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Best Wi-Fi books — from 802.11ac to certifications

One of the reasons that I like working at Aerohive is that we have a deep bench of talent. Today, I’m going to take a look at the bench from just one aspect: If you wanted to go read about Wi-Fi, what books should you pick up? Of course, we have a number of white papers you can read that describe...

Aerohive Wi-Fi serves up ERP for healthcare provider

Since its foundation in 1932, Septodont has developed, manufactured and distributed a wide range of high quality products for dental professionals. A global pharmaceutical company with $200m annual revenues and 1,200 staff, Septodont provides the anaesthetic for half a billion dental injections each...

Why the cloud is superior to yesterday’s bundles

  In my last blog, Cloud Model In, Upfront License Fees Out, I wrote about the shift in software delivery to the cloud model. Today I am discussing why the cloud is superior to yesterday's bundles.    In the past, a bundle was often defined as a hardware appliance and a software application sold...

What kind of Uplink do you want with that AP?

A few people have pointed me at Lee Badman’s blog on backhaul for 802.11ac, and it’s certainly a hot topic of conversation. Although we’re still early on the curve with 802.11ac (the Wi-Fi Alliancecertification program hasn’t launched yet), any major network upgrade is being done with an eye...

Cloud Model In, Upfront License Fees Out

The model in which software can be delivered to customers is going through a fundamental shift. Traditionally, organizations had to purchase, deploy, and operate software on-premise and invest in the appropriate hardware infrastructure to support the software. Many vendors that have been charging...

How to manage Apple devices in schools

  When it comes to BYOD (bring your own device), enforcing security on mobile devices connected to the network is absolutely necessary to ensuring a successful Wi-Fi deployment in your school.    It doesn’t matter whether the devices are school-issued or BYOD, permission must be enforced based on...

Hospital turns to Aerohive WLAN to run medical apps

El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) is an acute-care facility located in the Southeastern California desert. Along with Pioneer Memorial Healthcare District, the facility serves the 150,000 people who reside in California's Imperial Valley. ECRMC consists of a central hospital and four remote...

Investing in Beamforming: Is it worth it?

As everybody who is willing to put up with my descriptions of minutely technical features in Wi-Fi no doubt already knows, one of the key constraints on wireless LANs is that the data rate that can be achieved is loosely dependent on your range from the access point.   There are a number of subtle...

Did the FCC really limit 802.11ac beamforming?

When talking about 802.11ac, beamforming is a common topic of conversation. Yes, it was first standardized back in the 802.11n days, but it was never widely implemented. Significant work was devoted to making beamforming simpler to implement in silicon in 802.11ac, which I expect will pay off in...

How to deploy controller-less Wi-Fi: HiveManager Express Mode: Viewing active clients

In the seventh installment of our “Aerohive Getting Started” series on how to deploy Aerohive controller-less Wi-Fi, we cover the next step, viewing active clients and using client monitor. This video follows our six previous videos — (1) Introduction and Resources, (2) First Time Access to MyHive...