The company uses Aerohive AP110 access points, ideal for small retail environments where a single radio solution is sufficient. Nicolet Bank also deployed Aerohive AP330 access points in its headquarters location and where an enterprise-grade, high performance access point is needed for high capacity. The company uses HiveManager Online for cloud network management to set simple policy creation, firmware upgrades and centralized network management.
Enterprise-class features were a strong selling point for Nicolet Bank, including the monitoring and filtering features that allow the company to enforce rules on certain applications before they affect critical parts of the network, like Pandora, as well as allocate additional bandwidth to applications that specifically facilitate collaboration and communication among employees. Radio profiles are configured and modified to adjust power and facilitate fast roaming among APs.
Application Visibility and Control features from Aerohive are second to none and provided crucial functionality for Nicolet Bank, especially as the number of devices continues to grow and as the company is now offering a BYOD environment for guests and employees on the same infrastructure. This set of features enables the IT team to scale to support demand, and allows control for which applications are permitted, prioritized, or de-prioritized for access to different applications by specific users based on identity, device type, location, and time.
As Jon Biskner, Vice President of Information Technology at Nicolet National Bank explains, “A driving factor in our decision to choose Aerohive was their deep understanding of enterprise network traffic, providing greater awareness and control for Nicolet Bank. If Aerohive were compared to a highway, we not only knew how many cars were on the road, but we also knew the model, make and color. Aerohive enabled Nicolet Bank to truly achieve a secure network for our mobile banking environment.”
Nicolet Bank now offers a BYOD services for employees at all 24 branch locations, with one secure network for corporate issued devices and another for BYOD, by using Aerohive’s client management tools in conjunction with Aerohive’s advanced flow-based firewall capabilities. This is essential for network management as the lines between corporate-issued and end user-owned devices often blur. The Aerohive solution allows for clear differentiation between corporate issued, BYOD, and other guest devices, streamlined and automated connectivity, management and monitoring, all on the same infrastructure. This is facilitated by HiveManager Online’s ability to automatically create and install a unique client certificate and install a secure profile on each device using a single SSID.
Nicolet Bank is also using the integrated RADIUS server capability built directly into the Aerohive HiveOS operating system, available on all Aerohive access points. This was key for Nicolet Bank as it formulated its disaster recovery plan, consulting with Aerohive engineers on specific guidelines. The RADIUS server support allows for continuous network access even if the WAN connection is down, crucial for mobile banking business continuity.
On the firewall side, Nicolet Bank uses Palo Alto Networks, a network security company that works closely with Aerohive. The combination of security features from Aerohive and Palo Alto Networks, along with HiveManager Online platform management, has allowed Nicolet Bank to have complete awareness and control, easily monitoring and shaping both wired and wireless network traffic.
via WiFiNovation | Scoop.it
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