Aerohive Networks- NMS Hive Manager

Aerohive's HiveManager NMS is a central management system for Aerohive HiveAPs. HiveManager enables simple policy creation, firmware upgrades, configuration updates, and centralized monitoring 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. Essentially, the HiveManager solution delivers the benefits of both autonomous APs and controller-based solutions, without the drawbacks of either approach.

All of the HiveManager platforms support two modes of operation. Express Mode provides a simplified work flow with full functionality while Enterprise Mode delivers complete configuration flexibility for complex enterprise deployments. A seamless upgrade path from Express Mode to Enterprise Mode and between all four HiveManager products enables Aerohive enterprise wireless LAN solutions to grow along with you.

HiveManager Online

HiveManager Online is also included in a new portal called "MyHive," which provides single sign-on access to Aerohive resources such as HiveManager Online, support forums, and the staging server. Customers can use their single sign-on to access their own HiveManager Online instance, and our partners can use the MyHive system to keep track of many instances for all end-users.

Bringing up a network of HiveAPs is as simple as plugging them in and browsing to the HiveManager Online address. The HiveAPs are pre-provisioned to connect to HiveManager Online using the secure CAPWAP-DTLS protocol which traverses NAT and firewalls. This means that the APs will automatically connect and register with the customer’s account in HiveManager Online and are ready to configure. With HiveManager Online, it is possible to bring up a wireless LAN in just a few minutes.

HiveManager Online offers other key benefits:
• Plug and play deployment – the administrator just plugs in the APs and browses to the interface
• No appliance to install, configure, upgrade or patch
• Green – no rack space, cooling or power requirements, just power the APs
• Manage from anywhere
• Lower cost of entry – Move CAPEX management expenses to OPEX
• Integrated tools like a Planner, Packet Capture, Client Tracker enable easy scoping, deployment and troubleshooting without additional expenseHiveManager Online is accessible via a web browser on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X, providing an application-like AJAX interface to access the device.

Unlike other offerings, Aerohive APs with their cooperative control continue operating processing data per policies even without access to the cloud management portal.