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How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

andreas_brueck — Mon, 13 May 2019 15:23:22 GMT

Hello everybody,

we are using the on-premises Hivemanager NG (build version 12.8.1.2-NGVAMAY18 ) and a lot of AP230, AP250 and AP1130 (HiveOS 8.3r4 Mayberry build-195604 ).

I want to change the default radio profile to a customized one. But i do not know how i can deploy it easily (like deploying a network policy) to all access points. Is there any way to do this?

I just found a way to do it for each access point seperately via "Monitor --> Devices --> <Choose one Device> --> Configuration --> Interface Settings --> Wireless Interfaces --> WiFi0/1 --> Radio Profile". But if i need to do it for 430 APs, it will spend a lot of time. Furthermore, if i do it for each AP seperately, it is necessary to do any further steps, for example to reboot the AP or something else?

I am a newbie in using Hivemanager. I hope you can help me. If anyone have links to good documentations, please let me know. Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Andreas

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

marco_tarquini — Mon, 13 May 2019 17:10:20 GMT

On HiveManager Connect I do

"Configure --> Network Policies --> <Choose your policy> --> Device Templates --> <Choose your template> --> Interface Settings --> Wireless Interfaces --> WiFi0/1 --> Radio Profile".

Hope this may help.

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

marco_tarquini — Mon, 13 May 2019 17:12:10 GMT

Ehm... It's not "Interfice Settings" but "Device Configuration" (I don't know how to edit a previous message)

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

andreas_brueck — Mon, 13 May 2019 19:14:31 GMT

Hey Marco,

thanks for your quick answer. I tried your suggestion:

I created a new template for AP230 (clone from default AP230 template)
I edited it for my needs (change radio profiles from "radio_ng_ng0" to "Klon-HBRS_24g" and "radio_ng_ac0" to "Klon-HBRS_5ac").
After that i deployed it to an Access Point (Complete Configuration Update).
Sadly with no success. If i checked the device on the Hivemanager Monitor the AP is using the old radio profiles. Same result if i checked it on the CLI (show int wifi0).

Maybe i am missing something or i do something wrong? Do you have any idea?

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

marco_tarquini — Mon, 13 May 2019 19:48:14 GMT

I just followed this guide

http://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/gui/configuration/configuring-ap-device-template.htm

Btw, after deployed my policy, in the Monitor tab my APs look like so:

If you don't see the custom template in your one, I guess something went wrong when deploy: given you're running HM on premise, I suspect the difference may lie in the "Classification rules" (formerly "assignment rules") you may have on it.

As said I'm running Connect (much simplified UI), so I cannot help, but you can find your current classification rules (if any) under "Configure --> Common Objects --> --> Policies --> Classification Rules".

Some more info at:

http://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/gui/configuration/understanding-device-classification.htm

http://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/gui/configuration/viewing-classification-rules.htm

http://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/gui/configuration/configuring-classification-assignment-rule.htm

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

marco_tarquini — Tue, 14 May 2019 05:31:25 GMT

Hi @Andreas Brück

A possible workaround in order to apply a custom radio profile to multiple APs could be (could be = it worked in HiveManager Connect)

"Monitor --> Select your APs by relevant checkboxes --> <Click on edit button> --> Interface settings --> Wireless Interfaces --> WiFi0/1 --> Radio Profile".

Before saving and pushing the new configuration (I used delta update, if you're wondering about) please pay attention to the SSID fields (in HM Connect those fields were filled with my login data, I don't know if it's a bug or whatever, but at any rate I cleared them before saving).

Let me know if that helps.

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

andreas_brueck — Tue, 14 May 2019 13:39:24 GMT

Hi Marco,

i tested both methods. The first method with the device templates does not work for me. If i checked the device configuration everything seems to be ok (see screenshot). My new device template was listed, but the radio profile was not changed on any access point. I also deactivated the auto-provisioning rules for the access point type, which was recommended in your documentation.

Sadly, i have no menu entry "classification rules". Maybe it is not supported on the on-premise Hivemanger or the software version is to old.

The second method worked for me! Thank you very much for your help Marco!

Regards,

Andreas

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

andreas_brueck — Tue, 14 May 2019 14:54:49 GMT

Additionally: On the on-premise Hivemanger i didn't have the bug with the SSID fields.

Re: How can i deploy new radio profiles for running access points?

marco_tarquini — Tue, 14 May 2019 17:33:58 GMT

Thanks for clarification and I'm glad you can solve.