I've have had several opportunities to talk to AeroHive. Competitors like to poke holes at their product, but my (un-tested) impression is that it's pretty solid.
If you ask for references, they do have some small to medium-sized build outs, but I'm not sure if they have any 500+ AP installations, yet. Frank From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:31 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aerohive 340AP I have been contacted by Aerohive recently (www.aerohive.com <http://www.aerohive.com/> ) and had never heard of them before. Is interesting- they are a controller-less model, that *seems* to scale and compete with controller-based functionality based on the glossy. No idea how they are on the likes of fast roaming, etc. But part of my brain yearns for the days when there were no controllers, and wireless life was a lot simpler. (You never see WLAN controllers in Norman Rockwell paintings). Is anyone using Aerohive, even on a small scale? Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 _____ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Clark Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:32 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aerohive 340AP Is anyone currently using Aerohive AP's in a classroom deployment? In particular their 802.11N 340AP. I am interested in how they handle a large number of users in a large auditorium style classroom. Thanks, Joseph Clark ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
