Student engagement and collaboration strengthened with BYOD and Aruba Wi-Fi at Roseville city schools.

When Laura Assem arrived at the Roseville City School District, parent, teacher and administrator interest in transitioning to a mobile-centric, digital learning approach was strong.

该TK-8北加州学区的首席技术官解释说：“像许多社区一样，我们的选民看到了基于机动性教育的价值，可以使我们的学生在学术和生活中取得成功。”“尽管桌面设备可能会继续发挥作用，但未来毫无疑问是移动的。”

Great Wi-Fi Wherever Learning Happens

Before, using Wi-Fi was a struggle. Now, when students need to take out their devices, there's no downtime because it just works.
德克·加西亚（Derk Garcia），Superintendent, Roseville City School District

由于学校董事会热衷于拥抱一个自己的设备（BYOD）机动性模型，并补充了由地区发行的Chromebook和笔记本电脑补充的地区发行的，很明显，该地区现有的无线基础设施不符合该任务。国家规定的在线评估进一步使教室Wi-Fi超负荷。

汇编说：“借助传统系统，相邻的无线访问点（AP）将在附近的设备上'战斗'而不是实现光滑的交接。”“对于用户而言，即使AP在明显的视线中，这引起了令人沮丧的表现崩溃并减少了教育时间。”

随着移动的规范，Roseville的学生和老师在学习发生的任何地方，在室内或外地都需要可靠，无缝的Wi-Fi。

"As one of our broader technology goals was standardizing, Aruba provided the most holistic solution," says Assem. "It included Wi-Fi and the networking switches required for connecting the system to our wired LAN, which was also transitioning to HPE networking equipment."

Tapping into the federal E-rate funding program enabled Roseville to cost-effectively replace its legacy system with enterprise-grade networking from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. "By leveraging E-rate, we defrayed about 50 percent of our Wi-Fi modernization costs," says Chris Johnson, network analyst for the district.

Aruba 802.11ac Wave 2千兆位Wi-Fi的即时访问点

该地区部署了Aruba Instant Wi-Fi到19个小学和中学，一个地区办公室，学生服务设施和仓库/食品服务大楼。无线网络支持11,000名学生和1,600名教职员工。

为了满足移动第一学习的需求，该地区的访问点密度翻了一番。有将近700Aruba即时访问点(IAPs), the 802.11ac Wave 2 network provides speedy wired-like performance in high-density classrooms.

Simplified installation met stringent timeline

The choice of Aruba Instant quickly proved critical when third-party shipping errors caused serious equipment arrival delays. A controllerless enterprise-grade Wi-Fi solution, Aruba Instant is exceptionally easy to set up.

"To deploy the Wi-Fi before school resumed in August required completing four sites per day," says Stryder Inpyn, IT director at Team One, the district's solution provider, also based in Roseville, CA. "Aruba's IAPs, along with the implementation strategy we engineered, cut the typical installation time from weeks to days."
"Aruba Instant provides many efficiency opportunities while supplying high-performance Wi-Fi," Assem agrees. "Whenever something is plug-and-play, it eases strains on IT resources and budget."

聪明，灵活的边缘

为了支持其数字学习工作和新的千兆Wi-Fi，该地区部署了近400个POE+启用Aruba 2530和2930开关。这些具有成本效益的访问开关具有企业级功能，并且易于部署和管理。借助POE+支持，该地区可以直接从交换机为IP电话，安全摄像机和其他设备供电。

"Utilizing PoE+ switches reduces the expenses associated with purchasing and running cable, as well as economizing on space and heat in wiring closets," says Inpyn. "This adds up to significant savings."

阿鲁巴ClearPassfor Policy-based Network Access Control

"Security is a top concern for every district, making it a focus of our work for Roseville," says Inpyn. "ClearPass provides capabilities the district needs today as well as options to address future demands."

和ClearPass，Roseville可以通过管理每个人和设备的访问权限来提供安全的BYOD环境。根据所需的应用程序和数据授予教师和管理员的权限。学生可以访问他们的虚拟工作空间和互联网，但仅限于该地区网络的其他领域。访客和其他客人可以轻松访问Wi-Fi。

"Without ClearPass, we'd need an army of IT personnel to manage devices and access," says Johnson. "We look forward to leveraging the many ways ClearPass can streamline security and strengthen access."

阿鲁巴空军for Network Management and Optimization

"Providing lean primary education IT staffs, like Roseville's, with efficient optimization software is vital," says Inpyn. "AirWave's capabilities supply a robust portfolio of tools and an intuitive dashboard that is easy to access from anywhere and on any device."

提供深层的网络见解和用户友好的控件，AirWave必须调整性能和识别issues before user disruption occurs. Plus, the district can ensure a consistent experience for educational and administrative applications, and limit bandwidth available to non-essential applications.

出色的学习经验

罗斯维尔（Roseville）的学生和老师立即意识到了强大的，高容量，有弹性的Wi-Fi的好处。

According to Superintendent Derk Garcia, the most important outcome is seamless and stable wireless experience as students and staff moves throughout classrooms.

他说：“教育时间太珍贵了，无法浪费试图弄清楚如何连接设备。”“至关重要的是要通过消除技术挫败感来增强学生和员工的能力。现在，当学生需要拿出设备时，就没有停机时间，因为这只是有效的。”

展望未来

随着移动和物联网创新为改善教学提供更多机会，Roseville学校的网络已经准备好了。例如，用于管理HVAC，照明和百叶窗的IoT传感器可以自动减轻能源成本。

In classrooms, smart televisions, interactive whiteboards and other devices increase interactivity, improve collaboration and encourage student engagement, while creating flexible learning spaces that today's digital kids expect. Achieving that vision depends on great Wi-Fi.

集会总结说：“简而言之，我们的新基础设施以及我们与团队的关系是我们所在地区的真正胜利，最重要的是，对于我们服务的学生而言。”