Chapter 4 HiveManager Examples
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Aerohive
E
XAMPLE
8: C
REATING
T
HREE
H
IVE
P
ROFILES
A hive is a set of HiveAPs that exchange information with each other over a layer-2 switched network to form a
collaborative whole. In this example, you define three hive profiles: one for each building. Later, in
"Example 9:
Assigning HiveAPs to a Device Group, Radio Profile, Hive Profile, and Topology Map" on page 61
, you assign HiveAP
devices to these profiles.
Hive1
1. Click
HiveAP Configuration
>
Hive Profiles
>
(Add button).
The New Hive Profile dialog box appears.
2. Enter the following, leave the other options at their default settings, and then click
OK
:
•
Name:
Hive1
(You cannot use spaces in the name of a hive.)
•
Comment: Enter a meaningful comment, such as "Hive for HQ, Bldg 1"
•
Native VLAN:
1
•
Password: (
clear
)
The password string is what hive members use when authenticating themselves to each other over the
wireless backhaul link using WPA-PSK CCMP (AES). If you do not enter a password string, the HiveManager
derives a default password from the hive name. The password can be from 8 to 63 characters long and
contain special characters. If the string has any blank spaces, enclose the entire string within double
quotation marks (for example, "password string").
Hive2
1. Click
HiveAP Configuration
>
Hive Profiles
>
Hive1
> (Clone button).
The Clone Hive Profile dialog box appears.
2. In the Profile Name field, type
Hive2
, and then click
OK
.
The Hive2 Hive Profile dialog box appears.
3. Modify the comment to an appropriate description for Hive2, such as "Hive for HQ, Bldg 2", leave the other
options at their default settings, and then click
OK
.
Hive3
1. Click
HiveAP Configuration
>
Hive Profiles
>
Hive2
> (Clone button).
The Clone Hive Profile dialog box appears.
2. In the Profile Name field, type
Hive3
, and then click
OK
.
The Hive3 Hive Profile dialog box appears.
3. Modify the comment to an appropriate description for Hive3, such as "Hive for Branch Site", leave the other
options at their default settings, and then click
OK
.
Note:
A device group is different from a hive. Whereas the members of a device group share a set of policy-based
configurations, the members of a hive communicate with each other and coordinate their activities as
access points. Device group members share configurations. Hive members work collaboratively.
Note:
Hive communications must use the native VLAN in the switch infrastructure. This is the untagged VLAN
and typically uses ID 1.
