User's Manual

Chapter 11 Deployment Examples (CLI)

168 Aerohive

After HiveAP-3 boots up, it discovers the two other members of hive1 over a wireless backhaul link. The

members authenticate themselves and establish a security association for encrypting backhaul communications

among themselves. HiveAP-3 then learns its default route to the wired network from the other hive members. If

the other members send routes with equal costs—which is what happens in this example—HiveAP-3 uses the first

route it receives. When it learns this route, it can communicate with the DHCP server to get an IP address for its

mgt0 interface.

6. Check that HiveAP-3 has associated with the other members at the wireless level.

HiveAP-2

0019:7700:0438

wifi1.1 MAC Address

HiveAP-1

0019:7700:0028

wifi1.1 MAC Address

show hive hive1 neighbor

Chan=channel number; Pow=Power in dBm;

A-Mode=Authentication mode; Cipher=Encryption mode;

Conn-Time=Connected time; Hstate=Hive State;

Mac Addr Chan Tx Rate Rx Rate Pow A-Mode Cipher Conn-Time Hstate Phymode Hive

-------------- ---- ------- ------- --- ------ ------- --------- ------ ------- ----

0019:7700:0028 149 54M 54M -16 psk aes ccm 00:04:15 Auth 11a hive1

0019:7700:0438 149 54M 54M -16 psk aes ccm 00:04:16 Auth 11a hive1

HiveAP-3

In the output of the show hive hive1 neighbor

command, you can see hive-level and member-level

information. (On HiveAPs supporting 802.11n, the

channel width for hive communications—20 or 40

MHz—is also shown.)

When you see the MAC addresses of the other hive

members, you know that HiveAP-3 learned them over

a wireless backhaul link.

Neighbors

The following are the various hive states that can appear:

Disv (Discover) - Another HiveAP has been discovered, but there is a

mismatch with its hive ID.

Neibor (Neighbor) - Another HiveAP has been discovered whose hive

ID matches, but it has not yet been authenticated.

CandPr (Candidate Peer) - The hive ID on a discovered HiveAP

matches, and it can accept more neighbors.

AssocPd (Association Pending) - A HiveAP is on the same backhaul

channel, and an assocation process in progress.

Assocd (Associated) - A HiveAP has associated with the local HiveAP

and can now start the authentication process.

Auth (Authenticated) - The HiveAP has been authenticated and can

now exchange data traffic.