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The HiveManager automatically assigns SSIDs voip, corp, and guest to the wifi0.1, wifi0.2, and wifi0.3
subinterfaces respectively.
6. Repeat this procedure with the HiveAPs associated with all the other maps until they are all configured.
7. To accept all the HiveAPs for management through the HiveManager, select all the HiveAPs in the HiveAP
Management > New HiveAPs > Automatically Discovered window, and then click (Accept button).
Changing HiveAP Login Settings
Changing the login settings for the managed HiveAPs is an important security precaution. The default user name and
password are
admin
and
aerohive
.
The HiveManager offers great flexibility and convenience in how you assign new login settings. You can assign a new
user name and password to all managed HiveAPs at the same time, or you can assign different user names and
passwords to different subsets of HiveAPs, or you can assign different user names and passwords to individual
HiveAPs one by one.
1. Click
HiveAP Management
>
HiveAP Properties
.
2. In the HiveAP Properties window, enter the following, and then click
OK
:
•
Total HiveAPs: Select the check boxes of the HiveAP or HiveAPs whose login settings you want to change.
•
Change User Name and Password
•
User Name: Enter a new admin user name for logging in to the selected HiveAPs. The user name can be
any alphanumeric string from 3 to 20 characters long.
•
Password: Enter a new password for the admin to use when logging in to the selected HiveAPs. The
password can be any alphanumeric string from 5 to 8 characters.
•
Confirm Password: To confirm the accuracy of the password, enter it again.
The HiveManager sends the new login settings to all the selected HiveAPs. From now on, use the new admin user
name and password when logging in to these HiveAPs.
Updating HiveAP Configurations
At this point, you have assigned device settings to the HiveAPs, accepted them for management, and changed their
login settings. Now, you can push the configurations from the HiveManager to the HiveAPs.
1. Click
HiveAP Management
>
Managed HiveAPs
.
2. Select all the HiveAPs in the Managed HiveAPs window, and then click the
Upload Configuration
button in the
shortcut toolbar.
The Upload Configuration dialog box appears.
3. Select the HiveAPs whose configurations you want to update, select one of the following options for controlling
when the uploaded configurations are activated (by rebooting the HiveAPs), and then click
OK
:
•
Activate at
: Select this option and set the time when you want the updated HiveAPs to activate their new
configuration. This is a good choice if you want to stagger the activation, or if you want to load the
configuration now but activate it at a quieter time.
•
Activate now
: Select this option to load the configuration on the HiveAPs and immediately activate it.
•
Until next reboot
: Select this option to load the configuration on the HiveAPs but not activate it through
the HiveManager. (It will be activated the next time the HiveAPs reboot.)
Note:
Admin user names and passwords are case sensitive.
Note:
To preserve its secrecy, the password appears as an encrypted string in the HiveAP CLI.
