User Manual

Chapter 1 The HiveAP Platform
10 Aerohive
PRODUCTOVERVIEW
The HiveAP is a multi-channel wireless AP (access point). It is compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) and IEEE
802.11a (5 GHz) standards and supports a variety of Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) security protocols, including WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) and WPA2.
You can see the hardware components on the HiveAP in Figure1. Each component is described in Table1.
Figure 1 HiveAP Hardware Components
Table 1 HiveAP Component Descriptions
Component Description
Fixed Dual-Band AntennasThe two fixed omnidirectional dipole antennas can operate at either of
the two radio frequencies: 2.4 GHz (for IEEE 802.11b/g) and 5 GHz (for
IEEE 802.11a). For details, see "Antennas" on page14.
Status LEDsThe status LEDs convey operational states for system power, and the LAN,
Access, and Mesh interfaces. For details, see "Status LEDs" on page13.
802.11a RP-SMA Connector(For future use) You can connect a detachable single-band antenna to the
male 802.11a RP-SMA (reverse polarity-subminiature version A)
connector. Note that doing so disables the adjacent fixed antenna.
Power
Connector
Mounting
Screw
10/100 Mbps
Power-over-
Ethernet Port
Reset
Button
Console
Port
Device
Lock Slot
Fixed Dual-Band Antennas
For Detachable Single-Band Antennas
Status LEDs
RP-SMA
Connector for
802.11a
Radio Antenna
RP-SMA
Connector for
802.11b/g
Radio Antenna