; Chan=Channel;
Radio=Radio profile; U=up; D=down;
Name MAC addr Mode State Chan VLAN Radio Hive SSID
------- -------------- -------- ----- ---- ---- -------- ----- --------
Mgt0 0019:7700:0020 - U - 1 - hive1 -
Eth0 0019:7700:0020 backhaul U - 1 - hive1 -
Wifi0 0019:7700:0024 access U 11 - radio_ng0 - -
Wifi0.1 0019:7700:0024 access U 11 - radio_ng0 hive1 employee
Wifi1 0019:7700:0028 backhaul U 149 - radio_na0 - -
Wifi1.1 0019:7700:0028 backhaul U 149 1 radio_na0 hive1 -