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
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1:5 |
- Number of additional access points saved
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18 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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18 |
- Number of switch ports that saved
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18 |
- Average power savings per year (kWh)
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3,416 |