Customer Deployments - Shorter College
Shorter College Improves Network with Xirrus High Performance Wi-Fi
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Founded in 1873 in Rome, Georgia, Shorter College is proud to be "A Christian College Committed to Excellence in Education." Through traditional programs at the 150-acre campus in Rome and adult-degree classes in Atlanta and Rome, Shorter is a place where the mind and spirit intersect through intentional study and dialogue. In 2007, for the seventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Shorter among the South's top baccalaureate colleges and is voted "Best Southeastern College" and a "Best Value College" by the Princeton Review.
Requirements
- Reliable internet connection in the classrooms and outdoor common areas
- Bandwidth to support hundreds of simultaneous connections in a given area
- Provide needed wireless support for wireless notebooks, handhelds, and phones
- Provide needed wireless bandwidth for voice, video, and data applications
Benefits
- Superior range and coverage with a fraction of the devices, cables, and labor
- Plenty of bandwidth and performance for various devices and applications
- State-of-the-art management, RF, security features
- Self-healing and load-balancing features
- Fully upgradeable to 802.11n
Savings
- Number of additional access points that did not have to be installed
| 24 |
- Number of additional cable runs that did not have to be pulled
| 24 |
- Number of switch ports that did not have to be consumed
| 24 |
- Average power savings per year
| $400 |
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