Complete Aruba wired & wireless solution delivers on experience expectations, enables academic innovation and makes campus more secure
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Profil de client
Fresno Pacific University is a Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) with one of the most diverse student populations in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. It has graduation rates among the highest in its region and is ranked as a top-tier institution within its category. FPU develops students for leadership and service through excellence in higher education, with first-generation college or university students accounting for nearly half of its student body.- 垂直：高等教育
- 地点：美国加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺
- Customer size: 4,100 students and 8,000 professional development attendees
用例
通过提供卓越的学生体验，同时通过有线和无线基础设施现代化改善安全性，管理和运营，来支持竞争地位作为学术卓越的中心。
Requirements
- Streamline the deployment and management of Aruba Instant access points, and enable the IT team to monitor Wi-Fi performance and generate real-time reports
- Resilient, flexible and scalable wired infrastructure
- 全面，始终使用集中管理的Wi-Fi解决方案
- Robust wired and wireless security features to address cyber and physical safety
Solution
结果
- Reduced deployment and update cycles from hours or days to minutes by automating IT tasks
- Delivered exceptional academic and off-hours student experiences, including live-streaming events and streaming 4K content
- Enables developing smart, granular access rules to enhance security
- Facilitates adoption of new curriculum models
- Assures compliance with NCAA real-time data and video feeds
- 最小化与网络相关的帮助台电话，并消除了社交媒体投诉
Despite its leadership as a regional center of academic excellence, Fresno Pacific University struggled to meet the wired and wireless connectivity expectations of its various users.
“随着时间的流逝，我们的网络基础架构变得越来越过时，”总部位于加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺市II级II司机构网络服务总监Webster Alfonso回忆说。“要使我们的机构继续执行其使命，我们需要重新构建和更新环境从核心到边缘。”
“随着时间的流逝，我们的网络基础架构变得越来越过时，”总部位于加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺市II级II司机构网络服务总监Webster Alfonso回忆说。“要使我们的机构继续执行其使命，我们需要重新构建和更新环境从核心到边缘。”
有远见的阿鲁巴有线解决方案
像许多高等教育中的许多人一样，FPU希望采用可扩展的，未来就可以的解决方案，该解决方案也解决了不断发展的虚拟和身体安全需求。有效地支持其四个遥远的卫星校园也是关键。
阿方索说：“我们为平均4,100的传统和非传统学生团体提供了合并，并通过专业发展课程提供了大约8000名专业人士。”“由于我们的课程从清晨到晚上10点，包括在距离主要校园100英里不等的地点，我们需要一个可靠的解决方案，提供高效，集中的管理。”
Starting with core networking, FPU evaluated various vendors before narrowing the field to Juniper and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Ultimately, Aruba proved superior.“阿鲁巴为长途旅行提供了最好的创新管道，”网络工程师Ryan Brunkhorst解释说。“决定性因素是阿鲁巴（Aruba）的远见卓识的方法，可以改变核心网络范式以及其解决方案提供的灵活性，以升级将来的连通性高达100GBE。”
岩石固定基金会：8400核心开关和AOS-CX
To begin, FPU deployed theAruba CX 8400核心开关，其基于微服务的AOS-CX操作系统。
布鲁克斯特说：“从一开始，8400的界面就很优雅且熟悉。”“我在几分钟之内就开始运行。”
The 8400’s design and open standards operating system are also a plus. “With active chassis components field-replaceable and hot-swappable, we anticipated outstanding availability and reliability,” says Brunkhorst. “The open standards approach ensures we can adopt the most suitable companion technologies for our needs.”Additionally, FPU implemented Aruba’s3810和2930access switches across its landscape. “This enables us to leverage various 8400 capabilities for automating tasks,” says Brunkhorst. “We’re also considering ways to utilize the built-in RESTful API’s and the Python interpreter.”
Adding Aruba Wi-Fi Completes Future-Ready Network
After deploying its new wired network, FPU pursued a similar evaluation of wireless for replacing its legacy Aerohive and Ubiquiti systems.
“Having a rock-solid core enabled us to focus on completing our Wi-Fi refresh,” Alfonso says.
