User Manual

Aerohive Networks
8
ATTACHING THE ETHERNET CABLE WATERPROOF HOUSING
The following steps explain how to ensure a weatherproof seal for the Ethernet cable using the waterproof housing.
1. Disassemble the waterproof housing.
There are three pieces: a threaded nut, a slotted cable grip, and a threaded housing.
2. Slide the threaded nut over the Ethernet cable.
3. Slip the slotted cable grip onto the Ethernet cable in front of the threaded nut.
4. Slide the threaded housing onto the cable and over the cable grip (the grip fits inside the housing).
5. Screw the threaded nut onto the threaded housing.
6. Plug the Ethernet cable into the connector. Screw the assembled housing onto the threaded connector cover.
7. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a PoE-enabled switch, or PoE injector. See Figure 4 on page 8.
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
The final step to the installation is to connect the HiveAP 170 to the network so that it can form a CAPWAP
connection to HiveManager, as shown in Figure 4.
After you cable the HiveAP to an Ethernet network and it is receiving PoE power, it automatically attempts to get its
network settings through DHCP and contact HiveManager. The process typically takes about five minutes to
complete. If you see the HiveAP listed on the Monitor > Access Points > HiveAPs page in the HiveManager GUI, the
initial setup is complete and you can begin managing the HiveAP through HiveManager.
Figure 4 Connecting the HiveAP 170 to the network
If the HiveAP does not appear in the HiveManager GUI after about ten minutes, read the rest of this guide to
understand how the HiveAP attempts to contact HiveManager and what you can do to help establish a connection
between the two devices.
Slotted Cable Grip
Threaded Housing
Threaded Nut
Internet
Switch
Firewall
Some other network devices
(they might all be incorporated
in the same device, such as a
router or firewall).
DHCP
Server
Ethernet Cable
HiveAP 170
PoE Injector
Switch
If the switch provides PoE,
connect a standard Ethernet
cable from the HiveAP directly to
the switch. The HiveAP will
power on in a few seconds.
If the switch does not provide
PoE, first connect a standard
Ethernet cable from the HiveAP
170 to a PoE provisioning device,
then connect the provisioning
device to the switch.