Editing Home Wi-Fi (section)

==Aerohive==
This brand focuses on ease of management, fast deployment and L7 visibility. The serial number of each device is added to your account during the sale and as soon as you connect them to a network with internet access, they show up in the web-based management console (http://myhive.aerohive.com). You can set up profiles in the management console that defines all the properties of the Access Point (passwords, availability of a local console/SSH, IP addresses, VLAN IDs, RADIUS authentication, wireless profiles, frequencies, mesh backhaul and many other properties). The goal is to never log in to the device itself. Just plug it in and it's ready to use. This approach has obvious benefits for remote and branch office deployments. Just get someone to unbox the thing, plug it in and it works. Changes needed in a lot of locations? Just edit the policy and the access points will update themselves. 
Each access point uses deep packet inspection to analyse traffic. The results are reported to the web management console so you can see who did what when. Sites that use SSL are trackable by IP address so you can report on them anyhow. You are able to build policies based on this traffic analysis (for example: no more Facebook access after 10 pm or higher priority for World of Warcraft when this traffic originates from daddies game machine). Multiple access points offer the ability for client triangulation, fast roaming and other nifty stuff.
The downside to the web-based management approach is that you need access to the web management console in order to use the advanced features. If your support expires, so does your access to the management console. You are able to manage the access points themselves using a standard console cable or through the SSH console so the devices do not become worthless without a support contract. You do miss all the nice features though.