New Wireless Network Works Seamlessly With Apple Macintosh Where Legacy Network Failed
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) has upgraded the Wi-Fi networks at its four campuses with Aruba 802.11n wireless LANs and the AirWave Wireless Management Suite (AWMS). Founded in 1917, SUFE is China’s oldest financial university and a world-renowned research institution. The university's legacy network of autonomous wireless access points did not interoperate well with Apple Macintosh computers, provided limited wireless coverage, and was very difficult to centrally manage. Aruba was selected to supply replacement networks at all four campuses after demonstrating that its 802.11n solution addressed the university’s coverage and connectivity issues - working equally well with both Windows and Apple computers - and that AWMS managed both old and new networks from a single console.
“Wi-Fi usage has been rising steadily over the past few years, and it simply outgrew the capacity and capabilities of our Fat AP network,” said Liu Hong, director of the Education Technology Center at SUFE. “Our new Aruba system addresses all of these issues. It is designed to scale to support thousands of access points, all centrally managed, and it provides both state-of-the-art security and self-optimizing wireless that is tailor made for our multi-media electronic learning initiatives. We have laid the foundation for a network that can keep pace with the fast growth and dynamic learning environment of our four campuses for many years to come.”
The SUFE deployment includes dual 6000 Mobility Controllers and hundreds of AP-105 and AP-125 802.11n Access Points mounted both indoors and outdoors. The 6000 Mobility Controllers feature industry-leading 80Gbps throughput, a field-upgradable design, integrated wired and wireless security, and guest access features. The centralized architecture simplifies system deployment and maintenance by allowing access points to be updated over the network without physically accessing or disassembling the units. To enhance security, an integrated policy-enforcement firewall manages security on a per-user basis, allowing network access to be precisely tailored to meet the requirements of each campus.
Network management services are handled by AWMS. AWMS incorporates key features that are considered essential to every wireless network yet are generally lacking in proprietary management solutions:
- Support for multiple generations of technology, wireless standards, and vendors through a single console interface;
- Comprehensive diagnostics, advanced troubleshooting, and reporting;
- Extensive Help Desk features and interfaces to third-party trouble ticket solutions;
- Ability to monitor individual interfaces, including Wi-Fi radios, and configure the access ports.
“The AirWave solution streamlines the way in which we handle routine management tasks such as updating controller configurations, software versions, and problem resolution,” continued Liu. “Our legacy system was unable to define parameters for different users, and as a consequence Macintosh users faced recurring log-on issues. The AirWave Suite provides our IT administrators with visibility into the entire wireless network. We can remotely check a user’s log-on details and history trails, and if a problem is found it can be resolved remotely. That frees our IT staff to work on enhancing the user experience and supporting exciting new applications.”
Additional information about Aruba's wireless LAN and security solutions for higher education can be found on-line.
About Aruba Networks
People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam, using a combination of award-winning solutions:
- Adaptive 802.11n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Rightsizing expensive wired LANs by replacing them with high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi reduces both capital and operating expenses;
- Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
- Remote networking solutions for branch offices, fixed telecommuters, and satellite facilities ensures uninterrupted remote access to applications;
- Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from Aruba and its competitors.
The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our secure mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter, Facebook, or the Green Island News Blog.
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