“Having a rock-solid core enabled us to focus on completing our Wi-Fi refresh,” Alfonso says.
Aruba ClearPass and Dynamic Segmentation enhances cybersecurity
探索选项后，FPU再次吸引了Aruba。Brunkhorst说：“我们对Aruba的Wi-Fi提供的安全功能感到非常兴奋。”
这包括集中的、基于角色的访问来讲ol with ClearPass, which the institution integrated with its Microsoft Azure Active Directory and Office 365 deployments to provide a single sign-on experience for student IoT devices.
Brunkhorst补充说：“此外，动态分割可以显着简化网络管理，使我们能够实时自动分离交换机流量。”
采用完整堆栈提供可伸缩性和灵活性
FPU的无线设置还包括室内和室外访问点（APS），使用多控制架构进行高可用性以及冗余的虚拟移动导体，用于流线型Wi-Fi管理和非局促的实时更新。
Alfonso说：“实施完整的Aruba堆栈为我们提供了真正可扩展的未来基础设施。”
学术，体育和娱乐从图表上受益
Whether in the classroom, on the court or after hours, FPU is now exceeding user expectations.
“With seamless mobility indoors and out, our users are very pleased,” says Alfonso.
Next-generation curriculum models & 4K streaming
从学术上讲，该网络正在促进探索新课程模型的能力，包括使用LOME等在线工具，for LMS，Zoom进行Web协作和Kahoot进行交互式反馈。
流式4K视频也很受欢迎。Brunkhorst说：“无论是在课堂上，学习还是为了娱乐，我们都在4K流中看到一个很大的尖峰。”“我们有一个住宅，每周使用trabyte和一半的吞吐量。”
确保网络安全
In residence halls, FPU’s students enjoy high-performance Wi-Fi and IT appreciates retaining granular access control.
“尽管入职是自助服务，但ClearPass提供了有关每个设备的丰富上下文信息，例如类型，供应商，硬件版本和行为属性，” Brunkhorst解释说。
“Additionally, integrating ClearPass with Azure AD permitted us to create various smart granular rules,” he continues. “For instance, we grant internal network access to a security camera, but disallow cameras on our student network.”
Live feeds ensure NCAA compliance
At FPU’s athletic and special events complex, reliable connectivity is helping ensure the institution meets compliance requirements and delivers benefits to the community at large.
“For example, the NCAA requires real-time statistical feeds during events,” Brunkhorst says. “Eventually, we expect the NCAA will require live streaming.”
“此外，无论活动类型如何，我们都可以为社区提供实时流媒体。名单上的开学仪式很高。”他补充说。
提高校园业务，安全和收入
With expanded network capacity and performance comes other critical business and operational rewards.
Brunkhorst说：“例如，我们的新网络已经支持某些类型的物联网设备，并具有更多的HVAC和其他操作传感器。”“此外，当我们致力于完全拥抱UC并完全消除手机的努力时，我们的业务和变焦通信的Skype得到了显着改善。”
Advancing physical safety with IoT and location awareness
FPU的新基础架构解决了各种物理安全问题，从支持该机构安全操作中心改进的物联网相机监视开始。
“We can now aggregate video from about 100 cameras,” Alfonso says. “This enables us to effectively monitor our entire campus, as well as some of the regional campuses.”
他继续说：“此外，我们正在评估门的通道，并且在整个校园中通常都可以使用访问控制。”“我们希望通过我们的IT安全解决方案（包括ClearPass和动态细分）结合这些系统。”
展望未来，FPU将探索如何利用Aruba APS内置的位置意识，以增强其现有的室外紧急极点，例如添加地理空间和互动功能。
Revenue opportunities on deck
From a partnership and revenue perspective, FPU can now work with area community colleges and other interested parties to rent space at regional campuses.
“因为我们的卫星位置进行类t night, we can more effectively rent out space during daytimes and on weekends,” Alfonso says.
“Before, we couldn’t offer seamless and reliable Wi-Fi,” he adds. “Now we can do so while also keeping access secure.”
IT Effectiveness Improved, More on the Horizon
Unsurprisingly, IT is also realizing its share of benefits. “Aruba’s multiple automation features free up significant time for our staff to complete higher-value projects,” Alfonso says.
