Do any of you use their switches also? Justin Dover Harpeth Hall School 615-346-0082
Sent from phone On Mar 12, 2014 6:28 PM, "Harry Zahlis" <[email protected]> wrote: > We deployed Aerohive a year and a half ago and currently have 200+ AP's. > We have had a very positive experience with Aerohive and would be more > than willing to discuss our implementation. > > Harry Zahlis > Network Coordinator > Fresno City College > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Norman Elton > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 7:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aerohive > > We have ~1400 Aerohive APs and have been a customer since early 2009. > I'm happy to talk to folks about our experience, and would love to talk to > other large .edu deployments. Email and we can setup a time. > > Norman Elton > College of William & Mary > [email protected] / 757-221-7790 > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:09 PM, LaMarr Baucom <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I just purchased 205 Aerohive APs, for two of our dorms and our on > > Campus Apartments. I am purchasing another 40, for another dorm in > > about a month, and hopefully an additional 150 before June for 5 more > > of our dorms. At the beginning of the fiscal year, I would like to > > replace the remaining APs in our dorms. > > > > I have been looking at Aerohive for about two years now and have > > talked in depth with 3 Higher Ed's and many others from various sects > > that are very pleased. We were a complete Cisco shop up until this > > point, but I plan on splitting that and keeping our Campus side on > > Cisco and using the non EOL APs and WiSM2 from the dorms on the Campus > > side. The only thing that has kept me from switching sooner is having > > to support two wireless systems, but we had some funding so it made > since. > > > > Various reasons played apart in making the switch. > > > > 1) Cisco licensing (there are no extra licensing costs with Aerohive). > > For example Layer 7 visibility is available out of the box. You don't > > run into the Cisco licensing problems where you have to purchase > > licenses for the WLC and PI, as well as having to purchase the AVC, > > Clean Air, MSE, ISE, extra PI licenses. > > 2) Cisco's 7.4x code has been a nightmare for us. PI hasn't been much > > better > > 3) The timing was right with replacing the remaining EOL APs in the > > dorms, and we also need to replace some on the Campus side so we will > > just use the newer APs from the dorms on the Campus side, as we deploy > > more Aerohive gear. > > > > Note: The per AP costs are about the same so this was not a factor in > > our decision. > > > > If I had one complaint about the Aerohive stuff (if you would call > > this a > > complaint) it would be that you can do so much with the system, that > > it makes doing minor changes a little more difficult than in the Cisco > world. > > > > I do have contact info for a University that has been an Aerohive > > customer for over 5 years and has over 1000 APs. He told me he doesn't > > mind me giving out his contact info as a reference. Email me directly > > if you would like his info (he is not a member of this listserv). > > > > > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > > > LaMarr Baucom > > Wireless Network Engineer > > Murray State University > > (270) 809-2299 > > [email protected] > > > > MSU Information Systems staff will never ask for your password or > > other confidential information via email. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Glassman, Stephen > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Please keep this public or at least leave your contact info if you > >> run Aerohive.... > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel > >> Eklund > >> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 7:27 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aerohive > >> > >> If any of you have a large installation of Aerohive I'd like to talk > >> with you privately about your experiences. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> -- > >> Daniel Eklund > >> Network Planning Manager > >> ITS Communications Systems and Data Centers University of Michigan > >> 734.763.6389 > >> > >> ********** > >> 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/. > > ********** > 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/.
