Stanbridge Earl School

Stanbridge Earl Improves Network with Xirrus Wi-Fi


Standbridge Earl is an independent public school for boys and girls aged 10-19, located near Romsey, Hampshire. Since the 1960s, the school has been at the forefront of teaching and has one of the best academic records in the United Kingdom. Stanbridge is a well-respected place of learning with a relaxed atmosphere and close-knit community. It specializes in students with specific learning and social communication difficulties and puts strong emphasis on Drama, the Arts and sport. The school has many facilities including a sports hall, indoor swimming pool and accelerated learning centre along with three lakes on a beautiful 52-acre campus.


Requirements
  • Support large number of students, faculty and staff simultaneously
  • Good, reliable coverage throughout campus
  • Highly secure network
  • Multiple VLANs
  • Easy central management

Benefits
  • Reduced the need for wired making refurbishment and new construction of buildings easier
  • Eliminated legacy individual wireless APs
  • Controller based solution to support roaming and QoS throughout 52-acre campus
  • 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
18
  • Number of additional cable runs saved
18
  • Number of switch ports that saved
18
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
3,416