New switches slash maintenance time
从一开始就显而易见。Alfonso说：“仅升级到8400，我们的服务台切割机成像从多达15分钟到大约5分钟。”
According to Brunkhorst, intelligent switches and automated access control cut manually applying a single change across its wired network from several hours to minutes, or less. “We make a single adjustment in ClearPass and the new configuration flows throughout our landscape,” he says.
此外，Azure AD和ClearPass的集成消除了FPU先前遇到的大部分服务台开销。
下一步：主动管理
将来，FPU计划利用多种Aruba功能，例如在AOS-CX中使用网络分析引擎进行微调，以便成为积极主动的基础架构经理并朝着零信任环境发展。
The institution is also evaluating how ClearPass can unify its wired and wireless access control, to make experiences even more seamless, and AirWave’s capabilities for visualizing Wi-Fi issues before they impact users.
Other potential deployments include Aruba’s User Experience Insight. “We’re evaluating the solution for gaining a user-centric look at connectivity and performance,” Brunkhorst says. “Client-side reports are always the hardest to troubleshoot as Wi-Fi issues are extremely ephemeral. Our assessments thus far are proving positive for helping give us additional insight into what a problem might be.”
Aruba Partnership Helps Enable IT’s Promise
总体而言，与Aruba合作遵守供应商的“客户首先，客户最后”的理念。“与其他任何主要部署类似，我们遇到了一些颠簸，但是我们的本地代表始终确保我们立即达到正确的工程支持水平。”
“Many other vendors don’t even understand our problem in the first place, much less expedite a resolution,” he continues.
It all adds up to assuring FPU can deliver on IT’s promise.
“With our end-to-end Aruba wired, wireless and cybersecurity infrastructure, experiences are so exceptional we receive very few network-related help desk calls,” Alfonso says. “And no one is complaining on social media anymore.”
With our end-to-end Aruba wired, wireless and cybersecurity infrastructure, experiences are so seamless we receive very few network-related help desk calls and no one is complaining on social media anymore.
Webster Alfonso, Director of Network Services, Fresno Pacific University -
Profil de client
Fresno Pacific University is a Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) with one of the most diverse student populations in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. It has graduation rates among the highest in its region and is ranked as a top-tier institution within its category. FPU develops students for leadership and service through excellence in higher education, with first-generation college or university students accounting for nearly half of its student body.- 垂直：高等教育
- 地点：美国加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺
- Customer size: 4,100 students and 8,000 professional development attendees
用例
通过提供卓越的学生体验，同时通过有线和无线基础设施现代化改善安全性，管理和运营，来支持竞争地位作为学术卓越的中心。
Requirements
- Streamline the deployment and management of Aruba Instant access points, and enable the IT team to monitor Wi-Fi performance and generate real-time reports
- Resilient, flexible and scalable wired infrastructure
- 全面，始终使用集中管理的Wi-Fi解决方案
- Robust wired and wireless security features to address cyber and physical safety
Solution
结果
- Reduced deployment and update cycles from hours or days to minutes by automating IT tasks
- Delivered exceptional academic and off-hours student experiences, including live-streaming events and streaming 4K content
- Enables developing smart, granular access rules to enhance security
- Facilitates adoption of new curriculum models
- Assures compliance with NCAA real-time data and video feeds
- 最小化与网络相关的帮助台电话，并消除了社交媒体投诉
Despite its leadership as a regional center of academic excellence, Fresno Pacific University struggled to meet the wired and wireless connectivity expectations of its various users.
