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Deployment Guide 125

EXAMPLE 8: CREATING HIVES

A hive is a set of HiveAPs that exchange information with each other to form a collaborative whole. In this example,

you define three hives: two for the two buildings at headquarters and a third for the branch site. Later, in "Example

9: Creating WLAN Policies" on page 126, you assign the hives to WLAN policies, which in turn, you assign to HiveAP

devices in "Example 10: Assigning Configurations to HiveAPs" on page 135.

Hive1

Click Configuration > Hives > New > General, enter the following, leave the other options at their default

settings, and then click Save:

•Hive: Hive1 (You cannot use spaces in the name of a hive.)

• Description: Enter a meaningful comment, such as "Hive for HQ, Bldg 1"

• Modify Encryption Protection: (select); g3r4oU7a#x

The password string is what hive members use when authenticating themselves to each other over the

wireless backhaul link using WPA-PSK CCMP (AES). It can be from 8 to 63 characters long and contain special

characters. If you do not enter a password string, HiveManager derives a default password from the hive

name.

Hive2

Click Configuration > Hives > (check box) Hive1 > Clone > General, change the following, leave the other

options at their previously defined settings, and then click Save:

•Hive: Hive2

• Description: Modify the description for Hive2 to something appropriate, such as "Hive for HQ, Bldg 2".

• Modify Encryption Protection: (select); wWaG8U!3#2

Hive3

Click Configuration > Hives > (check box) Hive2 > Clone > General, change the following, leave the other

options at their previously defined settings, and then click Save:

•Hive: Hive3

• Description: Modify the description for Hive3 to something appropriate, such as "Hive for branch site".

• Modify Encryption Protection: (select); C!8vGg5Jo3

Note:

A WLAN policy is different from a hive. Whereas the members of a WLAN policy share a set of policy-based

configurations, the members of a hive communicate with each other and coordinate their activities as access

points. WLAN policy members share configurations. Hive members work together collaboratively.