American School in Milan

American School of Milan Goes High Tech with Xirrus Wireless Networking Arrays


Founded in 1962, American School of Milan is an institution that keeps a constant eye toward developing new technologies and is committed to seeking excellence in teaching and learning. The eight-acre, gated campus is located just outside Milan and includes purpose-built facilities that accommodate the Primary, Intermediate, Middle, and High Schools. ASM's Vision to shape a better world is advanced through collaboration and shared values. To achieve the school’s Mission, they are committed to an ideal of active, experiential learning – a cooperative exercise in which working together as partners is highly valued. Within a multicultural community, the American School of Milan supports students as they develop into confident, creative, and caring individuals prepared to adapt and succeed anywhere in a rapidly changing world.


  • Deliver stable and distributed connectivity to high density mobile users
  • High 11n performance covering Macbooks, Dell laptops, and iPods
  • Minimum devices installed
  • Secure network shielded from rogue Wi-Fi signals
  • Easy management and long term ROI
  • High performance, high capacity, latest technology and excellent RoI all on a single management system
  • Support for data and voice on single state-of-the-art infrastructure
  • Controller based solution to support roaming and QoS
  • Easy installation with fewer devices needed resulting in less cabling, switch ports, installation time and maintenance
  • 5- year HW warranty by default
Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs         1:4
Number of additional access points that did not have to be installed         35
Number of additional cable runs that did not have to be pulled         35
Number of switch ports that did not have to be consumed         35
Average power savings per year (kWh)         5,387