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TheJohnWar nerSchooli mpr ovesi t snet wor k per f or mancewi t hasmar t ,cl oudnet wor ki ng Wi Fi6sol ut i onf r om RedwayNet wor ks.

TheJohnWar nerschoolhasi mpr ovedwi r el essconnect i vi t yand f ut ur epr oof edi t snet wor kf ort henextt enyear swi t hanew next gener at i onWi Fi6sol ut i onf r om educat i onwi r el essexper t s RedwayNet wor ks.Thet r ansi t i ont oCi scoMer akihasgi vent he schoolahyper secur ewi r el essnet wor kt hatdel i ver sf ast erspeeds andmor ecapaci t yf ori t shi ghdensi t yenvi r onmentwi t hsi mpl e cl oudbasednet wor kper f or mancemoni t or i ng.

JohnWar neri sami xedsecondar yschoolwi t hacademyst at us, basedi nHoddesdon,Her t f or dshi r e.Theschoolhasexpanded consi der abl yovert hel astt enyear sandt odayi thas1, 332pupi l s whobenef i tf r om i t smanyf aci l i t i es.Wi t hnumer ousofschool owed andbr i ngyourowndevi ces( BYOD)connect i ngt ot henet wor k si mul t aneousl y ,i twasvi t alt hatt heschoolcr eat edar obust ,secur e wi r el essnet wor ki nf r ast r uct ur et hatwoul di mpr ovemobi l i t yand enhancei t sl ear ni ngenvi r onment ,whi l stkeepi ngst udent ssaf e onl i ne.

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Chr i sBaker ,I TNet wor kManageratTheJohnWar nerSchoolsays: “ Wewer ehavi ngi ssueswi t hourexi st i ngRuckusaccesspoi nt s f ai l i ngast heyhadcomet ot heendoft hei rl i f e,soweur gent l y neededt or epl aceourWi Fi .Ourschoolhasgr ownsi gni f i cant l yover t heyear swi t hmor est udent sandaddi t i onalbui l di ngs.Wi t ht hi s expansi on,keepi ngever yt hi ngconnect edi ncr easedsoweneededa mor esuper i ornet wor kt hatwoul dpr ovi der el i abl ewi r el esscover age andsecur enet wor kaccessf orst udent sandt eacher swi t ht he cl assr oom engagementandt echnol ogyr esour cest heydeser ve.We al sowant edt omovet oanext gener at i onWi Fi6sol ut i ont hatwoul d suppor tmul t i usercapaci t ywi t hi mpr ovedper f or manceandspeed.

I naddi t i on,wewant edacl oudbasedWi FIsol ut i ont hatwoul dbe easyt omanagewi t houtcompr omi si ngonper f or mance. ”

RedwayNet wor kst henpr ovi dedMer aki ’ scl oudmanagedaccess poi nt s( Aps)wi t han1 1yearcent r al i sedcl oudmanagedl i cence ( whi chdel i ver saut omat i cf i r mwar eupgr ades)andser vi ces i ncl udi ngwi r el esssur vey ,desi gn,engi neer i ngandconf i gur at i on.

Duet oCOVI D19,Redway’ sengi neerconduct edt heWi Fisur vey r emot el yusi ngt heschool ’ sbui l di ngpl anst omodelt hewi r el ess net wor kenvi r onmentanddet er mi neaccesspoi nt( AP)posi t i oni ng, cover ageandper f or mancewi t ht hedesi gnver i f i edusi ngEkahau’ s vi sualheatmappi ngsof t war e.

Chr i scont i nues:“ I ’ dhadcor r espondencef r om RedwayNet wor ks andknewt heyhadagoodr eput at i oni nt heeducat i onsect or .I i ni t i al l ycont act edRedwayt oquot eonanAr ubaCent r alsol ut i onas I ’ dhadapr evi ousquot esowant edt ocompar e. ” RedwayNet wor ksor gani sedaWebExmeet i ngt or unt hr ought he school ’ swi r el essr equi r ement sandoncet hesewer emet ,Redway wasabl et ousei t si ndependentwi r el essexper t i set or ecommend ot hersol ut i onsi naddi t i ont oAr uba.Chr i ssays:“ Iwasr eal l y i mpr essedwi t hRedway’ sWi Fiknowl edgeandt heyexpl ai nedt he di f f er entopt i onsandbenef i t sofeachWi Fi6sol ut i on.Iwasor i gi nal l y f ocussedonAr uba,butMer akir eal l ycaughtmyat t ent i onf ori t s power f ulsi mpl i ci t yi npr ovi di ngcompl et enet wor kvi si bi l i t yand managementwi t hnohar dwar eorcont r ol l er s,al lf r om aneasyt ouse cl ouddashboar d. ” Chr i scont i nues:“ Mer akiwassl i ght l ymor eexpensi vet hanAr uba,but wi t hMer aki ’ s“ f i r styearonus”pr omot i on,weboughta10year sof t war el i cencewi t h1yearf r ee( Ar ubaonl yof f er ed5)consequent l y bot hpr oduct swor kedoutaboutt hesamepr i ce,soIwasr eal l y pl easedt hatRedwayper suadedmet ol ookatMer aki . ”

