Schiller International University

Xirrus High-Performance Wi-Fi Covers Madrid's Schiller International University


Schiller International University, and American University located in the heart of Madrid is the cultural epicenter of the Spanish-speaking world, where the traditional meets the modern on a grand scale. The campus is located on Serrano Street, right on the Plaza de la República Argentina where students from more than 40 countries make the campus community diverse and cosmopolitan. As with all Schiller campuses throughout Europe and the U.S., teaching is in English and students have the option to pursue an entire degree program in Madrid or to transfer freely among all other Schiller campuses. The Madrid campus boasts a beautiful neoclassical building that was formerly the residence of a member of the Spanish royal family and is considered to be located in one of the most chic areas of Madrid, surrounded by restaurants, embassies, international schools and cultural centers. The campus offers a full range of facilities, including computer labs, study and lounge areas, a library, and a career counseling and placement office.

Requirements
  • Provide an active site survey
  • Support large number of connected users on internal Wi-Fi network
  • Provide high bandwidth for each user in a 'device rich' environment
  • Install a minimum number of devices
  • Support for data and voice over Wi-Fi
  • Easy management and long term ROI
  • Highest level of security
  • Easy Internet access for students, faculty, and guests

Benefits
  • Support for data and voice on a single infrastructure
  • Controller-based solution to support voice roaming and QoS
  • Fewer devices installed resulting in 75% less cabling, switch ports, installation time and maintenance
  • FPGA-based real time encryption for highest level of Wi-Fi security
  • 100% customer satisfaction along with knowledge and expertise of the Xirrus Account Team

Savings
  • Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
1:5
  • Number of additional access points saved
51
  • Number of additional cable runs saved
51
  • Number of switch ports that saved
51
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
4,862
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