提供地方政府普遍连通性和服务创新的平台

IT战略家Karlshamns Kommun说：“我们必须利用我们拥有的东西。”“ IT网络团队中只有两个人。我们一直对自动化和简化操作感兴趣。有时，拥有有限的资源是有限的，因为您必须探索所有可能性，并且可以更快地制作资源决定。”

Prioritising mobility

A plan to issue every schoolchild with a Chromebook led to a rethink on how Karlshamns approached its wired and wireless networks.

市政当局的有线网络由竞争对手提供者提供；学校的Chromebook项目为Aruba打开了大门。找到移动解决方案的过程为Karlshamns与Aruba的长期网络管理打开了思想。

费尔班克斯说：“流动性不仅是可以在学校内应用的东西。整个市政当局都需要移动性。”“学校的项目是一个改变游戏规则的人。事实证明，Aruba Wireless Architecture确实有效；用户想要相同的体验，无论是有线还是无线的。”

With mobility now the focus, Karlshamns wanted to unify the management of its wired and wireless networks. Again, the need to secure, simplify and automate and operations was front of mind.

A unified approach to network management

费尔班克斯说：“ Aruba无线网络在15个Karlshamns学校的成功是变革的。它巩固了一项计划，以扩大整个市政当局的无线连接。”

他解释说：“查看一个可以让我们管理有线和无线网络的平台是很有意义的。”

阿鲁巴建筑涉及八个阿鲁巴3810 switches for the Core和250Aruba 2930f校园边缘开关与AirWave network management platform和ClearPass for network access control and policy management。它还包括1,000个室内和30个室外访问点，由三个阿鲁巴7220 mobility controllers和移动导体。Karlshamns is now usingArubaos 8.4, benefiting from the live update automation and zero touch provisioning capabilities it offers. It will see Karlshamns replace over 200 access points and 50 LAN switches from the previous provider.

费尔班克斯说：“ Aruba无线网络在15个Karlshamns学校的成功是变革的。它巩固了一项计划，以扩大整个市政当局的无线连接。”

Automatically enforcing consistent policy

Today, no matter how devices connect,Aruba动态分割automatically enforces consistent policies across the wired and wireless networks. This helps keep traffic secure and separate. With zero touch provisioning and the use of AirWave, Karlshamns can quickly set up remote offices with little or no IT support.

Fairbanks解释说：“我们一起使用ClearPass和Airwave来利用AOS 8功能并提供所需的自动化。”“通过ClearPass，我们能够将策略应用于不同的端点，无论是物联网设备还是笔记本电脑。它使我们能够以最小的努力自动化新访问点或开关的新访问点或开关。”

This consistent management experience, across wired and wireless, has allowed Karlshamns to grow from a few hundred wireless connections to nearer 9,000 within a couple of years.

A dynamic network to support innovation

费尔班克斯说，动态细分的推出正在进行中。旧开关已被Aruba 2930F开关所取代：“我们还没有连接到网络的所有内容。有数百个不同的内容需要配置。我们正在逐个站点激活动态分割。”

这种简单性以及可以管理网络的便利性，意味着创新的步伐可以加速。Karlshamns更容易添加新设备或用户或测试新想法。

"Almost everything we use nowadays needs an IP address, whether that's a printer or a school door lock," says Fairbanks. "With Aruba, we can control these devices remotely. We just give the lock a profile and it's on the system. We've got rid of the manual processes.

“作为一个由两个人组成的IT网络团队，如果企业要求我们提出某种东西，我们可以说'是的，我们可以提供帮助。没问题。”

公共Wi-Fi和不断变化的文化

Karlshamns has also been able to roll-out public Wi-Fi across the municipality, using the same Aruba infrastructure.

费尔班克斯说：“我们不断扩大访问权限。”“它是在一个单独的VLAN上，其外发流量将用于瑞典最大的网络运营商。同样，所有这些都是从ClearPass门户管理的，用户能够通过电子邮件或SMS登录。”

这样的访问以及一代与Chromebook一起长大的Karlshamns学童，必然会产生长期影响。“也许Karlshamns与任何其他市政当局一样'传统'，但我们希望该网络能够激发当地的业务。至少现在的问题不是技术性的，它是文化的。”

Fairbanks is confident this will change as residents see more examples of the network making a difference to their lives. He is working on a project with the local tourism authority to monitor temperatures of swimming lakes. Temperature updates can then be posted to the tourism authority's app. There is also a project to monitor refrigeration units in schools and care homes, helping the operation's teams schedule maintenance.

“也许Karlshamns与任何其他市政当局一样'传统'，但我们希望该网络能够激发当地的业务。至少现在的问题不是技术性的，它是文化的。”

Greater network access - with strengthened security

This dynamism has not come at the expense of security.

"The engagement with Aruba has had a major, positive impact on security," says Fairbanks. "It is easier to dedicate a specific VLAN to a device or user, with the appropriate firewall."

With less time spent managing the network, Fairbanks is aiming for network management to take 50% of the time of one person. The focus will be on exploring new applications and new security features.

他解释说：“我们想进一步了解网络上发生的事情。”“ Airwave是一个很棒的工具。它是如此易于使用和理解。它使我们能够调整密度水平或带宽，优化用户体验机智