Third Largest K-12 District in Texas Deploys
Aruba 802.11ac and ClearPass Solutions Across 80+ Schools and
Facilities to Connect More than a Half Million Devices
Aruba Networks, an HP company, (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) of Houston,
the third largest school district in Texas and the 23rd largest in
the nation, is deploying a new Gigabit wireless infrastructure to
support the district’s commitment to 21st century K-12 education.
Using Aruba’s 802.11ac solution and ClearPass Policy Management
platform, CFISD plans to adopt a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)
policy for its 113,000+ students and 14,000 staff and teachers.
As part of its vision to maximize students’ potential and
prepare them to be global leaders, CFISD realized they needed to
deploy the right technology across their school campuses and in
their classrooms. The district is implementing a one-to-many device
strategy and will allow students and staff to bring their own
devices onto the school campuses.
“We expect to support nearly a half million devices,” said
Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer, CFISD. “To do this
successfully, we need a reliable, high speed infrastructure that
can scale, can deliver uninterrupted coverage across our schools
and in the classrooms, and can authenticate and provide secure
access for all of these devices.”
To address these challenges, CFISD replaced its existing
wireless infrastructure with Aruba’s 802.11ac solution, installing
more than 8,000 Aruba 200 Series Access Points both indoors and
outdoors, 7200 Series Mobility Controllers, AirWave network
management and ClearPass for 802.1X and guest wireless
authentication. With the help of partner Layer 3 Communications of
Houston, Texas, the district is currently installing the new
infrastructure in its middle and high schools and plans to roll out
the new wireless network in its elementary schools in the fall.
Said Jackson, “Our vision in this district is that in our
classrooms, every teacher and every student can be connected at
very fast speeds 100 percent of the time. We anticipate elementary
students bringing at least one device onto campus with them, middle
schoolers bringing two and at the high school level, as many as
three per student. By enabling a reliable, high-speed connection
for these devices, we hope to not only increase the use of
technology in the classroom, but to improve overall academic
achievement by allowing students to collaborate, communicate,
problem-solve and engage in creative and critical thinking.”
Jackson noted that the network was crucial to turning CFISD’s
vision into reality. “We knew we needed to fix the foundation
before we started purchasing and bringing in devices. You don’t
want to apply new wallpaper before fixing cracks in the walls,” she
said.
ClearPass was a key factor in CFISD’s decision to select Aruba.
The district’s vision – to allow BYOT for all students, staff and
faculty, as well as allow guests to connect to the wireless network
– meant that security, authentication and policy management were
key concerns. With ClearPass, CFISD can now identify all BYO
devices and create differentiated policies based on the type of
users – for example, student, teacher, administrator or guest – to
determine the appropriate network access that each user’s device
can have.
“We looked at a number of solutions and Aruba had the policy
management we were looking for and was the best value,” Jackson
commented. Jackson and her team were also impressed by Aruba’s
dedication and partnership with the district and its commitment to
helping CFISD meet its goals, even allowing them to borrow
equipment and resources during implementation.
Added Jackson, “A company that will partner with your district
to ensure you don’t fail is invaluable.”
About Aruba Networks, an HP company
Aruba Networks, an HP company, is a leading provider of
next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise.
The company designs and delivers Mobility-Defined Networks that
empower IT departments and #GenMobile, a new generation of
tech-savvy users who rely on their mobile devices for every aspect
of work and personal communication. To create a mobility experience
that #GenMobile and IT can rely upon, Aruba Mobility-Defined
Networks™ automate infrastructure-wide performance optimization and
trigger security actions that used to require manual IT
intervention. The results are dramatically improved productivity
and lower operational costs.
To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For
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