克里斯威尔大学
克里斯威尔大学 made an investment to deliver reliable Wi-Fi on campus and came out a shining star with zero hardware failures using ALE’s 恒星 WLAN.
- 国家:美利坚合众国
- 火狐体育手机:教育
- Solution: 自治网络, Unified Access
克里斯威尔大学 is a Christian liberal arts college and divinity school in the greater Dallas, 德州地区. 成立于1970年, Criswell recognizes the importance of offering Wi-Fi across its campus - not only to students and visitors, but also for faculty to enhance teaching. So to compete in today’s higher education space, Criswell invested in a “恒星” wireless network that is always on for users, 也是IT团队的梦想.
Challenges
克里斯威尔大学 has always faced IT infrastructure issues with thick walls (concrete and terra cotta designs) and lack of accessible cabling, going back to the 1950s when most of its three buildings were built. Initially in 2010 when Rob Merryman arrived as the lead point of contact for all things IT, the school didn’t have a wireless network, but students and teachers began asking. 在回应, Rob scraped together some consumer-grade Access Points and created separate wireless networks for students and faculty. 支持ing only 150-200 users it created demand and the realization that “we need something better.不久之后, Rob invested in an Ubiquiti wireless network and quickly outgrew its capacity and reliability. Thunderstorms and heavy weather would cause an AP to fail every 6-8 months. They also found it couldn’t expand or provide coverage through walls.
Rob’s Wi-Fi challenges came to a peak in 2017 as the school was designated to host over 2000 users for an annual convention. Rob worked with channel partner Skyhelm to assess what a real Wi-Fi network could do to relieve the issues, and the results have been 恒星. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® 恒星 wireless network is just what Rob needed to deliver reliability, nearly zero maintenance and interoperate with his existing local area network.
Results
用户体验优势
- The words “the Wi-Fi is down” are words of the past on the Criswell campus. There are zero connectivity gaps for mobile users on campus. The 恒星 solution is incredibly flexible, allowing for great Wi-Fi connectivity for hundreds of people in the main assembly hall as well as in the classroom. And when there are outdoor gatherings, a strategically placed AP at a window or two provides the coverage needed for the attendees.
技术的好处
- The 恒星 wireless APs have a superior build quality, which unlike the previously-deployed solution, have been rock solid with zero hardware failures since fall 2017. With 恒星, Criswell has experienced zero outages and zero failed APs since fall 2017. And though Criswell has OmniAccess Management software, Rob Merryman commented that he’s “…happy it has hardly been needed as the system does what it’s supposed to do.”
经济利益
- Criswell is quick to say there is no price that can be measured when dealing with maintenance service headaches when issues come up. Working with business partner Skyhelm, who did a thorough and inquisitive site survey, Criswell was blown away by the price, cooperation and preparation of planning and deployment. The price was good, the technology solid and so was the service.
