Aruba Instant + Aruba switches and Aruba ClearPass supply streamlined, secure Wi-Fi for current & future classroom needs.

增加的移动性需求和迫在眉睫的在线测试要求是Scott Leppelman现有的Wi-Fi。但是升级似乎没有帮助。

“Although we began upgrading with our existing vendor, Fortinent Meru, we experienced a variety of issues,” says Leppelman, Senior Network Engineer for the 18,000-student Rio Rancho Public Schools located just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. “We decided to seek a more robust infrastructure that would work consistently for us.”

Controllerless Aruba Solution Proves Attractive

To enable leveraging BYOD and pursue 1:1 computing, Rio Rancho officials reviewed the Wi-Fi market, including Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, Cisco Meraki and Ruckus Wireless.

As its new WLAN would serve the District’s 21 academic and administrative buildings spread across multiple square miles, centralized management was critical. During a meeting with Aruba, Rio Rancho learned about Aruba’s Instant controllerless AP environment.

“尽管controllerless方法new to us, it offered some clear advantages for our situation,” recalls Leppelman. “Plus, Instant can also be configured as controller-managed, so we could easily make the transition should our needs change.”

Aruba Joining HP Wins the Day

As Rio Rancho completed its research, Aruba and HP announced they were joining forces. This helped seal the deal.

Leppelman解释说：“我们是一家HP有线商店，并使用HP Intelligent Management Center（IMC）来管理有线方面。”“我们已经考虑搬到思科，但是没有功能好处。然后，随着HP的Aruba收购，我们知道未来将带来各种酷炫的整合，以帮助有线和无线工作更加流畅地工作。”

Aruba Instant APs and Switches Answer Myriad Needs

To meet its various needs, Rio Rancho elected to deploy a pervasive, enterprise Wi-Fi comprised of over 400 indoor 802.11ac Aruba Instant APs for a simplified, streamlined WLAN. In addition to fixed APs, the environment includes dozens of cart-mounted APs to boost Wi-Fi connectivity during testing periods.

Also, the 2,200-teacher district invested in Aruba’s network management tool, AirWave, for optimizing Wi-Fi experiences.

将Aruba Airwave添加到即时流行管理

Our Aruba solutions work great and we look forward to future capabilities enabled by the integration of the product lines.
斯科特·莱珀曼（Scott Leppelman），Senior Network Engineer, Rio Rancho Public Schools

Given its ultra-lean IT staff, Rio Rancho appreciates the simplicity of Aruba Instant’s zero-touch, self-provisioning capabilities, which are enhanced by the addition of AirWave.

Leppelman说：“利用Instant的内置智能以及Airwave的强大管理工具，使我们能够为自动配置APS组创建模板。”“我只是插入AP，然后走开。”

Dynamically connecting to Aruba switches a key benefit

Rio Rancho also relies on Instant’s capabilities to dynamically connect cart-based APs to the correct port on the district’s 5400 zl switches.

Leppelman说：“因为我们打算使用手推车安装的AP来使我们的灵活性在任何地方部署它们，所以我们很高兴可以将即时APS配置为自动连接到适当的开关端口。”“这只是阿鲁巴简化管理的另一种方式。”

Aruba ClearPass = Strong Security and BYOD Support

To support its BYOD plans, Rio Rancho intends to improve security and deploy a robust guest network by implementing ClearPass Policy Manager for network access control.

ClearPass combines context-based policy management with next-generation AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) services for comprehensively managing network access policies, onboarding and managing devices securely, and admitting guest users.

自动访问权利的自助服务
Leppelman说：“我们期待自助服务的自助网络入职，其中包括自动分配适当的访问权限。”“然后，学生，老师和管理人员可以在我们保持中央控制权的同时，将其智能手机和其他移动设备用于各种教学目的。”

Leppelman补充说：“最终，我们还希望使用启用有线网络访问控制的ClearPass功能。”“其中包括计算设备以及打印机，HVAC和其他静态设备。”

Seamlessly connecting thousands of devices

同时，里约兰乔（Rio Rancho）的WLAN使3000至5000个地区拥有的设备可以在任何给定时间无缝连接。这包括由Aruba的Airgroup功能管理的对Apple Bonjour设备（例如Apple TV）的移动访问。

Any-device flexibility plus Wi-Fi scalability for today and tomorrow

Further, the District enjoys the flexibility to deploy whatever type of computing devices teachers and students want most. This includes Apple, Windows and Android equipment. “We already own Windows laptops and Apple iPads,” says Leppelman. “Now people want Chromebooks, so we’re going to start purchasing them, too.”

最重要的是，里约兰乔（Rio Rancho）的无线和有线网络正在扩展以满足新需求。“随着需求的增长，我们将继续部署更多的即时AP，” Leppelman。“总的来说，我们的Aruba解决方案对我们的用户非常有用，并且易于从单个玻璃窗格中管理。”