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HiveManager NG: Solving 4 common WLAN admin problems
In today’s “always connected” world, being able to access, control, and troubleshoot your mobility infrastructure from anywhere is not only possible, but required. With that challenge in mind,...
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Hello tablets, good-bye Digital Whiteboards in the classroom
E-RATE funding season is here and it's made me nostalgic. As we make our way through 2015, you hear very little about digital whiteboards. They were a hot item only a few years ago, but things have...
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Building unique workflows with ID Manager's APIs
Last summer we released a set of REST APIs for ID Manager. Our goal is to enable customers and partners to use these APIs to create unique, tuned workflows for their environments. One thing you may not...
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Innovation in education: Listen to technology's role
A lot of schools focus heavily on feeds and speeds and miss out on the bigger picture. In this week's Out of School podcast, Bradley Chambers welcomes special guest Katrina Keene, Director of...
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Building classroom friendly technology
As I mentioned last week, when looking at new technology, there is a set of guidelines we should follow in order to determine if new technology is 'teacher friendly' and 'classroom friendly'. This will...
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Deploying 802.11ac won't force a wired network upgrade
The rollout of new 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2 access points is kicking up an old worry among IT managers: Is the bandwidth on the wireless side going to be so great that I need to upgrade my wired...
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Technology adoption in the global classroom
Ever wonder how technology is used in education around the world? Fraser Speirs talks in this week's Out of School podcast with Srini Swaminathan, who changed his career path 180 degrees to work with...
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How band steering fixed a university Wi-Fi problem
Wi-Fi is such a new and emerging technology that there are features out there that can be contentious. I think most of us will agree that this is one of the many reasons that we find this wireless...
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Wi-Fi Nostalgia Part 3: Autonomous APs
This is a third in a series about Wi-Fi dinosaurs that are now mostly extinct. As mentioned in the first Wi-Fi Nostalgia blog installment, I have been cleaning out my office and purging myself of...
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Two more Aerohive SEs join the CWNE ranks
In spring of 2014, Aerohive superstar, Janet Rae, become the first Aerohive Networks System Engineer to obtain the coveted Certified Wireless Networking Expert (CWNE) certification. Today I am proud to...
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How retailers can prepare for the Internet of Things
Like most people today, retailers have probably heard of the Internet of Things (IoT). After all, “IoT” is one of the most popular networking acronyms used today. However, retailers might not be aware...
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Wireless LAN Buyer's Guide Part 1: Things to consider
This blog is the first in a four-part series that will walk you through the “whats” and “hows” of making successful Wi-Fi network deployment decisions.By Rich WatsonBusinesses are finding it...
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What makes a great App Store app for schools?
There are millions of apps in the App Store. Each category is full of paid, free, and free with in-app purchase options. How do we cut through the junk to find the nuggets in the sand? How we do pick...
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Yup, Apple Watch has a role in the classroom
Bradley Chambers and Fraser Speirs dive into this week's Out of School podcast, comparing Apple Watch experiences as the lucky recipients of the first shipments, and discussing the best Watch apps,...
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160 MHz channels in 802.11ac wave 2: facts and fictions
This post continues the 802.11ac wave 2 series, dissecting each feature in the “wave 2” grab-bag of technologies. First up, I’ll be looking at 160 MHz channels.Conceptually, 160 MHz channels are neat...
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How to simplify distribution of Apple software updates
OS X Caching Server is one of those products that a lot of people don’t hear about, but I think that every school should be running. This blog will answer questions to help you understand what OS X...
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Feliz Cinco de Mayo from the Hive!
In true Aerohive fashion, we paid respect to Cinco de Mayo this week with a fun office celebration! When a party includes The Margarita Man, you know it'll be good! Everyone around the Hive gathered...
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Learning IT lessons from the American school in Japan
Bradley Chambers welcomes guest Josh Raub in this week's Out of School podcast, sharing his experience and insight as the Manager of IT Services with the American School in Japan. {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}
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802.11ac wave 2: Regulations around 160 MHz channels
Continuing in the 802.11ac wave 2 series where I dissect each feature in the “wave 2” grab-bag of technologies, I wanted to write briefly about regulations around the use of wide channels.Several...
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How to improve communication between schools and parents
Over the past 6 years of working in education, I’ve learned a lot about communicating with parents. Even in private schools, where parents are paying thousands of dollars per year, it’s often hard to...
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