Online lender maximizes Wi-Fi performance and management with Aruba Central and Aruba Instant Access Points

As one of the largest independently owned online lenders in the United States,Balboa Capitaluses state-of-the-art technology to offer business owners a faster and easier way to access capital. The company developed an intuitive and proprietary web-based platform that simplifies the entire financing process. Applications can be completed online in a matter of minutes, sophisticated credit scoring technology provides instant decisions, and funding of up to $250,000 can be provided on the same day.

"Technology is changing faster than ever, particularly in the business financing industry," said Tony Vargas, Senior Systems Engineer in Balboa Capital's Information Technology Department. "New products and web-based systems are making it easier and faster for business owners to secure growth capital. To stay ahead of the competition, we replace outdated or obsolete technologies with those that are newer and more robust, and that meet the needs of today's business owners. The same strategy applies to the technologies that we have in our office. We make a point of empowering our employees with the very latest technological innovations that can increase productivity and make a positive impact on our bottom line. This is no more evident than with our purchase ofAruba Centraland阿鲁巴即时接入点for our headquarters office."

“随着我们扩大的Wi-Fi功能，我们的员工可以在我们的笔记本电脑，平板电脑，平板电脑，平板电脑和移动设备上进行业务，”Vargas先生说。

The Clear Choice for Our Company's Needs

After pinpointing and troubleshooting the company's Wi-Fi issues, Balboa Capital's IT team developed a strategy to make significant improvements. A short-term fix was the immediate priority, but the company wanted a solution that could accommodate the company's rapid growth and addition of new employees in the future, and that would provide its IT team with a simple and efficient way to manage all aspects of its Wi-Fi network. Balboa Capital evaluated several vendors including Cisco Meraki that offer enterprise wireless network solutions, and it ended up selecting Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

“阿鲁巴是我们公司需求的明确选择，”瓦尔加先生说。“Aruba Central向我们展示了在强大的仪表板上实时发生的事情，因为它是基于云的，我们可以添加接入点，故障排除潜在的连接问题，监视分析，并在不必在本地网络上生成详细报告。这节省了我们的时间并允许我们更有效地工作。接下来，验证Aruba IAPS以最大化移动Wi-Fi性能，并在用户访问办公室的不同部分时消除滴。这是我们的许多员工的巨大福利我们的11楼到我们的12楼，反之亦然，与他们的移动设备。“

Anytime, anywhere access

Balboa Capital's open and spacious office was designed to improve efficiency and foster collaboration between departments. That said, there are times when the company's employees need Wi-Fi access to conduct business off-site, or to tend to personal matters in a private setting.

“随着我们扩大的Wi-Fi功能，我们的员工可以在我们的笔记本电脑，平板电脑，平板电脑，平板电脑和移动设备上进行业务，”Vargas先生说。“它配有社交休息室，私人露台，消防坑和食品卡车跑道。此外，我们的员工可以使用他们的移动设备来制作个人电话或浏览互联网内部位于我们大厅的声音隔离室内。”

Keeping guests connected

Balboa Capital对公众不开放，但该公司确实有客人偶尔。它们包括潜在员工，投资银行专业人士和供应商。当客人到达时，他们在一个带有26英寸触摸屏的Mzero室内亭登内，可能需要在大堂等待几分钟。

"It's no secret that first impressions about our company are formed while guests are waiting in the lobby, said Mr. Vargas. "By offering them a password-protected Wi-Fi connection, they can use their mobile devices to catch up on important emails, surf the web, or respond to text messages while they wait. From a business perspective, this is a nice benefit."

"It's no secret that first impressions about our company are formed while guests are waiting in the lobby. By offering them a password-protected Wi-Fi connection, they can use their mobile devices to catch up on important emails, surf the web, or respond to text messages while they wait."

Now streaming on a device near you

Balboa Capital holds in-office events throughout the year to highlight the company's achievements, present awards to employees, and announce new initiatives, technologies, and processes. Prior to deploying Aruba's wireless network, the live streams of these events often had problems such as slow buffering, video lag, and low resolution.

“公司活动是Balboa首都的长期传统，”瓦尔加先生说。“他们是让每个人都了解我们公司的发展和奖励我们卓越的员工的好方法。我们最近投资于最先进的音频和视频录制设备，以记录我们公司的活动，Aruba网络已经采取了我们的直播质量为下一级别。“

Easy to Install and Deploy

Balboa Capital's IT team configured and installed IAPs without having to hire an outside consultant or a commercial Wi-Fi installation company. Two password-protected Wi-Fi networks were also created; one for general users (Balboa Capital employees and guests), and one for Balboa Capital's senior managers and IT team.

"Installing our access points was relatively simple and straightforward," said Mr. Vargas. "We determined where the IAPs needed to be placed, and we connected each one to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection. We then logged onto Aruba Central, added the serial numbers of each access point, and introduced them via the cloud. Once we finished the installation process, we conducted tests to confirm that all the access points were recognized on our network, and we were ready to go."

Aruba Central is as easy as 1-2-3

Balboa Capital的IT团队希望以简单有效的方式管理公司的Wi-Fi设置，报告和带宽等能力。

"One of the biggest advantages of Aruba Central, outside of its wide array of capabilities, is how easy it is to use," said Mr. Vargas. "There is no need to switch from one application or dashboard to another in order to get the network information you need. With Aruba Central, everything you need is conveniently accessible via the cloud on a single dashboard. It's as easy as one-two-three. Lastly, we did not have to buy any servers, which saved us both time and money."

A setup that puts your convenience first

Balboa Capital's IT team members are busy managing mission-critical tasks for every department in the company, including sales, operations, accounting, marketing, and customer service. As a result, these tech-minded individuals cannot afford to waste time with complicated or lengthy setup processes relating to new technology or applications.

“Aruba Central的安装程序应用程序是用户友好的，并旨在让您立即让您启动并在设置公司帐户后立即运行，”Vargas先生说。“在安装完成后，我不需要联系客户支持或在线查找帮助。我刚刚导入了我们现有的无线网络配置，并遵循屏幕上的说明来完成该过程。”

没有停机更新的简化更新，简化了

The process of updating Aruba firmware is simple and saves time, which is what Balboa Capital's IT team wanted.

"Aruba makes it easy to update firmware," said Mr. Vargas. "All you need to do is click the Maintenance app link in Aruba Central and click Firmware. If there is a new firmware version available, you just select your devices and click the upgrade button. It's the fast and easy way to improve device performance and security."