Yogyakarta State University in Indonesia has successfully deployed a solution from Ruckus Wireless, a part of Brocade. University staff and students are now enjoying the benefits of fast, secure Wi-Fi across their campuses thanks to Ruckus.
Yogyakarta State University caters to more than 25,000 students, and has hundreds of staff. The university emphasises the latest teaching methods in
its seminar rooms and lecture halls, and that includes enabling students
to access the Internet on their devices. “We needed a reliable, capable
network technology that supported the new learning methods,” commented Arif Kurniawan, Network and Communication Division Manager at Yogyakarta State University. “We had a network solution in place but it just wasn’t
delivering.”
A particular issue was network administration and security. Students and staff used to access a common network. The practice resulted in the occasional misuse of others’ accounts, and IT staff at the university also found themselves spending a large amount of time dealing with simple matters such as network access resets.
To address these issues, the Yogyakarta State University conducted trials using equipment supplied by Ruckus, Cisco, Juniper Networks and HP Networks. “Ruckus was the standout solution,” said Kurniawan. “The features they showed us were simply superior.”
After the trial, the University deployed 50 Ruckus ZoneFlex 7982 and 50 ZoneFlex 7372 access points (APs), supported by two Ruckus ZoneDirector 3000 controllers. The 7372 and 7982 APs feature Ruckus BeamFlex and BeamFlex+ adaptive antenna technology respectively, which enables the antenna system within an AP to continually sense and optimise for its environment.
“We’re so pleased with the Ruckus solution,” concluded Kurniawan. “There is less downtime for students and staff and fewer complaints. The network is much more secure now, and we’re already planning to expand the Ruckus footprint here at the university.”
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