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Redwaydel i ver sexcept i onalWi Fidesi gn Chr i ssays:“ Iwasr eal l yi mpr essedwi t ht hedesi gnser vi cewegot f r om RedwayNet wor ks,i npar t i cul art heWi Fivi sual i sat i onsand conf i gur at i onpl an.Idi dacoupl eofmi nort weakst ot hei ni t i al desi gn,butt hesewer epur el ybasedonAPposi t i oni ngf or exampl e,howeasywoul di tbet ogetacabl et ot heAPsot hi s det er mi nedposi t i oni ngsl i ght l y . ” Wi t ht hedesi gnsappr oved Redwayi nst al l edMer akiacr osst heschool ’ ssi xbui l di ngsandi ti s nowbenef i t i ngf r om awel l desi gned,hi ghper f or mancewi r el ess l ocalar eanet wor k( WLAN)t hatdel i ver sseaml essconnect i vi t yand hasi mpr ovednet wor ksecur i t y .

Schoolbenef i t sf r om super i orWi Fiandnet wor ksecur i t y Chr i ssays:“ Fr om anadmi ni st r at i vepoi ntofvi ewMer akii sver y si mpl et ousesomanagi ngnet wor kdevi cesorchecki ngand updat i ngaccesspoi nt scanbedoneeasi l yont hespott hr ought he Mer aki Apponmymobi l ephone.Hence,I ’ vesaveda consi der abl eamountoft i mei nnet wor kmanagementwhi chhas gi venmemor et i met ol ookatenhanci ngourschool ’ st echnol ogy needs.OurnewWi FIhasal sogi venusanext r al ayerofnet wor k secur i t y .Pr evi ousl y ,we’ dal wayshadi ssueswi t ht henet wor k r est r i ct i onswe’ dputi npl aceasst udent sandst af fcoul dst i l lget t hr ought hecont r ol sandaccesspr i nt er set cbutMer akihas st oppedt hat ” .

Chr i sconcl udes:“ Wenowhavesi gni f i cant l ybet t ernet wor k cover agewi t hmuchf ast erWi Fiandst af fhavecomment edonhow cl eart hei mager ycomesacr ossi nonl i nemeet i ngssuchasMS Teams.RedwayNet wor kshasbeenknowl edgeabl et hr oughout t hewhol epr oj ectandt heser vi cewe’ ver ecei vedhasbeen except i onal .Fr om t hei ni t i alphoneconver sat i on,t hr ought ot he pr oductr ecommendat i ons,desi gnper i od,i mpl ement at i onandf i nal sur vey-ever yt hi nghasbeen100%. ”

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LMA ( Li ver poolandLondon)i mpr ovesaccesst odi gi t al t eachi ngandl ear ni ngwi t hanew Mer akicl oudbased net wor ki ngsol ut i onf r om RedwayNet wor ks.

Fol l owi ngas ur gei ns t udentappl i c at i onsandi t sex pans i ont o t wonews t at eoft hear t c ampus esi nLi v er pool ’ sMet quar t er andEas tLondon’ sf or merOl y mpi cs i t e.LMAhass el ec t eda newhi ghef f i c i enc ywi r el es ss ol ut i onf r om educ at i onWi Fi ex per t sRedwayNet wor k s .

ThenewMer ak i c l oudbas ednet wor k i ngs ol ut i onpr ov i desa r obus t ,s ec ur ewi r el es si nf r as t r uc t ur et os uppor tt hei nc r eas ed demandoni nt er nets er v i c esf ol l owi ngt heac ademy ’ supgr ade t o80% ofi t st ec hni c al equi pmentandi nt egr at i onwi t hi t s Googl ev i r t ual l ear ni ngenv i r onment .St udent swi l l nowbenef i t f r om ar el i abl e,f as twi r el es sex per i enc ef r om wher ev ert hey ar eonc ampusandt hemanagementt eam wi l l hav ec ompl et e v i s i bi l i t yandc ont r ol oft henet wor kv i aMer ak i ’ sc l oud das hboar d.

LMAi sac r eat i v emedi a,mus i candper f or mi ngar t sac ademy whowor k si npar t ner s hi pwi t hSt af f or ds hi r eUni v er s i t yandi s c oownedbygl obal s uper s t arRobbi eWi l l i ams .Theac ademy pr ov i deswor l dc l as sf ac i l i t i est oi t ss t udent sandbel i ev esi n us i ngc ut t i ngedget ec hnol ogyast het ool t oenhanc es t udent i nt er ac t i on,s ohy per r el i abl ewi r el es sc onnec t i v i t yi ses s ent i al .

