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Step 2
Configure HiveAP-2 and HiveAP-3
1. Power on HiveAP-2 and log in through its console port.
2. Configure HiveAP-2 with the same commands that you used for HiveAP-1:
ssid employee
ssid employee security protocol-suite wpa-auto-psk ascii-key N38bu7Adr0n3
interface wifi0.1 ssid employee
hive hive1
hive hive1 password s1r70ckH07m3s
interface mgt0 hive hive1
3. (Optional) Change the name and password of the superuser.
admin superuser mwebster password 3fF8ha
4. Check that the channel ID for wifi1 and wifi1.1 is now 149.
show interface
If the channel ID for wifi1 and wifi1.1 is not 149, set it to 149 so that HiveAP-2 uses the same channel as
HiveAP-1 for backhaul communications.
interface wifi1 radio channel 149
Setting the channel for the parent interface (wifi1) sets it for all its subinterfaces. By default, there is
one subinterface for wifi1: wifi1.1. You can configure up to eight subinterfaces for each interface.
save config
exit
5. Repeat the above steps for HiveAP-3.
Step 3
Connect HiveAP-2 and HiveAP-3 to the network
1. Place HiveAP-2 within range of its clients and within range of HiveAP-1. This allows HiveAP-1 and -2 to send
backhaul communications to each other wirelessly as a backup path in case either member loses its wired
connection to the network.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the PoE port on HiveAP-2 to the network switch.
3. Power on HiveAP-2 by connecting it to a power source.
After HiveAP-2 finishes booting up (indicated when the Power LED changes from steady amber to steady green),
it discovers another member of hive1 (HiveAP-1). The two members use the security protocol suite to
authenticate each other and establish a security association for encrypting backhaul communications between
themselves.
4. Place HiveAP-3 within range of its wireless clients and one or both of the other hive members.
5. Power on HiveAP-3 by connecting it to a power source.
After HiveAP-3 boots up, it discovers the two other members of hive1 over a wireless backhaul link. The
members use the security protocol suite to 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.
