Modular Network Solutions

HiveAP 20 Series

The HiveAP Cooperative Control Access Point (CC-AP) combines an enterprise-class access point with a suite of cooperative control protocols and functions to provide all of the benefits of a controller-based wireless LAN solution, without requiring a controller or an overlay network. HiveAPs are organized into groups, or “hives”, enabling functions like fast layer 2/layer 3 roaming, RF management, security, quality-of-service (QoS) and mesh networking.

The Aerohive Networks HiveAP 20 Series includes a complete set of 802.11a/b/g access points, designed to perform in a variety of environments. HiveAP 20 Series access points also take advantage of the latest in HiveOS innovations, to provide locationing support as well as bridging capabilities enabling the WLAN to back haul wired Ethernet traffic across the mesh.

HiveAP 20 Series & HiveOS Features & Benefits:

Feature	Benefits
HiveAPs
Indoor/Industrial model for carpeted or concrete space and an Outdoor model for outdoor/harsh environments	Dual 802.11a and 802.11b/g Rugged chassis for office or industrial Diversity fixed antennas or external jacks All models run HiveOS cooperative control software
Cooperative Control
Topology aware predictive, fast L2/L3 roaming and guest tunneling	Clients can securely and seamlessly roam across the WLAN
Stateful failover	No session interruption in case of failure
Automatic RF control – channel, power & station load balancing	No need for RF expertise to do an installation Eliminates co-channel interference Ensures connectivity in case of failure Prevents any single AP from being overloaded
HiveAP auto discovery & self organization	No staging for HiveAPs No configuration of required for cooperative control functions
Policy Enforcement at the Edge
Security – WPA2 & 802.1x WiFi Alliance Certified	Support for state-of-the-art security methods
Built-in wireless IDS – rogue AP detection and wireless denial-of-service (DoS) protection	Complete security at no extra charge
Built-in on-board stateful-inspection firewall policy enforcement with session state sync with neighbors	Ensure security at no extra charge Session synch for seamless failover, enforces policy at the edge based on user identity
Identity-based user policy QoS, firewall, backhaul Guest portal	Easily optimize services by user at the edge of the network
Dynamic Best Path Forwarding
Forwards traffic via the optimal wired or wireless mesh connection	Finds the shortest path of a packet to its destination even if the shortest path is over the air
Utilizes sophisticated/scalable L2 routing with inherent loop prevention	Routes around failure without requiring spanning tree
Non-blocking performance today and with 802.11n	No need to scale controller capacity as you increase the number of APs
Quality of Service for Voice, Video and Data at the Radio
Per VLAN, per user profile, per service, per MAC address QoS assignment & rate limiting Full queuing support with 8 queues – strict and weighted round robin queuing mechanisms Marking and policing – WMM (802.11e) for wireless, 802.1p and/or diffserv	Granular QoS down to the user and service. Optimized for Voice over WLAN and other demanding applications Ready for the challenges of 802.11n
Full queuing support with 8 queues – strict and weighted round robin queuing mechanisms	Same as above
Marking and policing – WMM (802.11e) for wireless, 802.1p and/or diffserv	Provides QoS at the edge but with an end to end approach to ensure proper handling of data across the LAN and/or WAN
Management
Central management & device configuration via HiveManager	Lowers TCO, simplifies deployment and ongoing management
Mesh
Built-in mesh capabilities	Mesh functionality at no extra charge
Self-healing enabled by dynamic path selection	Routes around any failures, even failures at the access switch
High Availability
Full client session synchronization across HiveAPs	Ensures seamless and stateful failover in the case of an APfailure
backhaul failover of any HiveAP even in the event of a wire failure	Ensures seamless failover in the case of a wired failure
Locationing
Complete support for marketing-leading locationing vendors	Enables a complete location solution without the capital outlay of an overlay network.
Bridging
This feature allows for wired Ethernet traffic to be backhauled across the mesh.	Enables extension of wired networks to other buildings, to wired devices like surveillance cameras, and to wired clients in tough-to-reach spots utilizing Aerohives rich and resilient mesh as a backhaul.

HiveAP 300 Series (802.11n)

802.11n is poised to revolutionize today’s Wireless LANs, with increased performance and reliability. Aerohive’s innovative controller-less Cooperative Control Architecture is the ideal foundation for 802.11n, eliminating the bottlenecks and single point of failure posed by controller-based architectures. Instead, Cooperative Control Access Points (CC-APs) organize themselves into groups, or hives, which can take advantage of the benefits offered by 802.11n.

Aerohive’s 300 Series of access points are a family of 802.11n access points designed for placement in carpeted indoor environments, harsher indoor conditions, or outdoor deployments. Every member of the 300 series provides dual concurrent 2.4 and 5 GHz 3×3 MIMO antennas. Each 300 Series AP also features dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, which enables link aggregation, effectively doubling throughput even when connected to legacy 10/100 switches. Smart Power over Ethernet (PoE), operating at standard 802.3af as well as 802.3at specs provide additional deployment flexibility.

HiveManager

Aerohive Networks HiveManager Network Management System provides a single centralized management instance for the entire wireless network. HiveManager provides a comprehensive, cohesive view of Cooperative Control AP hives, enabling simple system-wide upgrades and changes throughout the entire Aerohive deployment, whether building-wide, campus-wide, or global – all from a single console.

Because the HiveManager is not actively involved in passing traffic or in making forwarding decisions, it eliminates the traffic bottlenecks and complexities of controller-based solutions, particularly in distributed environments. So control is distributed, while management is centralized. Together the solution delivers the benefits of both autonomous APs and controller-based solutions, without the drawbacks of either approach. The HiveManager is available as a hardened network appliance to speed deployment while ensuring security. The appliance is accessible via a web browser in Windows, Mac, or Linux environments, with an AJAX-based interface that delivers rich features including Zero-Configuration and Virtual HiveManage.

HiveManager Features & Benefits:

Feature	Benefits
Ease of Administration
2 appliance-based platforms, supporting 500 or 5000 CC-APs	Select the most appropriate form factor for your deployment
Web based administration with AJAX support for easy browser based access combined with application style interaction	Works within any modern web browser, greatly improving performance and remote access of management tools
Simple Central Management
Single central management instance for up to several thousand HiveAPs	Easily scales to large and distributed organizations
Powerful Policy Templating feature	Enables updates to the entire groups of HiveAPs with just a few clicks
Zero Configuration Deployment
Auto CC-AP discovery via CAPWAP on the same subnet, DNS or DHCP for multi-subnet deployments	No need to configure individual APs APs will find their HiveManage automatically HiveManager pushes configuration Complete WLAN is easy to install by non-technical personnel;
Granular Control
Detailed user-based policy for quality-of-service (QoS) and security	Easy to provision a comprehensive, user based security and QoS policy across a network based.