Aerohive Wireless: It just works!
November 03, 2017
Aerohive Wireless: It just works!
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Aerohive Wireless (legacy products)
Overall Satisfaction with ExtremeWireless
We use Aerohive wireless to provide solid wi-fi across the organization, including one central office, two warehouses, and multiple small office/home office installations. With this latest generation of wi-fi tech, we now have visibility into wi-fi and switching across the entire organization, and remote troubleshooting and resolution of most issues is now a reality rather than a hypothetical.
- If your subscription lapses, the AP's don't stop functioning (I'm looking at you, Meraki).
- The "hive" architecture that is the backbone of the Aerohive platform: the cloud is just configuration management and reporting, the "controller" is a mesh network that auto-configures itself on your layer 2 network
- Auto-provisioning is exactly what the doctor ordered: scan the barcode on several unopened boxes of AP's into the cloud interface, ship them off, plug them in at the remote site, wait ten minutes, BLAMMO. Incredible wi-fi with no muss, no fuss.
- Splintering of the HiveManagers: Right now, there are two HiveManagers: HiveManager NG and HiveManager Classic - Certain products are only compatible with HiveManager NG (such as the 8-port fanless switches we would like to use), but HiveManager NG doesn't support routers (which we have)
- Warehouse picking guns don't disconnect constantly anymore
- I have a lot more time to create value for the business, because I'm not troubleshooting wi-fi anymore.
- Segregating guest wi-fi from production wi-fi has been good for compliance.
- Cisco Meraki Wireless WAN, Aruba Networks Wireless and Dell Wireless
Aerohive's only meaningful competitor is Meraki; I'd say Aerohive/Meraki is 6 in one hand, half dozen in the other. You honestly can't go wrong with either, but I do not regret choosing Aerohive!