Jisc RSC Eastern Technical Managers forum October 2013 WIFI AND BYOD AT LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE...

WIFI & BYOD

Drivers for new Wifi Network

•Old network was poor quality

•Lack of training and understanding from IT Staff

•Access points just added and added

•Lack of designated computer rooms

•Bring Your Own Device campus wide, not just one building

Which Wifi Solution?

•Standard or Single Channel

•On Premise controller or cloud based

•High density access points required

BYOD - Criteria

A solution that required little day to day involvement with the on boarding and on-going

security of 2000+ devices.

Chosen Wifi Solution

•Single channel, fits how the college works and changes rooms. No need to channel plan.

•Meru MC4200 Controller (upto 500 AP’s)

•Meru AP332i 3 x 3 Access Points

Chosen Network Access Control (NAC) Solution

•Can auto remediate windows devices

•Forescout CounterAct Appliance CT2000/A model with 2500 concurrent devices

•500 Mobile device license

Drivers for new Wifi Network

•Old network was poor quality

•Lack of training and understanding from IT Staff

•Access points just added and added

•Lack of designated computer rooms

•Bring Your Own Device campus wide

Drivers for new Wifi Network

•Old network was poor quality

•Lack of training and understanding from IT Staff

•Access points just added and added

•Lack of designated computer rooms

•Bring Your Own Device campus wide

WIFI & BYOD