High-performance, cost-effective Aruba Instant APs deliver Wi-Fi that benefits e-tailer’s bottom line

当公司的老化Wi-Fi无法跟上现代数字需求时，汤姆·舒马赫（Tom Schumacher）意识到是时候找到更好的解决方案了。

Hubert Company网络建筑师和安全工程师Schumacher先生说：“随着业务部门扩大对Wi-Fi的依赖，我们现有的基础设施无法跟上。”“我们需要一个高级，成本效益且安全的解决方案，可以由一个人进行集中管理。”

Research and References Led to Aruba Wi-Fi

Although a dedicated Hewlett Packard Enterprise customer for over two decades, Cincinnati-area Hubert was looking to find a best-of-breed Wi-Fi solution. This led to extensive research of infrastructure, service and roadmaps to meet future plans across all facilities.

Schumacher先生说：“除了作为电子商务零售商无缝合作的公司员工，我们还需要将分销仓库覆盖，以提高我们的履行效率。”

最终，休伯特（Hubert）从惠普（Hewlett Packard）企业公司Aruba中选择了完整的Wi-Fi和Switching解决方案。

舒马赫说：“阿鲁巴仔细听取了我们的需求，然后在简化和简化的解决方案中为我们提供了最佳功能组合。”“与领先的竞争者相比，拟议的解决方案的成本节省了25％。

Instant APs: Reliable, Resilient and Cost-effective

Hubert decided on a controller-less implementation using Aruba’s Instant Access Points (IAPs), where a single access point serves as the virtual controller for the surrounding units. “We were impressed that the solution was self-healing, says Mr. Schumacher. “If the original virtual controller should go down, a neighboring IAP is smart enough to become the new controller.”

Hubert also evaluated the IAP-based network for carrying voice-quality traffic, concluding it exceeded the quality of service requirements for the company’s planned adoption of a voice over Wi-Fi telephony system.

Additionally, the WLAN could evolve to meet future needs. “If we outgrew the controller-less configuration, we could smoothly transition to a controller-managed set up in the future,” says Mr. Schumacher.

Fast to deploy in the office and warehouse

借助IAP，休伯特迅速在两座辛辛那提地区的办公楼和500,000平方英尺的仓库中迅速部署了Wi-Fi。舒马赫说：“部署完全按预期进行。”

Deployments at Hubert’s Toronto call center and its 135,000 sq. ft. western region distribution center in Reno, Nevada, proved equally straightforward.

“Once we completed the remote installations, we established VPN tunnels back to our headquarters data center using a secure Internet connection,” Mr. Schumacher says. “This keeps our telecommunications costs low and easy to manage.”

For Strong Security and Streamlined Access It’s a ClearPass

For secure network access control Hubert is leveraging ClearPass, which makes the process of layering on strong security a snap.

According to Mr. Schumacher, after setting policies within ClearPass, the tool automatically began identifying devices which allows for policy differentiation. “For instance, ClearPass won’t allow a personal iPhone on our internal network, as we only permit corporate devices to access our internal systems,” he explains.

另一方面，休伯特公司发行的笔记本电脑无缝连接，Clearpass可提供相同的体验，无论员工的实际工作场所如何。舒马赫说：“这确实提高了经常在我们各个地点之间旅行的员工的生产力。”

对于客人和物联网，Clearpass还覆盖了

Hubert also uses ClearPass to offer a separate guest network for visitor, personal and other device types.

“Completely segmenting traffic with ClearPass enables us to securely provide Internet access to any type of guest device,” Mr. Schumacher says.

This also supports Hubert’s IoT strategy by allowing these types of devices to connect to its guest network. Policies can also be created that allow some devices to connect to the internal network if needed.

Dynamic Segmentation adds policy-based access to wired switch ports

Dedicating Ethernet ports to IoT devices that users want to connect has also proven time consuming and hard to manage as more devices are making their way onto the network.

Moving forward, Hubert plans to take advantage of even more ClearPass features, such as the Dynamic Segmentation capability for adding policy-based access across their Ethernet switch ports.

Schumacher先生说：“我们期待利用动态细分从我们也部署的Aruba 2930F开关中获得最大收益。”“这可以帮助我们提高安全性，同时降低网络复杂性。”

Managing the Network from Across the Continent

这是Wi-Fi优化的类似故事，Airwave已被证明是关键。

“With AirWave, software updates can be pushed out across the entire network rather than needing to travel to each location,” Mr. Schumacher says.

“We can also drill down to view real-time and historical data for a specific AP at any of our locations,” he adds. “This enables rapid troubleshooting, even when I’m a couple thousand miles away.”

Freedom to focus on business-critical tasks

总的来说,休伯特的wi - fi证明易于管理and exceptionally reliable, freeing IT to focus on business-critical initiatives.

Schumacher先生说：“借助Aruba的强大而直观的工具，我正在用一块玻璃窗格管理整个网络。”

“Intelligent infrastructure and management simplicity have given me back time to work on other things,” he adds. “The productivity and work/life balance gains have been tremendous.”

岩石固定的移动性使底线受益

Today, Hubert’s network supports a wide range of business mobility tools. “Aruba’s ecosystem of partnerships with industry leaders like Zebra has enabled us to seamlessly connect IoT devices like handheld barcode scanners and mobile printers to our network to ultimately drive staff productivity and increase profitability,” Mr. Schumacher says. “With ruggedized IAPs in our warehouse, we’ve also minimized our dependency on wired switch ports.”

在办公室地点，休伯特会议室包括带有Chromecast设备的大型智能电视，可用于打电话并在基于Android的设备上发表演示文稿。同样，AppLETVS可以与Apple设备之间的合作进行合作。Schumacher先生说：“现在，我们的用户可以快速，更有效地响应客户和市场需求。”

In addition to boosting employee productivity, Hubert’s vendors and suppliers can deliver presentations using their preferred devices, regardless of device type.

Most importantly: It just works

For Mr. Schumacher, a critical benefit of Aruba’s solutions is that they live up to the sales pitch. He adds, “If you follow best practices, like using an authorized Aruba vendor to perform site survey’s and helping with configuring ClearPass and Airwave, your installation should go well.”

“I never get complaints from any of our locations,” he says. “Our Wi-Fi is that rock-solid. No matter what we need to use it for, our wireless just works.”