Catholic College Wodonga

Xirrus Brings High-Performance Wireless Networking to Australia's Catholic College Wodonga


Catholic College Wodonga is a co-educational school catering for students in Years 7 to 12. Founded by the Wodonga Parish in 1979, Catholic College aims to "bring life in Jesus' name" and to continue the work of the Sisters of Mercy in educating young people for a range of pathways in life.

Requirements
  • Support large number of connected wireless as well as Apple Notebooks, Palm Treo, iPhone, and iPod Touch with no degradation
  • Provide seamless roaming for each user
  • Minimum devices installed
  • Support for data, voice over Wi-Fi, Moodle, ClickView and Podcasting
  • Easy management and long term ROI

Benefits
  • Arrays able to seamlessly cover entire campus including double brick buildings and aluminum-constructed portables
  • Support for data and voice on single infrastructure
  • All switching, security and load balancing at the edge
  • Fewer devices installed to result in less cabling, switch ports, installation time and maintenance

Savings
  • Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
        1:5
  • Number of additional access points saved
        60
  • Number of additional cable runs saved
        60
  • Number of switch ports saved
        60
  • Average power savings per year (Kwh)
        13,140