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First Network Access

Your addresses and logins are on the Access & Configuration Sheet that came in the envelope with the welcome letter (and by email). Keep it at hand.

How the network works​

  • The switch ships as one flat network. Your laptop can use any free RJ45 port.
  • There is no DHCP server inside the P-EDC. Addresses come from your gateway or site network. Without one, each device falls back to a fixed address.
  • Every device tries DHCP first, then falls back:
DeviceWith DHCPWithout DHCP
SwitchLease from your gateway or site network192.168.0.239
PDULease from your gateway or site network192.168.10.80
HiveSightLease from your gateway or site networkIts own 169.254.x.x address, on your Access & Configuration Sheet
Compute nodesSet by HiveRadar when the HCI is pre-installedSee your Access & Configuration Sheet

Option A: with the gateway or site network connected​

This is the usual path.

  1. Connect your laptop to a free switch port. It gets an address from the gateway or site network.
  2. Find the devices in the DHCP lease list of your gateway or site network, by hostname or MAC address. With a Mako 5600 as shipped, the LAN is 10.0.0.1/24 and it hands out 10.0.0.100 to 10.0.0.200.
  3. HiveSight also answers at https://hiveradar-edc-<serial6>.local, where <serial6> is the last six characters of its serial. The full name is on your Access & Configuration Sheet and the unit label.

Option B: laptop only, no DHCP​

Use this to reach the switch or PDU at their fallback addresses. Connect the laptop before the gateway or site network, so the devices stay on their fallback addresses.

  1. Connect your laptop to a free switch port.
  2. Give your laptop a static address on the device's subnet:
    • Switch: 192.168.0.10, mask 255.255.255.0
    • PDU: 192.168.10.10, mask 255.255.255.0
  3. HiveSight needs no change: with no DHCP, most laptops give themselves a 169.254.x.x address and reach HiveSight at its 169.254 address or its .local name.

Log in​

DeviceAddressLogin
Switchhttp://<switch-ip>On your Access & Configuration Sheet
PDUhttp://<pdu-ip>; the PDU display also shows its IP (use the buttons on its side)On your Access & Configuration Sheet
HiveSighthttps://hiveradar-edc-<serial6>.local or its IPOn your Access & Configuration Sheet; the factory default is admin / admin, and you are asked to change it at first login
HCISee HCI SoftwareOn your Access & Configuration Sheet when HiveRadar pre-installed it

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HiveRadar changes the switch and PDU logins at the factory. The EnGenius defaults (switch admin / password, PDU admin / admin) only apply after a factory reset.

Change every initial password at first login.

Switch and PDU management​

The switch and PDU are either cloud managed (EnGenius Cloud) or standalone (local web page), chosen when you ordered. Your Access & Configuration Sheet says which. See Switch and PDU.

If you can't reach a device​

  • Nothing answers: check your laptop's cable and its IP settings. In Option B, check you're on the right subnet for that device.
  • Switch or PDU on a lease you can't find: disconnect the gateway, restart them from the PDU, and use Option B.
  • .local name doesn't resolve: some networks block mDNS. Use HiveSight's IP from the lease list or its 169.254 address from the sheet.
  • Login refused: check you're using the login for the right device. If a partner pre-configured it, ask them.

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