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Aerohive HiveManager Classic

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    Aerohive VPN Gateway Virtual Appliance
    VMware-based VPN Tunnel Termination


     

    Overview:

    The VPN Gateway Virtual Appliance (VGVA) is designed to simplify VPN and GRE termination, and is a key component of Aerohive’s SD-WAN solution. As a software-based VMware-compliant solution, the VGVA provides scalable enterprise-class VPN termination for thousands of layer 2/3 VPN tunnels from remote access locations.

    Underpinned by Aerohive’s Cloud management platform and HiveOS Routing intelligence, highly distributed organizations benefit from simplified provisioning, increased network resilience, end-to-end visibility and control, and reduced cost and complexity.

    Features:

    Performance

    • Multi-path optimization and link state detection
    • Granular user profile-based QoS policies for each user and device
    • Application-aware traffic shaping and performance optimization
    • Per packet decision making

    Security

    • Identity-based access control plus application visibility for 1200+ applications
    • Wired endpoint authentication for 802.1X, MAC authentication, and Captive Web Portal support
    • Layer 2-7 stateful firewall

    Management

    • Public and Private Cloud, and on-premises management with intuitive configuration and comprehensive reporting
    • Full stack solution when combined with Aerohive's unified switches and wireless APs
    • Simplified rollout – zero-touch provisioning & dynamic router IP address space management
    • WAN and VPN monitoring via HiveManager, SNMP v1, v2c, and syslog

    Specifications:

    SD-WAN Routing Features

    • Link state monitoring
    • Per packet dynamic WAN path selection
    • User and application aware routing policies

    Routing Protocols

    • OSPF
    • RIPv2

    Layer 3 IPsec VPN (When combined with Aerohive router(s))

    • Remote office IPsec-based VPN solution
    • Profile-based split tunnelling with NAT support
    • Extend local subnet or create unique subnets per remote site
    • Redundant tunnel support

    Layer 2 IPsec VPN (When combined with Aerohive AP(s))

    • Remote AP IPsec-based VPN solution
    • Extend local subnet to remote sites
    • Redundant tunnel support

    Note: a single VGVA can function in either L2 or L3 mode (not both).

    Documentation:

    Aerohive VPN Gateway Datasheet (.PDF)