“随着时间的流逝，我们的网络基础架构变得越来越过时，”总部位于加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺市II级II司机构网络服务总监Webster Alfonso回忆说。“要使我们的机构继续执行其使命，我们需要重新构建和更新环境从核心到边缘。”
“随着时间的流逝，我们的网络基础架构变得越来越过时，”总部位于加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺市II级II司机构网络服务总监Webster Alfonso回忆说。“要使我们的机构继续执行其使命，我们需要重新构建和更新环境从核心到边缘。”
有远见的阿鲁巴有线解决方案
像许多高等教育中的许多人一样，FPU希望采用可扩展的，未来就可以的解决方案，该解决方案也解决了不断发展的虚拟和身体安全需求。有效地支持其四个遥远的卫星校园也是关键。
阿方索说：“我们为平均4,100的传统和非传统学生团体提供了合并，并通过专业发展课程提供了大约8000名专业人士。”“由于我们的课程从清晨到晚上10点，包括在距离主要校园100英里不等的地点，我们需要一个可靠的解决方案，提供高效，集中的管理。”
Starting with core networking, FPU evaluated various vendors before narrowing the field to Juniper and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Ultimately, Aruba proved superior.“阿鲁巴为长途旅行提供了最好的创新管道，”网络工程师Ryan Brunkhorst解释说。“决定性因素是阿鲁巴（Aruba）的远见卓识的方法，可以改变核心网络范式以及其解决方案提供的灵活性，以升级将来的连通性高达100GBE。”
岩石固定基金会：8400核心开关和AOS-CX
To begin, FPU deployed theAruba CX 8400核心开关，其基于微服务的AOS-CX操作系统。
布鲁克斯特说：“从一开始，8400的界面就很优雅且熟悉。”“我在几分钟之内就开始运行。”
The 8400’s design and open standards operating system are also a plus. “With active chassis components field-replaceable and hot-swappable, we anticipated outstanding availability and reliability,” says Brunkhorst. “The open standards approach ensures we can adopt the most suitable companion technologies for our needs.”Additionally, FPU implemented Aruba’s3810和2930access switches across its landscape. “This enables us to leverage various 8400 capabilities for automating tasks,” says Brunkhorst. “We’re also considering ways to utilize the built-in RESTful API’s and the Python interpreter.”
Adding Aruba Wi-Fi Completes Future-Ready Network
After deploying its new wired network, FPU pursued a similar evaluation of wireless for replacing its legacy Aerohive and Ubiquiti systems.
“Having a rock-solid core enabled us to focus on completing our Wi-Fi refresh,” Alfonso says.
“Having a rock-solid core enabled us to focus on completing our Wi-Fi refresh,” Alfonso says.
Aruba ClearPass and Dynamic Segmentation enhances cybersecurity
探索选项后，FPU再次吸引了Aruba。Brunkhorst说：“我们对Aruba的Wi-Fi提供的安全功能感到非常兴奋。”
这包括集中的、基于角色的访问来讲ol with ClearPass, which the institution integrated with its Microsoft Azure Active Directory and Office 365 deployments to provide a single sign-on experience for student IoT devices.
Brunkhorst补充说：“此外，动态分割可以显着简化网络管理，使我们能够实时自动分离交换机流量。”
采用完整堆栈提供可伸缩性和灵活性
FPU的无线设置还包括室内和室外访问点（APS），使用多控制架构进行高可用性以及冗余的虚拟移动导体，用于流线型Wi-Fi管理和非局促的实时更新。
Alfonso说：“实施完整的Aruba堆栈为我们提供了真正可扩展的未来基础设施。”
学术，体育和娱乐从图表上受益
Whether in the classroom, on the court or after hours, FPU is now exceeding user expectations.
“With seamless mobility indoors and out, our users are very pleased,” says Alfonso.
Next-generation curriculum models & 4K streaming
从学术上讲，该网络正在促进探索新课程模型的能力，包括使用LOME等在线工具，for LMS，Zoom进行Web协作和Kahoot进行交互式反馈。
流式4K视频也很受欢迎。Brunkhorst说：“无论是在课堂上，学习还是为了娱乐，我们都在4K流中看到一个很大的尖峰。”“我们有一个住宅，每周使用trabyte和一半的吞吐量。”
确保网络安全
In residence halls, FPU’s students enjoy high-performance Wi-Fi and IT appreciates retaining granular access control.
“尽管入职是自助服务，但ClearPass提供了有关每个设备的丰富上下文信息，例如类型，供应商，硬件版本和行为属性，” Brunkhorst解释说。
“Additionally, integrating ClearPass with Azure AD permitted us to create various smart granular rules,” he continues. “For instance, we grant internal network access to a security camera, but disallow cameras on our student network.”