LMAsel ect sMer akif r om Redway Ol i v ers ay s :“ Af t eradi s appoi nt i ngs er v i c ef r om anot herWi Fi v endor ,Ir eac hedoutt oRedwayNet wor k sasIwas i mpr es s edwi t hi t swi r el es sc r edent i al sandex per i enc ei nt he educ at i ons ec t or .WhenIs pok et oRedwayi twasobv i ous t hatt heyc oul dhel pus ,andIar r angedac ons ul t at i onc al l t o got hr oughournet wor kr equi r ement s . ”” Duet oCor onav i r us ,Redwayc oul dn’ tper f or m aWi Fi s ur v ey ons i t e,s ous edapr edi c t i v es ur v eymodel us i ngLMA’ s bui l di ngpl anst omodel t heenv i r onmentandv i s ual i s ehow t henewnet wor kwoul dper f or m.Ther es ul t swer et hen v er i f i edus i ngEk ahau’ sv i s ual heat mappi ngs of t war et o es t abl i s hLMA’ sr equi r ement swer emet .Redwayt hen r ec ommendedaMer ak i c l oudbas edwi r el es ss ol ut i onwi t h hi ghgr ades wi t c hesandac c es spoi nt st hatc oul dbe c onf i gur edv i at hec l oudt or emov et hec os tofons i t e wi r el es sc ont r ol l er s .

LMAi si mpr essedwi t hRedway’ sser vi ce Ol i v ers ay s :“ Iwasr eal l yi mpr es s edwi t ht hes er v i c eI r ec ei v edf r om RedwayNet wor k sandt heamountoft i met hey s pentwi t husont heheat mappi ng.I fIhadaquer yt hei r engi neerr es pondedi mmedi at el yandmadet hewhol e pr oc es ss eaml es s .Ir eal l yl i k edt heMer ak i pr oduc tandwas t hr i l l edwhenRedwayor gani s edat woweekf r eet r i al oft he uni t ss owec oul dt r yt hem onournet wor kandex per i enc e t hepowerofMer ak i ’ sc l oudmanagement . ” Redwayt henpr ov i dedMer ak i t oLMA’ sLi v er pool and Londonc ampus esandt heac ademyi snowbenef i t t i ngf r om r obus t ,s ec ur eWi Fi t hatdel i v er ss eaml es s ,hi ghdens i t y c onnec t i v i t y .

Cur r entWi Fican’ tsuppor tLMA’ sneeds Ol i v erMor r i s ,t ec hni c al managerf orLMA M s ay s :“ Wehav eov er 1, 000s t udent sonourLi v er pool c ampusal l ac c es s i ngour Googl epl at f or m ands har i ngc l as s r oom c ont ent ,v i deosand YouTubec l i pss i mul t aneous l ys ot her e’ sal otoft r af f i c .When weupgr adedmos tofourt ec hni c al equi pment ,i tr eal l y hi ghl i ght edt hef ac tt hatourex i s t i ngnet wor kc oul dn’ tc opewi t h t hi sdemand.Al l ourappl i c at i onsar eac c es s edv i at hec l oud s os t r ongWi Fi t hathast hec ov er aget os uppor thi ghdens i t y ar easi si mpor t ant .Li v er pool i sal s oi nt hec ent r eofas hoppi ng di s t r i c tandweneedt ok eepours t udent ss af eonl i ne,s o net wor ks ec ur i t yi sani s s ue.I twasobv i ousweneededt o r epl ac eourc ur r entWi Fi wi t hamor es ophi s t i c at edwi r el es s i nf r as t r uc t ur et hatc oul dpr ov i der el i abl e,f as t erc onnec t i ons wi t hs uper i ors ec ur i t yanddev i c emanagementv i at hec l oud. ”

Ol i v ers ay s :“ Bei ngabl et opus hal l ournet wor k i ng managementf unc t i onst ot hec l oudhasmademyl i f eal ot eas i erasIhav ec ompl et ev i s i bi l i t yofbot hc ampusnet wor k s f r om any wher ev i at heMer ak i c l oudapp.Ic annowdo net wor kt weak sandamends ,s eeanydr opout sorer r or s , c us t omi s ebandwi dt h,pr ot ec tagai ns ts ec ur i t yt hr eat sand mai nt ai nc ompl et ec ont r ol ov eral l t hedev i c esandus er son ournet wor k ,whi c hk eepsours t udent ss af eonl i ne. ” Ol i v erc ont i nues :“ Mer ak i ’ hasmetal l ourwi r el es s c onnec t i v i t yneedsandIk nowi thast hes c al abi l i t yt os uppor t oureduc at i onal t ec hnol ogyaswec ont i nuet ogr ow.Redway Net wor k shasgi v enusagr eats er v i c ef r om s t ar tt of i ni s hand Iwoul dn’ thes i t at et or ec ommendt hem. ”

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