高性能，具有成本效益的Aruba Instant APS提供有益于电子零售商的底线的Wi-Fi

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。

“With business units expanding their reliance on Wi-Fi, our existing infrastructure couldn’t keep up,” says Mr. Schumacher, Network Architect and Security Engineer at the Hubert Company, which operates five locations across the U.S. and Canada. “We needed an advanced, cost-effective and secure solution that could be centrally managed by one person.”

研究和参考导致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.

“In addition to our corporate employees collaborating seamlessly, as an e-commerce retailer, we also needed to blanket our distribution warehouses with wireless to improve fulfillment efficiency,” Mr. Schumacher says.

Ultimately, Hubert selected a complete Wi-Fi and switching solution from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

“Aruba listened closely to our needs and then offered us the best combination of capabilities in a simplified and streamlined solution,” Mr. Schumacher says. "The proposed solution came at a cost savings of 25 percent, compared to the leading contender.

Instant APs: Reliable, Resilient and Cost-effective

休伯特决定controller-less实现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.”

休伯特还评估了基于IAP的网络，用于携带语音质量流量，并得出结论，它超出了公司计划在Wi-Fi电话系统上采用语音的服务质量。

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

With the IAPs, Hubert quickly deployed Wi-Fi throughout two Cincinnati-area office buildings and a 500,000 sq. ft. warehouse. “The deployment went completely as expected,” Mr. Schumacher says.

在内华达州里诺市，休伯特多伦多呼叫中心及其135,000平方英尺的西部地区分销中心的部署也同样简单。

“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.”

为了强大的安全性和简化的访问，这是一个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.

On the other hand, Hubert’s company-issued laptops connect seamlessly, with ClearPass providing the same experience regardless of an employee’s physical worksite. “This really enhances productivity for the employees who regularly travel between our various locations,” Mr. Schumacher says.

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.

Schumacher先生说：“用ClearPass对流量进行完全细分，使我们能够安全地提供任何类型的访客设备的互联网访问权限。”

这也通过允许这些类型的设备连接到其来宾网络来支持休伯特的物联网策略。还可以创建策略，允许某些设备在需要时连接到内部网络。

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.

“We look forward to leveraging Dynamic Segmentation to get the most from the Aruba 2930F switches we’ve also deployed,” Mr. Schumacher says. “This can help us improve security while reducing network complexity.”

Managing the Network from Across the Continent

It’s a similar story for Wi-Fi optimization, where AirWave has proven key.

“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.”

专注于关键业务任务的自由

总体而言，Hubert的Wi-Fi已被证明易于管理和非常可靠，可以将其释放到关注关键业务计划上。

“With Aruba’s robust and intuitive tools, I’m managing our entire network from a single pane of glass,” says Mr. Schumacher.

他补充说：“智能基础架构和管理简单性使我有时间从事其他事情。”“生产力和工作/生活平衡的收益是巨大的。”

Rock-solid Mobility Benefits the Bottom Line

如今，休伯特的网络支持广泛的业务流动工具。舒马赫说：“阿鲁巴与斑马等行业领导者的合作伙伴关系生态系统使我们能够无缝将诸如手持式条形码扫描仪和移动打印机等物联网设备连接到我们的网络上，以最终提高员工的生产力并提高利润率。”“随着仓库中坚固的IAPS，我们还将对有线开关端口的依赖降至最低。”

At office locations, Hubert conference rooms include large-format smart TVs with Chromecast devices for users making calls and delivering presentations on Windows and Android-based devices. Similarly, AppleTVs enable collaboration among those with Apple devices. “Now our users can quickly and more efficiently respond to customer and market demands,” says Mr. Schumacher.

除了提高员工生产率外，休伯特的供应商和供应商还可以使用其首选设备（无论设备类型如何）提供演示文稿。

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.”

他说：“我从来没有从我们的任何地方收到抱怨。”“我们的Wi-Fi就是那种岩石。无论我们需要什么用它，我们的无线都可以正常工作。”