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Chapter 4 AP330 and AP350 Platforms
Ethernet and Console Ports
There are three ports on the AP330 and AP350: two RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T/TX Ethernet ports and an RJ-45
console port.
The pin assignments in the Ethernet ports follow the TIA/EIA-568-B standard (see
ports accept standard types of Ethernet cable—cat3, cat5, cat5e, or cat6. Because the ports have
autosensing capabilities, the wiring termination in the Ethernet cable can be either straight-through or
cross-over.
The ETH0 port can receive PoE through an Ethernet cable connected to PSE that is 802.3af- or
802.3at-compatible. Such equipment can be embedded in a switch or router, or it can come from
purpose-built devices that inject power into the Ethernet line en route to the AP. Aerohive provides several
PoE injectors as accessories that you can order: AH-ACC-INJ-30W-EU, AH-ACC-INJ-30W-UK,
AH-ACC-INJ-30W-US, AH-ACC-INJ-30W-AU, and AH-ACC-INJ-30W-IL. If an Aerohive AP is connected to both
an AC power source and PSE, the AC power source takes priority. If the device loses power from that source,
it automatically switches to PoE. If the AC power comes back online, the AP automatically switches back to
AC. Each time the AP switches from one power source to another, it must reboot.
The two Ethernet interfaces can be configured as aggregate interfaces for increased throughput and
redundant interfaces for increased reliability. For more information, see
Interfaces" on page
67.
Through the RJ-45 console port, you can make a serial connection between your management system and
the AP. The pin-to-signal mapping of the RJ-45 console port is the same as that for the AP340, which is shown
in
Figure 2 on page
66. Similarly, cabling and connection details for the AP330 and AP350 are the same as
those for the AP340 (see
USB Modem Port
When configured as routers, AP330 and AP350 devices can use a wireless USB modem for a WAN
connection. The typical use of the USB modem is to act as a backup to the ETH0/WAN interface; however,
for locations where an Ethernet connection to the WAN is not possible, you can use the USB modem as the
primary (and only) interface to the WAN.
When using a wireless USB modem on an AP330 or AP350, you must connect it to an AC power
source instead of using PoE to power the device.
Status Indicator
The status indicator appears in the triangular region on the top surface of the AP330 and AP350. It is
illuminated by various colors to indicate different states of activity. The meanings of the colors are as follows:
Dark
•
: There is no power or the status indicator is disabled.
Blue
•
: (solid) The device is booting up or there is no backhaul link; (flashing) the device is shutting
down.
Green
•
: The default route is through the backhaul Ethernet interface, but not all conditions for normal
operations (white) have been met.
Yellow
•
: The default route is through a backhaul wifi interface, but not all conditions for normal
operations (white) have been met.
White
•
: The device is powered on and the firmware is operating normally; that is, the AP has made a
CAPWAP connection to HiveManager.
Purple
•
: A new image is being loaded from HiveManager.
Orange
•
: An alarm indicating a firmware or hardware issue has occurred.
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Figure 3 on page
69).
Figure 2 on page
"Aggregate and Redundant
66). The
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