The Holy Trinity Secondary School Get a Boost With Xirrus Wireless Networking
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened England's Holy Trinity Secondary School in 1969 and it is one of two mixed 11-18 voluntary aided Church of England comprehensive schools located in West Sussex. The school, underpinned by Christian principles and supported by many Anglican and Non-conformist churches, has established and maintained an excellent reputation nationally and has been awarded the specialist college status in Science and Mathematics. The school has an enrollment of over 1,300 pupils on an extensive campus.
Requirements
- Support over 100 staff members, roaming 16-laptop trolley and students using personal laptops and netbooks
- Provide seamless roaming for Windows XP-based laptops, Apple MacBooks, Smart Phones and Windows Netbooks
- Site-wide connectivity with ability to run hundreds of devices in the future and add options such as voice over Wi-Fi
- Simple installation not to interfere with pupils and educational atmosphere
- Easy management and long term ROI
Benefits
- Xirrus-backed coverage guarantee with low up-front cost analysis
- Instantaneous improvement in Wi-Fi system throughout campus even before all Arrays deployed
- Decentralized controller based solution to support roaming and QoS with ubiquitous coverage
- Fewer devices installed to result in less cabling, switch ports, installation time, cost and maintenance without interruption to students and staff
Savings
- Ratio of Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional access points
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1:4 |
- Number of additional access points saved
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75 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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75 |
- Number of switch ports that saved
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75 |
- Average power savings per year (kWh)
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13,797 |