HiveManager Network Management

HiveManager is an out-of-band Network Management System (NMS) for simple policy configuration, firmware upgrades, and monitoring of up to thousands of Aerohive 802.11n access points and routers. A revolutionary new user-interface makes it easy and intuitive to create and deploy unified LAN and WLAN policies across your entire network.

HiveManager offers real-time topology, performance, and client information to simplify troubleshooting, capacity planning, and security remediation of both WLANs and remote office networks. HiveManager also enables customer access policies based on identity and device type. Because it is not essential to the flow of traffic, losing connectivity to HiveManager will not affect any control or data forwarding features of your Aerohive WLAN or remote office.

Simple

HiveManager greatly simplifies deployment. There is no pre-staging or configuration necessary to connect APs or routers in any location to their HiveManager, which makes it ideal for distributed deployments. HiveManager enables administrators to establish a configuration once, via the central HiveManager instance. This configuration is automatically provided to the Aerohive AP access point or router when the device is initially plugged in. This functionality makes managing thousands of access points or remote VPNs as easy as managing a single instance.

Flexible

  • Deploy HiveManager as a 1U or 2U rack-mountable appliance,
  • a VMware virtual instance on existing hardware,
  • or a Software-as-a-Service offering in the Cloud. (See HiveManager Online)

Scalable

All of the HiveManager platforms support two modes: Express Mode, which is a simplified version of the interface and does not support Aerohive routers, designed to make initial deployment and training simple and quick; and, Enterprise Mode, which includes an extensive object-based management system and full feature support. Customers can easily migrate an Express Mode deployment to Enterprise Mode at any point when additional features or flexibility are required.

Features & Benefits

HiveManager Type Features
HiveManager Online Express Mode
  • Simple, company-wide guided policy configuration
  • One user-type per SSID
  • Supports Aerohive HiveAp access points only
HiveManager Online Enterprise Mode
  • Sophisticated object-based WLAN Policy Configurations
  • Custom firewall, QoS, and Tunnel policies per user
HiveManager Virtual Appliance
  • Lowest cost on-site deployment option
  • Supports 5,000 HiveAPs with specified hardware
  • Supports up to 500 Virtual HiveManagers
HiveManager 1U Appliance
  • Dedicated appliance
  • Supports 500 HiveAPs
  • Supports 5 Virtual HiveManagers
HiveManager High-Capacity 2U Appliance
  • Supports redundant power and hard drives
  • Supports 5,000 HiveAPs
  • Supports up to 500 Virtual HiveManagers

Specifications

HiveManager Virtual Appliance:

Host Platform Minimum Hardware (up to 1500 APs)

  • Processor: Dual Core 2GHz or Better
  • Memory: 2GB dedicated to the VM, at least 1GB dedicated to the host
  • Disk: Min. of 10GB dedicated to VM
  • VMware may impose additional requirements

Recommended Hardware (up to 5000 APs)

  • Processor: 2x Quad Core or better
  • Memory: 32GB or better

Tested Virtualization Platforms

  • ESXi 4.0 or better
  • Player on CentOS
  • Player on Windows Vista

1U Rackmountable Appliance: 

DEVICE SPECS

  • Form factor: 1U rack-mountable device
  • Chassis dimensions: 16 13/16” W x 1 3/4” H x 15 13/16” D (42.7 cm W x 4.4 cm H x 40.2 cm D)
  • Weight: 13.75 lb. (6.24 kg)
  • Serial port: male DB-9 RS-232 port (bits per second: 9600, data bits: 8, parity: none, stop bits: 1, flow control: none)
  • USB port: standard Type A USB 2.0 port
  • Two Ethernet ports: MGT and LAN – autosensing 10/100/1000Base-T

POWER SPECS

  • ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) autoswitching power supply with PFC (power factor corrector):
    • Input: 100 – 240 VAC
    • Output: 250W
  • Power supply cord: standard three conductor SVT 18AWG cord with an NEMA5-15P three-prong male plug and three-pin socket

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECS

  • Operating temperature: 32 to 140°F (0 to 40°C)
  • Storage temperature: -4 to 176°F (-20 to 80°C)
  • Relative humidity: 10% – 90% (noncondensing)

2U Rackmountable Appliance:

DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS

  • Form factor: 2U rack-mountable device
  • Chassis dimensions: 16 13/16” W x 3 1/2” H x 17” D
  • (42.7 cm W x 8.9 cm H x 43.2 cm D)
  • Weight: 34 lb. (15.42 kg) without rails
  • Serial port: male DB-9 RS-232 port (bits per second: 9600,
  • data bits: 8, parity: none, stop bits: 1, flow control: none)
  • Two USB ports: standard Type A USB 2.0 ports
  • Two Ethernet ports: MGT and LAN – autosensing
  • 10/100/1000Base-T

POWER SPECIFICATIONS

  • Redundant ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) autoswitching
  • Power supply with PFC (power factor corrector)
    • Input: 100 – 240 VAC
    • Output: 700 watts
  • Power supply cord: standard three conductor SVT 18AWG cord
  • with an NEMA5-15P three-prong male plug and three-pin socket

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Operating temperature: 32 to 140°F (0 to 40°C)
  • Storage temperature: -4 to 176°F (-20 to 80°C)
  • Relative humidity: 10% – 90% (noncondensing)