Live feeds ensure NCAA compliance
At FPU’s athletic and special events complex, reliable connectivity is helping ensure the institution meets compliance requirements and delivers benefits to the community at large.
“For example, the NCAA requires real-time statistical feeds during events,” Brunkhorst says. “Eventually, we expect the NCAA will require live streaming.”
“此外，无论活动类型如何，我们都可以为社区提供实时流媒体。名单上的开学仪式很高。”他补充说。
提高校园业务，安全和收入
With expanded network capacity and performance comes other critical business and operational rewards.
Brunkhorst说：“例如，我们的新网络已经支持某些类型的物联网设备，并具有更多的HVAC和其他操作传感器。”“此外，当我们致力于完全拥抱UC并完全消除手机的努力时，我们的业务和变焦通信的Skype得到了显着改善。”
Advancing physical safety with IoT and location awareness
FPU的新基础架构解决了各种物理安全问题，从支持该机构安全操作中心改进的物联网相机监视开始。
“We can now aggregate video from about 100 cameras,” Alfonso says. “This enables us to effectively monitor our entire campus, as well as some of the regional campuses.”
他继续说：“此外，我们正在评估门的通道，并且在整个校园中通常都可以使用访问控制。”“我们希望通过我们的IT安全解决方案（包括ClearPass和动态细分）结合这些系统。”
展望未来，FPU将探索如何利用Aruba APS内置的位置意识，以增强其现有的室外紧急极点，例如添加地理空间和互动功能。
Revenue opportunities on deck
From a partnership and revenue perspective, FPU can now work with area community colleges and other interested parties to rent space at regional campuses.
“因为我们的卫星位置进行类t night, we can more effectively rent out space during daytimes and on weekends,” Alfonso says.
“Before, we couldn’t offer seamless and reliable Wi-Fi,” he adds. “Now we can do so while also keeping access secure.”
IT Effectiveness Improved, More on the Horizon
Unsurprisingly, IT is also realizing its share of benefits. “Aruba’s multiple automation features free up significant time for our staff to complete higher-value projects,” Alfonso says.
New switches slash maintenance time
从一开始就显而易见。Alfonso说：“仅升级到8400，我们的服务台切割机成像从多达15分钟到大约5分钟。”
According to Brunkhorst, intelligent switches and automated access control cut manually applying a single change across its wired network from several hours to minutes, or less. “We make a single adjustment in ClearPass and the new configuration flows throughout our landscape,” he says.
此外，Azure AD和ClearPass的集成消除了FPU先前遇到的大部分服务台开销。
下一步：主动管理
将来，FPU计划利用多种Aruba功能，例如在AOS-CX中使用网络分析引擎进行微调，以便成为积极主动的基础架构经理并朝着零信任环境发展。
The institution is also evaluating how ClearPass can unify its wired and wireless access control, to make experiences even more seamless, and AirWave’s capabilities for visualizing Wi-Fi issues before they impact users.
Other potential deployments include Aruba’s User Experience Insight. “We’re evaluating the solution for gaining a user-centric look at connectivity and performance,” Brunkhorst says. “Client-side reports are always the hardest to troubleshoot as Wi-Fi issues are extremely ephemeral. Our assessments thus far are proving positive for helping give us additional insight into what a problem might be.”
Aruba Partnership Helps Enable IT’s Promise
总体而言，与Aruba合作遵守供应商的“客户首先，客户最后”的理念。“与其他任何主要部署类似，我们遇到了一些颠簸，但是我们的本地代表始终确保我们立即达到正确的工程支持水平。”
“Many other vendors don’t even understand our problem in the first place, much less expedite a resolution,” he continues.
It all adds up to assuring FPU can deliver on IT’s promise.
“With our end-to-end Aruba wired, wireless and cybersecurity infrastructure, experiences are so exceptional we receive very few network-related help desk calls,” Alfonso says. “And no one is complaining on social media anymore.”
With our end-to-end Aruba wired, wireless and cybersecurity infrastructure, experiences are so seamless we receive very few network-related help desk calls and no one is complaining on social media anymore.
Webster Alfonso, Director of Network Services, Fresno Pacific University
