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Deployment Guide 137
EXAMPLE 10: ASSIGNING CONFIGURATIONS TO HIVEAPS
DTLS Passphrase
HiveManager and HiveAPs use the DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) passphrase to derive a
preshared key that they then use to mutually authenticate each other when making a CAPWAP connection.
By default, when a HiveAP first makes a CAPWAP connection to HiveManager, they use a predefined
bootstrap DTLS passphrase combined with several other values to derive a shared key that they then use to
authenticate each other. To change the DTLS passphrase, click Change Passphrase.
5. Repeat this procedure with the HiveAPs associated with all the other maps until they are all configured.
6. To accept all the HiveAPs for management through HiveManager, select the top check box to the left of "Host
Name" in the header in the Automatically Discovered window, and then click Accept.
HiveManager displays accepted HiveAPs in the Access Points > Managed HiveAPs window.
Updating the Country Code
When the preset region code for a managed HiveAP is "World", you must set the appropriate country code to control
the radio channel and power selections that that HiveAP can use. For HiveAPs intended for use in the United States,
the region code is preset as "FCC"—for "Federal Communications Commission"—and the country code is preset as
"United States".
If the region code for any of the managed HiveAPs is "World", set the country code as follows:
1. Click Access Points > Managed HiveAPs > (check box) hiveap > Update > Update Country Code.
2. In the Update Country Code dialog box , enter the following, and then click Upload:
• Select the check box for the HiveAPs whose country code you want to change.
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• Choose the country where they are deployed from the New Country Code list.
• In the Activate After field, set an interval after which the HiveAP reboots to activate the updated country
code settings.
HiveManager updates the country code on the selected HiveAPs. To put the radio settings for the updated
country code in effect, they reboot after the activation interval that you set elapses. After the HiveAPs reboot,
they then apply the appropriate radio settings for the newly updated country code.
Note: When you click Change Passphrase, HiveManager immediately generates a new, random passphrase.
You can override this by typing your own passphrase, which can be from 16 to 32 characters long.
4. When updating the country code on HiveAPs in a mesh environment, you do not want the rebooting of portals to interrupt the
data path between the HiveManager and mesh points before they can complete their update process. Therefore, try to update
and reboot mesh points first. Then, update and reboot the portals. See "Updating HiveAPs in a Mesh Environment" on page 88.
Note: Be sure to choose the correct country. An incorrect choice might result in illegal radio operation and
cause harmful interference to other systems.